Depression therapy in Palm Beach, Florida, Virtual Florida and Virtual Connecticut

Reclaim calm, connection, and meaning — from the inside out

You may look like you have everything together — the job, the family, the routine — but inside, you feel heavy, unmotivated, or disconnected from the spark you once had.

You might be able to get through your day, but it often feels like moving through fog.
Maybe you:

  • Feel tired all the time, even when you’ve had rest

  • Struggle to find joy in things that used to bring pleasure

  • Keep pushing through but secretly feel detached or hopeless

  • Feel guilt for not being “grateful enough”

  • Have tried therapy, meditation, or self-help but still feel something’s missing

  • Question who you are beneath all the roles and expectations

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
Depression is not weakness — it’s often your system’s way of saying, “Something deeper needs your attention.”

A Different Approach to Depression therapy

Working beyond the mind — healing through body, emotion, and inner truth

Hi! I am Jennifer Goggin, LMHC, LPC, SEP- you can call me Jen—As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and Licensed Psychotherapist, I approach depression not just as a mental or chemical imbalance, but as a whole-body and nervous system experience.

Many people with depression aren’t simply “sad” — they’re stuck in a state of shutdown, where the body and mind have gone into conservation mode after years of stress, loss, or overextension.

My integrative approach combines:

This multidimensional process helps you move from numbness to aliveness — not by forcing change, but by gently creating space for your system to heal and re-engage with life.

Understanding Depression Through the Nervous System

Why you can’t “think” your way out of feeling stuck

Depression often reflects a body-based shutdown — the parasympathetic freeze response — when your nervous system has been overwhelmed for too long.

You might feel tired, foggy, or detached because your body is trying to protect you from further overload.
But while this response once helped you survive, it can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and others.

Through somatic therapy, we work with your body’s natural rhythms — helping your system gradually re-engage, find energy again, and restore balance between rest and activation.

Clients often begin to notice:

  • Subtle returns of motivation or energy

  • Emotional clarity instead of numbness

  • More presence in daily life

  • The ability to feel both joy and sadness without being consumed

It’s not about pushing yourself to “feel better” — it’s about learning to feel safely and fully again.

Shifting Thoughts and Self-Beliefs

Rewiring the inner narrative that keeps you feeling small or stuck

Depression often comes with quiet, persistent thoughts like:

  • “Nothing will ever change.”

  • “I’m failing.”

  • “I’m too much… or not enough.”

  • “Other people have it worse — I shouldn’t feel this way.”

Using CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), we explore these internal dialogues with curiosity and compassion — not judgment.
You’ll learn how to:

  • Recognize distorted thinking patterns

  • Build more balanced, flexible perspectives

  • Respond to your inner critic with self-kindness

  • Develop a more supportive and realistic mindset

This work helps your mind align with your body’s healing — allowing your thoughts to become allies rather than adversaries.

Inner Child and Parts Work

Healing the deeper emotional roots of depression

Many people living with depression have internalized voices from early life — the part that learned to overachieve, the one that hides, or the one that feels unseen or unworthy.

Through Inner Child and Subpersonality Work, we gently reconnect with these younger or protective parts to:

  • Understand what they’ve been trying to do for you

  • Offer them compassion and new safety

  • Integrate them into your adult self so you feel whole again

When these parts begin to relax, you often find relief, softness, and renewed self-trust emerging in their place.

Motivational and Strength-Based Support

Restoring hope and direction at your own pace

When you’re feeling depleted or disconnected, motivation can feel out of reach.
Using Motivational Interviewing, I help you reconnect with your why — the small sparks of curiosity, care, or longing that still live within you.

This process helps you:

  • Rebuild confidence in your ability to change

  • Reconnect with values and purpose

  • Approach growth with compassion instead of pressure

  • See progress as a reflection of healing, not perfection

Each session is paced to meet you where you are — balancing support with gentle challenge to help you move forward naturally.

How Depression Therapy Helps You Heal

What clients experience as they reconnect with life

Over time, clients often notice that:

  • Their energy and focus return in sustainable ways

  • They can access more joy, hope, and connection

  • Their inner dialogue becomes kinder and clearer

  • Relationships deepen and feel safer

  • They begin to make decisions from authenticity, not obligation

Healing from depression isn’t about “fixing” yourself — it’s about reclaiming your full emotional range, and rediscovering your capacity for life.

Depression Therapy in Palm Beach + Virtual for Florida & Connecticut

I offer depression therapy and emotional healing sessions in person Palm Beach (Delray Beach to Jupiter) and virtually throughout Florida and Connecticut.

Our work together is collaborative and attuned — guided by your body, your pace, and your readiness for change.
Each session creates space for safety, insight, and reconnection with your inner strength.

You don’t have to carry the weight alone.

Depression often convinces you that isolation is safety.
Therapy offers a different path — one of gentle connection, attunement, and hope.

A smiling woman with long blonde hair, wearing a patterned blouse, standing indoors.
Contact Me for a Free 15-Min Session
Learn more about Jen

FAQS on Depression therapy

  • I combine somatic therapy with trauma-informed care to help lift the heaviness, numbness, or shutdown you may feel. Depression often reflects a nervous system caught in “freeze,” and we gently bring you back into balance.

  • Yes. Depression commonly shows up as exhaustion, heaviness, tension, or disconnection. Somatic therapy helps release the shutdown patterns held in your body.

  • Yes. I provide Virtual Florida and Virtual Connecticut depression therapy sessions that are just as effective as in-person work. I do not take anyone who is currently suicidal due to the triggers that would just become exaggerated duringt he process.

  • Many clients finally feel relief when we include the body. Depression is often stored in the nervous system—not just the mind—so somatic therapy fills in the missing piece but can also create some dorminate anxiety that you will learn to manage and discharge.

  • Absolutely. Many high-performing adults appear fine on the outside but feel empty or disconnected internally. My work directly supports this.

  • Many clients notice early shifts—more focus, emotional clarity, or a softer internal state.

  • Yes. Burnout and depression are deeply connected to nervous-system overload. Somatic therapy helps restore your system instead of pushing through exhaustion.

  • No. You never have to retell painful experiences. Somatic therapy helps you heal without rehashing your entire history.

  • I am an out-of-network provider. I offer superbills that you can submit for potential reimbursement. You need to contact your insurance provider to see about your coverage.