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Depression Counselling in Durham

My Solution Wellbeing Counselling Durham offers counselling and therapy for individuals struggling with Depression.

You may have found us by searching for counselling near me. The My Solution Wellbeing counselling team is based near the Durham city centre and we cover the whole of County Durham. Costs for the counselling start from £60 per 50mins. Call us now to book your session for support or book online through our website. Together we will make small changes. My Solution Wellbeing Counsellors offer a non-judgemental space where we listen without blame or criticism and let you share your feelings at your own pace. You can talk about sadness, low moods, or difficult past experiences that affect your daily life. We have created a safe space to identify triggers and unhelpful patterns in how you think or behave to improve your mental health.

Signs of Depression

  • Persistent Sadness: Feeling empty, tearful, or hopeless for most of the day, nearly every day.
  • Unexplained Pains: Having physical symptoms like frequent headaches, backaches, or stomach issues with no clear medical cause.
  • Thoughts of Self-Harm: Expressing a desire to disappear or having recurrent thoughts of death and suicide.
  • Loss of Interest: Stopping hobbies, avoiding social events, or losing pleasure in things you used to enjoy.
  • Trouble Concentrating: Finding it hard to focus, make basic decisions, or remember everyday details.
  • Extreme Fatigue: Feeling deeply tired, drained, or lacking energy even after a full night of rest.
  • Sleep Changes: Struggling with insomnia, waking up too early, or sleeping much more than usual.
  • Appetite or Weight Shifts: Experiencing a major drop in appetite or craving extra food, leading to sudden weight loss or gain.
  • Irritability or Anger: Feeling restless, agitated, or having angry outbursts over small matters.
  • Worthlessness or Guilt: Being overly hard on yourself or fixating on past mistakes and failures.

The Therapies for Depression counselling

Cognitive behaviour therapy:

CBT will help you replace unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with new ones that reduce your depression. It can be delivered one-on-one with a therapist or counsellor. CBT is one of the most effective treatments for depression. It is a structured psychological treatment which recognises that the way we think (cognition) and act (behaviour) affects the way we feel. A Counsellor at My Solution Wellbeing will work with you to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviour patterns. Unhelpful thoughts and behaviours can make you feel more depressed and stop you from getting better.

Interpersonal therapy:

Interpersonal therapy is a structured psychological therapy that focuses on problems in personal relationships and the skills needed to deal with these. Relationship problems can have a significant negative effect on someone experiencing depression.PT helps you recognise patterns in your relationships that can make your depression worse. It helps you focus on coping with grief and improving relationships.

Mindfulness based cognitive therapy:

MBCT uses ‘mindfulness meditation’ and is usually delivered individually or in group therapy. It teaches you to focus on the present moment without trying to change it. First, you will learn to focus on physical sensations such as breathing. Then you will learn to focus on feelings and thoughts. Mindfulness based cognitive therapy will support you by avoiding unpleasant thoughts and feelings. It will also support you to notice feelings of sadness and negative thinking patterns early in order to help stop them from becoming worse.

Booking a Session on the Website

My Solution Wellbeing Durham have made Depression Counselling simple to access with face to face appointments in Durham or at the comfort of your home online. Sessions start from £60 or if you block book 6 sessions you receive a £10 discount. Sessions can be booked online through the website with the counsellor of your choice either face to face or through video. My Solution Wellbeing has over 100 therapists to choose from.

Tel: 0800 098 2806
Email: office@mysolutionwellbeing.com

Areas We Also Cover

We cover the whole of County Durham and Durham

  • Chester-le-Street
  • Bishop Auckland
  • Spennymoor
  • Newton Aycliffe
  • Seaham
  • Peterlee
  • Consett
  • Stanley
  • Durham City Centre

Frequently Asked Questions

Find quick answers to common questions about our services, appointments, and support options.

We are a counselling and wellbeing service providing support for adults, children businesses schools and communities. We change the way people get help with facing life’s challenges by providing private, affordable, confidential and convenient support and access to a trained therapist. My Solution Wellbeing provides professional counselling anywhere, through a computer, tablet or smartphone or face to face.

After you contact us, we will match you to an available counsellor who fits your objectives, required preferences, and the type of concerns you are dealing with. Different counsellors have different approaches and areas of focus and you can find this here, so it’s important to find the right person who can achieve the best results for you and your areas of concern. We have found that we are able to provide a successful match; however, if you have a session with a therapist and you feel your counsellor isn’t a good fit for you, you are course able to change this and be matched to a different counsellor. It is led by you.

Our counsellors are all qualified, experienced trained, and accredited. They have a different approaches such as Person Centered, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focussed Therapy and much more. They have been qualified and certified by their professional board after successfully completing the necessary education, exams, training and practice. While their experience, expertise and background vary, they all possess at least 5 years’ experience and extensive hands-on experience. Click here to learn more about the counsellors.

We take this very seriously and as a result, our team ensures that each therapist is fully qualified vetted and in good standing. Counsellors are required to provide documentation, proof of identity, and references. We thoroughly cross-check their qualifications, references and information as well as completing a DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) Check. Our head of Service will also ask for feedback from the client about the therapist should they wish to give it.

My Solution Wellbeing may be right for you if you’re looking to be the best version of yourself and looking to improve the quality of your life. Sometimes life situations and circumstances rock us and it interferes in our ability to lead a balanced life and we feel unable to self-regulate our emotions and feelings. Whenever this happens and your happiness is compromised and this feeling prevents you from achieving your goals, we may be able to help. We have counsellors who are specialized in specific issues, such as stress, anxiety, anger, depressions, relationships, parenting, addictions, eating, sleeping, trauma, family conflicts, LGBT matters, transgender and transitioning, grief, religion, self esteem, abuse, sexual exploitation and more.

Payment is made prior to your session over the phone.

If you decide you would like further sessions, you can pay for further sessions by direct bank payment or payment machine. You can discuss this with your therapist on how to book further sessions. There may be an option to have a reduced rate if you purchase a few sessions in advance. Please refer to blockbooking.

Payment must be made in advance of appointment.

If you can’t attend please give 48 hours notice and your appointment will be moved to a mutually agreed date. Failure to do this will result in payment lost. Please note we do not offer refunds, however, we can offer a credit note valid for 1 month.

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