Depression is more than just feeling sad. It’s a mental health condition that affects your:
It can occur on its own or alongside neurodivergent differences.
Common feelings include:
In Your Mind
In Your Body
In Daily Life
You may need professional support if:
Good news: Depression is treatable
Therapy
Medication
Lifestyle & Self-Help
We take a comprehensive approach, combining clinical interviews, developmental history, observer input, and validated questionnaires. This ensures we capture experiences across both childhood and adulthood.
Tom was the kid who loved football until one day he didn’t. Homework slowed, jokes missed their landing, and mornings felt like wading through syrup.
At uni and later at work, low mood came in seasons: he’d function, then fade—sleeping more, seeing friends less, feeling “pointless” even when doing well.
A thorough assessment named it: depression. He began behavioural activation—tiny, scheduled steps before motivation showed up—plus therapy to unhook from harsh self-talk.
A trial of medication lifted the floor so the habits could stick. Gradually, the colour returned: coffee walks with a friend, five-a-side on Thursdays, a playlist that meant something again. He stopped calling himself “lazy” and started calling what he had by its name—and treating it.
