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Depression - Introduction
What is depression?
Depression is a mental health condition that has a variety of physical and mental symptoms. If you have the condition, you can be sad for weeks, or even months at a time.
People with a depressed mood can feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, angry, ashamed or restless. They may lose interest in activities that were once pleasurable, experience loss of appetite or overeating, have problems concentrating, remembering details or making decisions.
Types of depression include:
- mild depression
- clinical depression
- bipolar disorder
- postnatal depression
- seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Living with this condition can be difficult, not only for sufferers, but also for those around them.
Depression - symptoms
If you're depressed, you are likely to have/feel at least five of the following depression symptoms.
- worthless
- like life isn’t worth living
- constantly anxious, tearful and worried
- like you can’t concentrate
- indecisive
- irritable and intolerant of others
- you are not getting enough enjoyment out of life
- you have a lack of self-esteem
- you have excessive and inappropriate guilt
- you have no motivation or interest in things you used to enjoy.
You may exhibit:
- changes in sleeping patterns - broken nights or oversleeping
- changes in eating patterns - loss of appetite or overeating
- tiredness and a loss of energy
- persistent headaches and/or stomach upsets
- chronic pain
- a slower speaking pattern than usual
- loss of libido
- changes to your menstrual cycle.
You may also:
- neglect hobbies and interests
- isolate yourself from friends and family
- take part in fewer social activities
- notice your productivity falling at work.
Depression therapy & counselling
Do you suffer from depression and would you like to get some help how to deal with this? Therapy and counselling can help to feel more free and happy.
Find an English speaking (expat) therapist, psychologist, counsellor or life coach in The Netherlands:
't Goy (Houten)
Maybe you've known it for a long time now. That you would like things to be different. That you want to feel better. More energy. Less fretting and in your head. More enjoying in the moment and living from your heart.
Living life to the fullest. In optimal connection with yourself and the people around you. It is also for you. But sometimes you first need to break free from old events, beliefs and old pain.
Almere
Hello, my name is Rabia. In my private practice in Almere city I guide people in a personal and professional way in tackling and solving their psychological and emotional problems.
Amersfoort
You take the biggest steps in life when you feel it's a necessity. You get stuck, something impactful happens to you or you end up in a crisis for some other reason. Or you've been struggling for a while and end up thinking: this is it, something needs to change. Could you use some help in finding your way forward? Feel free to contact me!
Amsterdam
Improve your self-esteem, reduce anxiety and reduce stress. Overcome challenges at work or in your relationships. Heal from (childhood) traumas.
I offer integrative hypnotherapy, psychosocial therapy, EMDR and EFT (emotional freedom techniques) supporting expats living in The Netherlands to improve their quality of life. Contact me for a short introductory call.
Explore your way into recognising and breaking patterns, dismantle blockages and work through themes such as stress, insecurity, doubt, setting boundaries and confidence. Connect to your feelings and intuition and discover how you can convert this into actions towards reaching your personal goals.
I offer tailored support which, among other things, consists of: Integrative therapy, Hypnotherapy, EMDR, Systemic work and Mindfulness.
My name is Halima. Choosing a life of expatriation was for me, and still is, a precious journey of holding on and letting go. Not only as a person, also professionally.
I am fully certified to offer a range of selected experiential interventions such as Mindfulness, Trance, Hypnoses and Brainspotting during individual therapy sessions.
Are you looking to live life to the fullest, boost your confidence, increase energy levels, connect with your emotions, or seek guidance for the next steps in your life or career?
Together, we'll delve into your intrusive thoughts, the emotions that are linked to those thoughts, coping strategies, physical symptoms, secondary gains, core believes, goals, and reason d'être.
Experienced relationship therapist and coach based in Amsterdam.
No waiting list.
EFT relationship therapy, EMDR trauma therapy, PESSO body based therapy and coaching.
Antwerpen
My name is Hans.
You can come to me if you are looking for help with:
* Choices in work and private life
* transgressive behaviour
* Stress and burnout
* Fears and insecurities
* Relationships (monogamous and non-monogamous)
Arnhem
I pay attention to you as a developing human being. I strive for you to live your life as fully as possible, as powerfully as possible - given your values and talents.
Interested in hypnotherapy or psychosocial therapy? As a 20+ years experienced hypnotherapist I welcome you in my practice in Arnhem or online.
The first and most important step in finding a good therapist is to experience that you are safe. We will work on the subjects that you choose, at your moment and in your pace. No forcing, stretching, or suffering, but a light, gentle, respectful, and very effective approach.
Sessions are available with or without hypnosis - you can choose - and in Arnhem or online.
Buren
Every person experiences times in his or her life when things are going not so well. Times of fear, uncertainty or sadness. Dissatisfaction about yourself or contact with others, suffering from old patterns or unprocessed feelings. Sometimes you keep postponing decisions or something happens that turns your life upside down.
This can manifest itself in emotional and physical complaints.
These times are part of a human life. They help you to slow down, evaluate and work to move forward differently but in a better way.
De Bilt
Hello, my name is Widad, and I am a Psychosocial Therapist, Relationship Therapist, and Psychologist. My work centers around helping individuals and couples navigate personal and relational challenges with empathy and understanding. With a background in both psychology and therapeutic practices, I provide a safe and open space where clients can explore their thoughts, feelings, and patterns. I believe in a holistic approach that looks at the mind, emotions, and personal experiences to promote healing and growth. My goal is t
Den Bosch
If you are looking for an experienced and recognized therapist / coach, then you are at the right place with me.
Usually, an appointment can be made within two weeks - there is no waiting list - and we start the first session with an insightful conversation where we get to know each other.
The practice in Den Bosch is centrally located and easily accessible by train, car, or bicycle.
Den Haag
Hi, I am İlkim, a licensed psychologist currently based in the Netherlands.
As someone who is international I know the unique mental health challenges this brings. I strongly believe therapy can support us in navigating through the waves of life by enhancing our psychological resilience. By cultivating resilience we go beyond surviving the challenges, we transcend them. We learn to surf the waves, accept what we can’t change and change what we can't accept.
I am a integrative therapist/psychologist. I think life can be hard (sometimes). Therapy or counselling can help you to get unstuck.
Eindhoven
Welcome to our psychology practice, located in the city centre of Eindhoven. Ineke and Emma are both psychologists and here te help you with all kinds of questions and problems.
Groningen
My name is Louise and I am a psychologist and mindfulness trainer, as well a trained intercultural communication trainer. You can come to me for various mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, medically unexplained physical symptoms and symptoms of trauma. See my profile for the extended list.
My working method is characterized by both focusing on the emotional core of your problem or situation, as well as finding ways together with you in how you can deal with this.
Free phone consultation to get acquainted.
Haarlem
Do you long for a relationship in which you feel close and live your potential? In which you feel loved, supported and share your responsibility for creating a loving relationship? In which you can discuss sensitive issues with each other without endless fights? Do you want to regain trust in each other after infidelity? And want to revive your sex life? (creating intimacy is part of the answer)
It is possible and I would love to guide you in this journey.
"It is my passion to guide people in the process of becoming aware of blockages within themselves. Without being conscious of it, you live your life according to a pattern that was once very functional but now hinders you from truly being yourself. It can impede you from leading the life you deeply desire. Together, we will discover who you are and what 'stands in your way' to be happy in a relationship and with yourself! You are welcome!"
Are you an english speaking person, juggling with the stress of life? Feeling unbalanced, stressed, easily triggered? Maybe there are cultural issues bothering you. Or you tend to overthink or overeat or have other addiction driven behavior. I see all forms of addiction as a way of coping with feelings.
A warm welcome to a place of personal and professional development. I am Nataliya, a licensed psychologist, dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the everyday complexities of the human mind and heart. I offer Cognitive Behavioral Therapy sessions incorporating elements of the Rogerian Client-Centered approach. These sessions align with the core values of my professional and personal life: Consciousness, Results, and Connections
Haren
My name is Maurice, I am a Gestalt therapist, wich is a form of psychotherapy, and I work in a private practice in Haren (Groningen). I offer psychotherapy and life coaching to people aging from 18 yo. If you experience troublesome thoughts, struggle with emotions, experienced traumatic events in your life or are in need for a listening ear and a helping hand, feel free to contact me. Appointments can be made for Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday.
Heemstede
Do you suffer from stress, anxiety, trauma, or the feeling that you are stuck? I am happy to help you change this. Besides talking therapy, I work with EMDR therapy, hypnotherapy, craniosacral therapy and the Buteyko method. We discuss what is appropriate for you to ensure that you get a grip on your situation again, feel emotionally balanced and create for yourself a new, optimistic perspective.
Hilversum
Sometimes you can lose the connection with yourself. You run into the same problems over and over again in your work, your health, your relationship or your family. You want to change, but you don't know how to do it differently. In my practice, I’ll teach you to look at your patterns and obstacles with understanding and empathy and determine the underlying need that drives them. By learning how to fulfill this need yourself, you can choose to act differently and you’ll be able to reconnect with yourself again and others
Coach and Therapist for Youth and Adults. Professional and Effective.
Providing effective help and support for feelings of discomfort, stress, sadness, grief, and anxiety. Also offering guidance in managing negative thoughts and (relationship) issues. Assisting with doubts about life direction and making choices. We focus on what helps in the present while keeping an eye on the origins of your complaints and the bigger picture.
Hoofddorp
My name is Gerda and I'm interested in how body and mind work together for years. As everybody is unique, I work with the methods most suitable for you. Are you in your mind and thinking a lot, I will teach you how to listen to the language of your body. Are you overwhelmed by feelings and emotions, I will learn you how to get more access to your mind. You will experience you have so much more possibilities than you thought beforehand.
Langweer
After my clinical psychology studies i searched for an integration of psychology and spirituality, as I felt that the usual methods of psychotherapy often are treating symptoms instead of the sources of their arising. Nowadays I use a combination of mindfulness/presence and body-centered awareness as my main method of therapy/healing. With this method many symptoms or 'complaints' can be healed and it offers also a different and much more loving way of being with our self and our shadowsides.
Laren
We all run into problems every day. Some are easier to resolve or deal with than others, but no matter where an experience is on the continuum from mildly problematic to traumatic, there is a way back to regulation if we understand how the nervous system works. As we learn to become friends with our nervous system and anchor ourselves in a safe state of the autonomic nervous system, the inevitable challenges in our daily lives are no longer nearly as terrifying. We discover we can recover even from traumatic events.
Leiden
I am a registered psychotherapist and the last years I have been working with expats in different mental health organisations in the Netherlands. Therapy is possible in Greek, English and Dutch.
Hi! If you're an expat/international, and are struggling with your mental health, then you're welcome at my practice in Leiden! I am an international psychologist (Indian) and having been through the struggles that most expats face, I am able to empathise with those themes. My basis lies in the client-centered approach (holding genuineness, empathy and unconditional positive regard at its core). Building on that I use CBT, Schema Therapy and ACT. I offer individual therapy and relationship therapy in English and Hindi.
Leidschendam
You can come at a point in your life where you feel 'stuck'. Because of work, health challenges, relationship issues or other problems. As a psychologist I can help you to get connected again to yourself, so you can experience support and balance and live a full life again.
Methodologies I use are Acceptance & Commitment therapy (ACT) and EMDR. These are helpful with problems such as stress issues, physical problems, anxiety, burn-out, relationship problems, seeking purpose, grief, low self-esteem, etc.
Maastricht
You put your story in good hands with me, Monique. Since 2007, I have been guiding clients with requests for help in the field of relationships, family, work, loss and grief. It is my passion to work with people and relationships, help improve communication and support in gaining more understanding and insight in behavioral patterns
Nijmegen
Being an experienced therapist, I offer psychotherapy in Nijmegen (also in French). I will help you to deal with your complaint(s) and regain control over your life. Currently no waiting list.
Purmerend
We all want to function well in our lives and we usually succeed, but sometimes we encounter things where we could use some help. I offer you this help when it comes to problems that you're not yet able to solve on your own. My professional guidance offers you clear insights, handy tools as well as methods that enable you to make positive progress; becoming you again and living your best life.
Are you looking for psychological help? You're more than welcome to contact me!
Rijswijk
Psychological treatment for people who use alcohol and/or other substances, gamble or suffer from binge eating, regardless of whether they want to change their use/behaviour. Treatment or coaching for AD(H)D.
Help with depression, anxiety, ADHD, communication, life changes, loneliness, self-confidence and much more with an open exploration of the role, pros and cons of your substance use and/or gambling or eating behaviour on these problems and on your life in a broader sense.
Or help with your use/behaviour itself.
Tilburg
Hi everyone, glad to get the chance to introduce myself. I'm Marcella, married to Debby and living with her two kids Finn en Daantje and our frenchie Happy. We're blessed with the fact that we can combine work with taking care of eachother. Our passion: really seeing people, making contact and listening onconditionally. We believe that we can help people get there balance back as to being aware of the energy they get from thinking, feeling, doing.
Utrecht
My name is Hans.
You can come to me if you are looking for help with:
* Choices in work and private life
* transgressive behaviour
* Stress and burnout
* Fears and insecurities
* Relationships (monogamous and non-monogamous)
Certified System Therapist NVRG for Family Therapy, Relationship Therapy, Individual Therapy and Supervision. Specialized in EFT, Attachment, eating disorders, addiction, adults and youth. I work with all forms of relationships, gender and gender experience.
Veghel
My name is Dorien and I am a psychosocial therapist. You can come to me for both individual therapy and couples therapy. This includes issues such as loss and grief, burnout, depression, anxiety and panic disorders, and assertiveness. I work in a person-centered manner and use techniques such as focusing, mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Zaandam
Since 2015, I am a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. I do EMDR therapy, breathing therapy and also Access Bars. Before I became a therapist I worked in medical science as a research technician. Here I developed my analytical skills as well as my English skills. (I lived 6 months in Canberra, Australia and 2 years in Toronto, Canada.)
I work from home and I offer you a homely environment in which you will be able to start your journey toward progress. I see all sorts of clients, suffering from fears, trauma, anxiety, depre
Zeist
Are you stuck in your work, private life or relationship and do you want more control over your own life? Would you like support that helps you to get moving so that you can enjoy yourself again and continue as you would like?
I have a practice for body-oriented psychotherapy and trauma therapy. Within my practice I treat various complaints including stress and burnout, anxiety and depression, dealing with chronic disease, insecurity, mourning and loss, high sensitivity, personal development and career guidance.
Zoetermeer
A life change experience lead to my passion to help people in a variety of mental and emotional struggles towards growth, grip & change. Everyone needs some help sometimes in 'having a good conversation with yourself.'
Online counselling and online therapy
Online Psychological treatment for people who use alcohol and/or other substances, gamble or suffer from binge eating, regardless of whether they want to change their use/behaviour. Treatment or coaching for AD(H)D.
Help with depression, anxiety, ADHD, communication, life changes, loneliness, self-confidence and much more with an open exploration of the role, pros and cons of your substance use and/or gambling or eating behaviour on these problems and on your life in a broader sense.
Or help with your use/behaviour itself.
My name is Halima. Choosing a life of expatriation was for me, and still is, a precious journey of holding on and letting go. Not only as a person, also professionally.
I am fully certified to offer a range of selected experiential interventions such as Mindfulness, Trance, Hypnoses and Brainspotting during individual therapy sessions.
A warm welcome to a place of personal and professional development. I am Nataliya, a licensed psychologist, dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the everyday complexities of the human mind and heart. I offer Cognitive Behavioral Therapy sessions incorporating elements of the Rogerian Client-Centered approach. These sessions align with the core values of my professional and personal life: Consciousness, Results, and Connections
Therapies offered
- ACT
- Body-oriented therapy
- Career Counselling
- Child counselling
- Coaching
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Counselling
- Couples counselling
- Couples Therapy
- EMDR Therapy
- Expat therapy
- Family Therapy / Coaching
- Gestalttherapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Life coaching
- Mindfulness
- Online therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Relationship Counselling
- Relationship Therapy
- Somatic Experiencing
- Talking therapies
- Youth Counselling / Coaching
Types of issues
- Abuse
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Being a perfectionist
- Being assertive
- Bereavement, grief, loss
- Body image
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Career challenges
- Communication
- Covid-19 Anxiety
- Cultural adjustment difficulties
- Cultural problems
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Expat issues
- Fear
- Homesickness
- HSP - highly sensitive person
- Hyperventilation
- Insecurity
- Intercultural relationship problems
- Jealousy
- Life-meaning questions
- Loneliness
- Loss of meaning
- Low self esteem
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Panic attack
- Parenting
- Performance anxiety
- Phobia
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Relationship fights
- Relationship issues
- Self confidence
- Setting boundaries
- Sleep problems
- Social phobia
- Stress
- Study problems
- Trauma
- Work-related issues
- Workplace stress
- Worrying too much
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