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Depression

Dark storm clouds over an empty country road

Your Dark Cloud Came From Somewhere

Maybe this dark cloud is all you know.

Maybe something changed that brought the darkness.

Either way, it’s still above you, weighing you down.

It never goes away.

You’re Barely Holding Yourself Together

You made it through another day.

Each morning, you talk yourself into getting out of bed, showering, getting ready for work, and taking care of your family.

To everyone watching, you’re managing, even on the days when the bare minimum is all you’ve got.

You avoid people because you don’t have the energy to pretend. You don’t hate them.

Your Sky Darkens So Slowly You Hardly Notice

Depression is real, even when you seem okay.

Often it begins with a change you never chose: a loss, a health scare, a job that ended, a home that suddenly went quiet.

Old experiences, including the family you grew up in, shape how dark that change feels today.

The cloud moves in so slowly that it starts to feel like the only sky you’ve ever had.

A lamp glowing in a quiet room beside a large window

Bring Your Darkness Into a Warm, Quiet Room

I see you…

You’re tired of groping in the dark for a light you can’t find.

Imagine a candle in the darkness…

Come into a warm, quiet space with a comfortable chair supporting you, and feel understood as you talk about what’s depressing you.

Let the Light Get Brighter Each Session

At each session, the light gets brighter as you understand how your past, and the change that brought the cloud, have shaped you.

This is real work, and some sessions will ask a lot of you. I’ll challenge you gently, but directly.

Your thoughts, beliefs, and assumptions get questioned and reframed, so you see yourself and your life from a more realistic point of view.

You’ll also learn skills to identify and understand your feelings, cope with them, and address them.

Sunbeams breaking through clouds over the hills

Watch the Cloud Finally Lift

Imagine the burden lifting from your shoulders.

There’s energy for more than the bare minimum.

Time with family and friends becomes something you enjoy again.

Slowly, the cloud lifts, and you feel the sun on your face.

Start Where Your Cloud Began

Your mental health is important, and I’m here to help.

Use the form below to set up a complimentary 20-minute consultation, in my Broomfield office or online anywhere in Colorado.

We’ll chat about the dark cloud that’s been following you around, with zero pressure and nothing expected of you.

The sun always rises.

Light the First Candle

A rainbow over a creek and footbridge in the Colorado mountains

Find the Rainbow!

When you're caught in the storm, it feels like it will never end. I'd love to be standing next to you when the rainbow shows up.

I want to help you. Reach out, and let's work together toward a better life for you.

(720) 340-8195 sue.mccullough@suemcculloughcounseling.com 80 Garden Center, Broomfield, CO 80020