Depression
Major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and treatment-resistant depression.
Find support for:
Therapy
Behavioral Activation
Structured re-engagement with rewarding activity — a front-line tool for depression.
Behavioral activation is a structured, evidence-based approach to depression that rebuilds engagement with rewarding activities even when motivation is absent.
About Behavioral Activation
Depression pulls people into withdrawal and inactivity, which deepens the depression — a self-reinforcing loop. Behavioral activation interrupts that loop by scheduling small, specific re-engagements with activities that historically produced reward or meaning, acting before motivation returns rather than waiting for it.
It has a strong evidence base for moderate-to-severe depression and pairs naturally with CBT. In our programs it is woven through individual sessions and group skills work, with concrete between-session plans.
Conditions this helps & levels of care
Most intensive
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Full-day outpatient program, 5 days/week, for high-acuity care without an overnight stay.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
3 evenings per week, 9 hours total — built to fit around work, school, or caregiving.
CA residents
Virtual IOP
The same IOP curriculum delivered via secure video for California residents.
Aftercare
Continuing care to maintain gains after PHP or IOP.
References
- [1] Ekers D, Webster L, Van Straten A, et al. "Behavioural activation for depression: a meta-analysis." PLOS ONE (2014). Source