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Depression Therapy · Online, in English

This isn't laziness. It has a name, and it can be worked through

Professional psychological support for depression and low mood, in English — from someone who thinks the way you do. A space to name the tiredness that sleep doesn't fix, understand where it comes from, and build a path forward with you, at your pace.

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A first session to talk through how you're feeling and shape the process together. You decide with real information, not blindly.

US$25US$49.9950%

60 min · Video call

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When nothing seems to make sense

It's not laziness. It's not a lack of faith. It's a tiredness your body alone doesn't explain.

You wake up tired even after sleeping. The things that used to feel good — seeing someone, eating something you like, finishing something small — don't anymore, or only halfway. And on top of that there's the guilt: the sense that you should be able to keep up like always and you can't, and that this is somehow your fault too.

We're not going to tell you to «think positive» or «push through it». You've already heard that, and it wasn't enough, because this doesn't work that way. What you're feeling has a name, and it has a real process of work — not a quick formula, but a path that gets built with you.

A distinction that brings relief

Sadness has a reason, and it moves. This doesn't always.

Sadness

It usually has a reason you can point to — a loss, bad news, a disappointment. It hurts, and it still moves: with time, with someone's comfort, with life going on. It has a before and, little by little, it finds an after.

This other thing

It doesn't always have a cause you can put your finger on. It's an emptiness or a tiredness that stays put, that doesn't lift just because time passes or someone cheers you up. You're not overreacting to something temporary: it's something that asks for a different kind of attention.

You've already tried several things

Staying busy, exercising, pushing through — and still the same

You may have already tried staying busy, going out more, exercising, sleeping better, or just «putting on a good attitude». Those things help a lot of people, at other times and with other loads. That they haven't been enough for you doesn't mean you did it wrong, or that you lack discipline or willpower: it means what you're living doesn't resolve from there alone, because it doesn't reach what's holding it up underneath.

In a lot of Latino households, this doesn't get named either: it gets called «being in a mood», or «laziness», or needing «more faith». And if you're also living somewhere you think in English all day and only switch back to Spanish at night, talking to your family, there's another weight on top of that: not being able to tell them things aren't going well, because from far away they think you «made it», and you feel like you can't let them down. Naming it precisely — not laziness, not a faith problem, but something that can be worked through — is what opens the door to something else.

Ricardo De Castro King — Clinical Psychologist

Who's with you

I'm Ricardo, and you won't be alone in this

I'm a clinical psychologist with more than 15 years working with people going through depression and low mood, trained in systemic family therapy. Before any title, I offer a presence: someone who listens without rushing you and without judging, and holds this with you — the thing that feels heavy to carry alone right now. Many of the people I work with in English think in Spanish first, and you don't have to explain that part to me before we start.

This is easier to work through with someone next to you. If this feels like the moment, let's take the first step together — at your pace, no pressure.

Master's in Systemic Family Therapy

Universidad Simón Bolívar

Clinical Psychologist

15+ years of clinical experience

University Professor

16 years of university teaching

Clinical Approach

Evidence-based

Licensed Psychologist · Professional License 106127 (COLPSIC, Colombia)

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My approach

What we work on in therapy

I work from a systemic-relational approach: I don't look at what you're feeling as a personal failing, but within your story, your relationships, and what your day-to-day is carrying right now. It's a process, not a formula with a guaranteed outcome.

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Understanding where it comes from, without rushing the why

We look together at what's behind this moment — your story, your relationships, what you've been carrying — without demanding an immediate explanation or a single cause.

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Your body and your routines, part of the process too

Sleep, food, movement, contact with other people: we work with that too, little by little, because mood isn't held up by the mind alone.

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Rebuilding, little by little, contact with what shut down

We regain ground with the things and people that feel distant right now, at your pace, with no rush and no promised timeline.

If you're already taking medication, or think you might need it, that's assessed by a psychiatrist. Therapy and medication don't compete with each other — they can work together.

How we start

A clear first step, no pressure

You book your assessment session

Message me on WhatsApp or leave your details in the form. We'll set up a first 60-minute video-call session, at a reduced rate (50% off).

We get to know your situation

In that first session I listen to how you're feeling, for how long, and what you've already tried. No rushed diagnoses, no jargon — just understanding, together, what you need.

We shape the process together

You decide with real information, not blindly. If it feels right for you, we agree on a process built around you. If not, I'll still point you toward what you need.

This part matters

When this is an emergency

If you're having thoughts of harming yourself, that it's not worth going on, or you already have a plan for how you'd do it, this is an emergency — not something to work through alone, and not something to wait on until the next appointment.

In that moment: call Line 106 in Colombia (24 hours) or 988 in the United States. If the risk is immediate, go to an emergency service or ask someone to stay with you right now. You don't have to judge on your own how serious it is — that's what the person on the line is there for.

Crisis lines, available now

Colombia · Line 106 US · 988

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Start with an assessment session

A first session to talk through how you're feeling and shape the process together. Reduced rate, so you decide with real information, not out of obligation.

US$25US$49.9950%

60 minutes · Video call · 100% confidential

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Before you book

Frequently asked questions

How do I know if it's depression or just sadness?

Sadness usually has a clear cause and moves with time. What many people describe as depression is different: a tiredness and an emptiness that persist even without a clear reason, and that don't go away on their own. In the assessment session we talk through what you're experiencing, without rushing any label.

Do I need medication?

That's assessed by a psychiatrist, not by therapy. If you're already taking medication or think you might need it, therapy and medication don't compete with each other — they can work together.

How long does depression therapy take?

There's no single formula or number of sessions that applies to everyone. It depends on your situation and what we find together along the way. We talk about it honestly as we go.

Does online therapy work as well as in-person for this?

Yes. I work with the same systemic-relational approach in both formats. What matters more than the screen is whether the two of us can build a working relationship, and that can happen online.

How much does the first session cost?

US$25 (50% off the regular US$49.99 rate), 60 minutes by video call.

What do I do if I'm having thoughts of harming myself?

That's an emergency, not something to work through alone. In Colombia, call Line 106 (24 hours); in the United States, call or text 988. If the risk is immediate, go to an emergency service or ask someone to stay with you right now.

Prefer to talk first?

Message me and I'll answer personally

If you're not ready to book and would rather tell me a bit first, message me on WhatsApp or leave your details below. I answer personally within 24 hours, no obligation.

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