In the body
- Tiredness that sleep does not repair
- Everything feeling like effort
- Changes in appetite or sleep
- A heaviness in the limbs
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Depression Therapy in Singapore
When everything feels heavy and the colour has drained out of things, willpower is not the way back. Depression therapy works gently with what is underneath the numbness, rebuilding your connection to energy and meaning.
English & MandarinIn-person & OnlineGentle & Unhurried
Depression is not sadness turned up loud. It is often the opposite: a flattening, a numbness, a sense that the volume has been turned down on everything, including the things that used to move you.
Many people who come for depression therapy are still functioning, still showing up for others, with the heaviness living underneath. The work is not to force yourself to feel better. It is to understand what the low mood is protecting, and to rebuild, in small real steps, your connection to energy and meaning.
Recognising It
How Depression Tends to Show Up
Depression is often quieter than sadness. It shows in the body, the feelings, and the shape of your days.
In your feelings
- Numbness or flatness more than sadness
- Losing interest in what you once enjoyed
- A harsh inner critic
- Guilt or a sense of worthlessness
In daily life
- Withdrawing from people
- Tasks quietly piling up
- Going through the motions
- A world that keeps shrinking
My Approach
How I Work With Depression
Not talking you into feeling better. Understanding the flatness, and rebuilding from underneath.
Meeting the numbness
We get curious about the flatness, what it is protecting you from and what it needs, so that feeling can return at a pace your system can bear.
The parts underneath
Using parts work (Internal Family Systems), we meet the harsh critic and the exhausted part carrying the weight. Depression often lifts as they feel understood rather than pushed.
Small steps back to meaning
Not toxic positivity. Gentle, doable movements back toward what once mattered, rebuilding energy and connection in increments your body can trust.
Fees
Sessions and Pricing
Start with a free discovery call. No pressure, just a gentle first conversation.
Discovery Call20 minutesFree
Standard Session60 minutes$160
Extended Session90 minutes$220
Subsidised rates are available for those facing financial difficulty. Cost should not be a barrier to getting support.
Common Questions
Questions About Depression Therapy
How do I know if it is depression or just a low period?
A low period usually has a reason and lifts within a couple of weeks. Depression settles in and stays, often without a clear cause, and starts to affect sleep, appetite, energy, and your interest in things you normally enjoy. If the heaviness has lasted more than two weeks and is colouring most of your days, it is worth talking to someone.
Do I need medication for depression?
Not necessarily. Many people work through depression with therapy alone; others find medication steadies them enough for the deeper work. As a psychotherapist I do not prescribe, but I can coordinate with a GP or psychiatrist if it is worth considering. There is no single right path.
Can therapy help if I feel too unmotivated to even come?
Yes, and that lack of motivation is a symptom, not a personal failing. We start small and move at a pace that does not overwhelm an already depleted system. Simply showing up to the first conversation is often the hardest and most important step.
Is this depression or burnout?
They overlap and can feel similar, but burnout is tied to depletion, often from work, and eases with real rest and change, while depression follows you into things you love and rest does not touch it. My burnout therapy page and the burnout symptoms guide unpack the difference.
How long does therapy for depression take?
It depends on what is underneath. Some people feel meaningful lifts within a couple of months; where depression is woven into longer patterns, the work takes longer. We review progress together and you stay in control of the pace.
Can sessions be in Mandarin?
Yes. Sessions are available in English and Mandarin, online or in person in Singapore.
If you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please reach out now. Samaritans of Singapore (SOS): 1767. Institute of Mental Health 24-hour helpline: 6389 2222. In an emergency, call 999.
Keep Reading
From the Blog: Low Mood, Unpacked
Plain-language pieces on numbness, emptiness, and finding the way back.
The Heaviness You Carry Is Not Who You Are.
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