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Feeling sadness, disappointment, or grief is a normal part of being human. These emotions often come in response to life events and tend to shift with time. When low mood persists, starts to feel overwhelming, and begins affecting daily functioning, it may indicate depression.
Depression can involve hopelessness, fatigue, reduced motivation, and loss of interest in activities or relationships. There is no single cause. Depression can develop from a mix of biological factors, personal history, stress, trauma, and ongoing life pressures. Depression is treatable, and therapy can help you reduce symptoms, improve daily functioning, and rebuild a sense of stability.
At The Cohen Clinic, we provide therapy for adults in Toronto experiencing depression, including people who feel stuck in low mood, people who are coping with difficult life changes, and people who want structured support to move forward.
Depression is more than “feeling down.” It is a mental health condition that can affect mood, thoughts, energy, and behaviour over time. It may show up as persistent sadness, emptiness, irritability, or emotional numbness, along with physical and cognitive changes that make daily life feel harder than it used to.
Depression can range from mild to severe. For some people, it comes and goes. For others, it lasts for months or longer without support.
Depression can appear in different forms, with overlapping symptoms and different patterns over time.
Major depression involves persistently low mood and/or loss of interest in usual activities, alongside emotional, physical, and cognitive symptoms that last at least two weeks and affect functioning.
PDD is a longer-lasting form of depression (often two years or more). Symptoms may feel less intense than major depression, but they can be draining because of their duration.
Bipolar disorder includes periods of depression and periods of elevated mood (mania or hypomania). During depressive episodes, symptoms can closely resemble major depression.
SAD is depression that occurs during certain seasons, often in the winter months. Symptoms can include low energy, sleep and appetite changes, weight gain, and social withdrawal.
Postpartum depression can occur after childbirth and involves symptoms that go beyond the typical “baby blues.” It can affect mothers and, in some cases, fathers, and may include low mood, irritability, numbness, bonding difficulties, and intrusive or distressing thoughts.
Depression symptoms vary person to person. Many people notice a mix of emotional, physical, and cognitive changes.
If you are experiencing thoughts of self-harm or feeling unsafe, it’s important to seek immediate support (911, your local emergency department, or a crisis line).
Depression often impacts more than mood. It can change how you work, relate, and care for yourself.
Therapy provides a structured, non-judgmental space to understand what is maintaining depression and to build practical strategies that support change.
A therapist can help you identify:
CBT helps you recognize and challenge thinking patterns that worsen depression and build actions that support improved mood and functioning.
Therapy can support you in gradually increasing activities that improve mood and reduce isolation.
Therapy can help with communication, boundaries, grief, identity shifts, and difficult life changes that may be contributing to depression.
Therapy can include:
At The Cohen Clinic, we provide compassionate, personalized therapy for adults experiencing depression. Treatment is tailored to your goals—whether that means improving mood, rebuilding daily routines, strengthening relationships, addressing life stressors, or feeling more like yourself again.
Ph.D. (Psychologist, Supervised Practice)
If depression is affecting your daily life, support is available. Therapy can help you understand what is happening, build coping tools, and take steady steps toward change.
At The Cohen Clinic, we’re here to support you in managing depression and improving your quality of life.
Book an Appointment today to begin your therapy journey.
