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Mental Health Awareness (Seasonal Depression)

By Nicole Zegiestowsky, M.S.

Alaska Mental Health Depression Seasonal Affective Disorder "SAD"

Posted: September 26, 2024

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also known as Major Depressive Disorder with a seasonal pattern specifier, is a mood disorder in the DSM 5 TR.

6 Coping Skills for Seasonal Depression (The "Winter Blues")

By Nicole Zegiestowsky, MS

Mental Health

Counseling winter blues Telehealth Depression Seasonal Affective Disorder "SAD"

Posted: March 6, 2024

Most Alaskans are familiar with “SAD,” known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, and depression. It is estimated that 1 in 20 people living in the United States experience SAD. Most of them probably live in Alaska right now.

Meet Nicole Zegiestowsky, M.S.

My name is Nicole (she/her), and as a therapist in Alaska I believe that each client is the expert in his/her/their own life.

I actively incorporate our relationship, the “therapeutic alliance,” into sessions which may look like:

• checking in on how a moment felt to you,
• or asking questions like, “Do you feel I am understanding what you’re going through?”

Prior to private practice, I have provided outpatient and residential psychotherapy services to individuals across the lifespan through community mental health, interdisciplinary family medicine, and tribal health agencies.

My work supports men, women, and nonbinary Alaskans who are struggling with chronic illness, PTSD, trauma, depression, anxiety, parent-child relationship issues, and perinatal and postpartum depression and anxiety.

I offer individual and group therapy to adults seeking online counseling services; I tend to draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Nature-Based Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

It is a privilege to enter a healing relationship with another person and share the process of psychotherapy; I hope to be part of your recovery.

Learn more about the online psychotherapy services I provide:

More About Nicole

Stellar Insight Counseling Mental Health Blog | Online Therapist in Alaska

If you are seeking a therapist and live in Alaska, feel free to learn more about me, the services I offer, or how to schedule an appointment.

Stellar Insight Counseling Mental Health Blog Disclaimer

This blog does not replace medical advice or treatment. This content is provided as general knowledge and may be used for wide-ranging self-improvement purposes.

This educational resource provides mental health information from a mental health professional and is not considered a medical diagnosis, advice, or treatment. I am a therapist by training but this blog does not create a client-therapist relationship (I am not YOUR therapist).

If you are in urgent crisis, go the the ER, local health clinic, or call the suicide hotline: 988.

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