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Depression Therapy

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Depression Therapy

Depression can narrow your world until even good things feel far away. Energy drops, sleep shifts, and decision-making slows. At Crossroads Counseling Center, we help you rebuild momentum with small, doable steps and tools that fit your routines. Meet in person in our Lexington office, convenient to Columbia and nearby communities, or by secure telehealth statewide.

Find your way back to hope.

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Signs You May Need Help ​ For Depression

  • Low motivation
  • Loss of interest
  • Sleep or appetite shifts
  • Brain fog
  • Irritability or guilt
  • Social pullback

How We Treat Depression

We start by defining what a better week would look like for you and design a plan you can follow. Behavioral activation restarts activity in bite-size steps that match your energy. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps notice and test depressive thinking and reduce rumination. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) reconnects choices to values that matter so action feels meaningful, not forced. Mindfulness and grounding support stress recovery and attention. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) informed skills strengthen emotion regulation and boundaries, and a family or systems lens is used when home dynamics are part of the picture. With your consent, we coordinate with your physician or psychiatrist if medication could help and screen for bipolar features, grief and sleep issues to keep care safe and targeted.

Depression Therapy At Crossroads

Most clients begin with weekly sessions, then taper as energy and confidence return. You leave each visit with two or three concrete steps, such as activity scheduling, a wins list, sleep routines or thought checks. We monitor change with brief measures and adjust quickly so gains hold. Over time, expect steadier mood, clearer focus, healthier sleep and renewed engagement with work, school, family and friends.

Frequently Asked
Questions

Grief follows a loss and tends to come in waves tied to memories. Depression is more persistent and global. We assess both and tailor care accordingly.
Not always. Many improve with therapy alone. If medication could help, we collaborate with your prescriber at your request.
Many notice change in a few weeks. A common starting range is six to 12 sessions, then tapering or monthly check-ins as progress continues.
Often yes. Practicing activation, routine building and sleep changes at home can speed results.
Yes. We provide age-appropriate care and involve parents or caregivers when helpful and with consent.
We start small, remove barriers and build a realistic plan so early wins create momentum that lasts.

How to Get Started At Crossroads

Getting started is simple. We’ll match you with a clinician, confirm benefits, and schedule your first session at our location in Lexington; or via telehealth anywhere in South Carolina. You’ll leave every session one with a simple plan and next steps for success.

Further, we integrate Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and boundaries, plus a family/systems-informed lens when relationships are part of the picture. With your consent, we’ll coordinate with your prescriber if medication might help.

Crossroads Counseling Center

Mon-Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
130 Whiteford Way
Lexington, SC 29072

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