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If a screen would get in the way of the specific work we're doing, we'll talk about it." } } ] } ] --- [The Art of _Healing_ the Soul Maria Teresa Valencia, MA, LPC ](/) [About](/about) Services Areas [Laredo](/therapist-laredo-tx)[Rates](/rates-insurance)[FAQ](/faqs)[Contact](/contact) [EN](/)[ES](/es) Español [Request a consultation](/contact) ![A small potted plant on a windowsill with gray light coming through the panes](/heroes/depression.webp) [Home](/)/ [Services](/services)/ Depression Therapy for depression # When everything has gone a little gray — and stayed that way. For the flatness that isn’t always sadness — the slow leaking away of color from things that used to matter. - Unhurried pace - Coordinates with prescribers - English or Spanish [Request a free 15-min consultation→ ](/contact)[Read the FAQs](/faqs) Depression doesn’t always look like sadness. For the women I sit with, it more often looks like flatness — a slow leaking away of color from things that used to matter. The favorite meal you can’t taste. The music that used to lift you and now just plays. The mornings that ask more of you than they should. Some women arrive with a diagnosis. Many don’t. What they share is a version of the same private thought: this is not who I usually am, and I don’t know how long it has been going on. ## Who this work is for Women whose depression is tied to a specific event — a loss, a divorce, a move, a diagnosis, a role that ended. Women whose depression has been quietly with them for years and finally got loud enough to notice. Women in postpartum seasons, women in perimenopause, women in the years after their children left home. Teens whose flatness the adults around them are calling “a phase.” If you’re having thoughts of hurting yourself or ending your life, please call or text 988 or call 911 — and I’d welcome the chance to talk once you’re safe. This page is for the version of depression that is quieter but still real. ## What sessions look like Sessions are 60 minutes, in English or Spanish, by secure video across Texas or [in person in Laredo](/therapist-laredo-tx). Early sessions are about understanding your particular version of depression — when it began, what it’s connected to, what it’s cost you, and what it’s protected you from. Depression is often defending you against something. Naming that something is part of the work. From there, the work usually threads together a few things. We look at the thoughts that keep the fog thick, gently, in your own voice — that’s the [cognitive behavioral](/cognitive-behavioral-therapy) piece. We look at the small, boring, undramatic behaviors that actually shift mood over weeks: sleep, movement, sunlight, connection. We look at the meaning of what you’re going through, the way older sadness may be layered underneath the current one, and the parts of your story that never got room. And we make space for [grief](/grief-counseling) where grief has been sitting. ## The pace Depression makes everything heavier, including the idea of therapy. I know that. Sessions are unhurried. There are no worksheets to complete in order to earn the next one. Between sessions you may agree to one small experiment — not to solve everything, but to test whether one small lever moves anything. Everything is optional, and the pace is yours. ## Where medication fits I don’t prescribe. For some women, therapy alone is enough. For others, medication is a piece that makes therapy actually possible, and I’m happy to coordinate with a prescriber. Neither path is more “serious” than the other. ## What I promise Not that we’ll fix it in a set number of sessions — anyone who promises that is guessing. What I promise is that we won’t rush you, we won’t make you perform being okay, and we will keep going until color starts coming back to the room. > You don't have to earn your way out of feeling this way before you're allowed to ask for help. Not sure if this is the right fit? That’s what the free call is for. [Reach out about depression→ ](/contact) ## Questions people ask ### Do you prescribe medication? No — I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor, not a prescriber. If medication is part of what would help, I can coordinate with your doctor or a psychiatrist. Therapy and medication often work well together. ### What if I can't tell whether it's depression or just exhaustion? You don't need to know the difference before we start. Sorting that out — carefully, without rushing to a label — is part of what the first sessions are for. ### Is telehealth okay if I'm depressed? For most women, yes — and it lowers the friction of showing up on a hard day. If a screen would get in the way of the specific work we're doing, we'll talk about it. At a glance Duration 60 minutes Format Video · Laredo Language Spanish or English Rate $180 · self-pay [Free 15-minute consultation →](/contact) Good to know: Licensed in Texas. I can only work with clients physically located in Texas. Related pages - [Counseling for anxiety](/counseling-for-anxiety) - [Grief counseling](/grief-counseling) - [Burnout therapy](/burnout-therapy-texas) - [Therapy for women](/therapy-for-women) - [Rates & insurance](/rates-insurance) The next step is small ## Start with a _free 15-minute_ call. No forms, no pressure. Just a short conversation to see if we're a fit. [Request the consultation→ ](/contact)[Rates & insurance](/rates-insurance) In case of crisis · In a crisis or emergency, call or text [988](tel:988), or call [911](tel:911). The Art of _Healing_ the Soul Bilingual therapy for women across Texas. Licensed in Texas since 2009. 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