Online Therapy for Depression & Anxiety
Depression and anxiety often show up together, and it can be hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. The exhaustion and numbness of depression and the racing worry and tension of anxiety pull at you at once. In therapy, we work together to understand what's driving it and build a way back to feeling like yourself.
Who You'll Work With
Hi, I'm Corinne.
I'm a licensed clinical psychologist (PsyD) with extensive experience supporting trauma survivors and marginalized communities. You'll work directly with me at every step. I run every session and sign every evaluation myself. More about me →
- PsyD, Licensed Psychologist
- Online in 45+ states
- In person in Denver & Santa Ana
Depression and anxiety usually show up together
Depression and anxiety rarely arrive with a clean label. More often it looks like a pattern that's been building for a while:
- You're functioning, showing up to work and getting the kids to school, but underneath it feels like you're running on empty.
- Your mind won't stop cataloguing everything that could go wrong, even when you know, logically, that most of it won't.
- Things you used to enjoy feel flat now, and you can't quite pinpoint when that changed.
- You've read the self-help books, tried the breathing apps, and the relief never quite sticks.
- You're irritable in a way that doesn't feel like you, and it's starting to affect the people close to you.
- A part of you wonders if this is just what your life is like now, and another part of you doesn't want to accept that.
If that describes you, this is what therapy for depression and anxiety is for.
Depression often shows up as tiredness or apathy
Depression doesn't always look like sadness. It often shows up sideways, as something you'd describe as tiredness or apathy before you'd call it depression.
Numbness & Flatness
A loss of interest in things you used to enjoy, or a general sense of going through the motions.
Low Motivation
Difficulty getting started on ordinary tasks, even ones that used to feel automatic.
Fatigue Sleep Doesn't Fix
Waking up tired no matter how much you slept, or sleeping far more or less than usual.
Guilt & Irritability
A persistent sense of not being enough, or a short fuse that wasn't always there.
Withdrawing
Pulling away from people, even when part of you doesn't want to be alone.
Trouble Concentrating
Difficulty concentrating or making decisions that used to feel straightforward.
Anxiety is physical as much as mental
Anxiety is often as much a physical experience as a mental one. The body braces for something that hasn't happened yet.
Racing Thoughts
Intrusive thoughts, chronic worry, or rumination that's hard to shut off once it starts.
Physical Symptoms
A racing heart, tight chest, upset stomach, or muscle tension that shows up without warning.
Panic
Panic attacks, or the fear of having one, that starts to shape your decisions.
Avoidance
Avoiding situations, people, or decisions that tend to trigger anxious spirals.
Disrupted Sleep
Difficulty falling or staying asleep because your mind won't slow down.
Over-Preparing
Perfectionism or over-preparing as a way to manage uncertainty and feel in control.
Either one can be tied to a specific event, build slowly over time, or seem to arrive without a clear cause. All of those are legitimate reasons to seek support. You don't need a crisis to justify starting therapy.
Treatment starts with what's behind the symptoms
We start by understanding what's behind what you're feeling, whether that's unresolved grief, chronic stress, trauma, a life transition, or patterns of thinking that keep you stuck. That comes before managing symptoms one at a time. From there, we build practical skills to interrupt the spiral in the moment, alongside deeper work on what keeps it in place, so relief now doesn't come at the expense of lasting change. The goal isn't to eliminate every worry or force yourself to feel better on command. It's to change your relationship to what you're carrying, so it stops running the show.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
We work on relating differently to difficult thoughts and feelings, so you can take action aligned with what matters to you instead of waiting for the anxiety or low mood to clear first.
Self-Determination Theory
Depression and anxiety often erode a sense of autonomy and motivation. This approach helps rebuild both, in ways that feel like yours rather than imposed from outside.
Trauma-Focused Techniques
When depression or anxiety is rooted in past experience, we address that directly rather than only managing the symptoms it produces in the present.
A Personalized Plan
We build your treatment plan together around your history, what you want out of this, and the pace that works for you.
How the first few sessions go
This is how starting online therapy for depression and anxiety usually goes.
Free 15-Minute Consultation
We talk about what's going on, what you're hoping changes, and whether we're a good fit.
Intake Session
Your first full session is a conversation. I'll ask about what's bringing you in, relevant history, and what you want to be different.
Weekly Sessions
50-minute sessions over secure, HIPAA-compliant video, typically weekly to start. We build both practical coping skills and an understanding of what's keeping the pattern in place.
Adjusting Over Time
Once symptoms ease, many clients move to every other week, then monthly. We adjust the pace as you go.
“The goal isn't to eliminate every worry or force yourself to feel better on command. It's to change your relationship to what you're carrying, so it stops running the show.”
— Dr. Corinne Votaw-Freer, PsyD
Session fees & insurance
Individual sessions are $225, available to clients in 45+ states through my PSYPACT license.
For a full breakdown of rates and accepted insurance carriers by state, see Rates & Insurance.
Questions people ask before booking
How is online therapy for depression and anxiety different from in-person?
Clinically, it isn't. The same evidence-based approaches apply over secure video as they would in an office. What changes is convenience: there's no commute or waiting room, and sessions fit into your day from wherever you already feel comfortable.
How many sessions will I need?
It depends on what's driving your symptoms and how long they've been building. Many clients start weekly and notice meaningful shifts within a few months, then move to a less frequent maintenance schedule. We'll talk through a realistic timeline during your consultation.
I'm already on medication. Can therapy still help?
Yes. Medication and therapy address different pieces of the picture, and many clients find they work best together. I'm happy to coordinate with a prescriber if you have one.
What if I've tried therapy before and it didn't help?
That's more common than you'd think. Usually it means the approach or the fit wasn't right for you. We'll talk about what you tried before and why it didn't land, so we're not repeating it.
Do you treat depression and anxiety separately or together?
Together, when that's how they're showing up for you. Since the two conditions frequently overlap and reinforce each other, treatment usually addresses both rather than picking one to focus on.
