Therapy For Depression + Low Motivation
Virtual Therapy Available Throughout California, Massachusetts, New Jersey + Indiana
You are going though your days, but it may not feel like you are fully in your life.
Getting started feels harder, things you used to enjoy don’t feel the same, and even simple routines take more effort than they used to. Maybe you notice yourself withdrawing, sleeping more, scrolling more, putting things off, or wondering why you cannot just “snap out of it.”
Depression and low motivation can make the world feel smaller, heavier, and harder to engage with. Over time, it can affect your energy, relationships, school or work, and your ability to feel connected to yourself.
Therapy for depression and low motivation can help you understand what is weighing on you, rebuild momentum in manageable ways, and reconnect with the people, activities, and parts of yourself that matter.
You do not have to force yourself to feel better overnight. We can start by making life feel a little more possible, one step at a time.
Depression does not always look like obvious sadness. It can show up as feeling numb, disconnected, less interested in people or things you normally care about, or wondering why everything feels so flat. You may still be going through the motions, but feel farther and farther away from yourself.
Meet Your Therapist
Hi, I’m Dr. Angelica.
I’ve spent more than a decade supporting people who feel disconnected from themselves, low on motivation, or unsure why things that used to matter suddenly feel harder to care about.
Depression can make life feel smaller. You may still be showing up, but with less energy, less interest, and less access to the parts of yourself that once felt familiar.
I care deeply about helping people reconnect with themselves and with what makes life feel meaningful. You deserve more than simply getting through the day. You deserve to feel interested, connected, hopeful, and able to imagine a future you actually want to be part of.
Dr. Angelica Barron Maulucci, DSW, LCSW/LICSW, CFS
Does This Sound Like You?
-You feel like you are on autopilot.
-Things you used to enjoy do not feel as interesting, exciting, or worth the effort.
-Getting started feels hard, even when you know what you need or want to do.
-You are pulling away from friends, family, plans, or activities you usually care about.
-You feel numb, flat, or like your emotions are harder to access than they used to be.
-You are ready to reconnect with your spark.
Together, we can make more room for meaning, interest, and hope.
FAQ
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This support may be a good fit if you are someone ages 13-39 who feels disconnected, emotionally flat, unmotivated, or like you are moving through life on autopilot. You do not have to feel sad all the time for depression to be affecting you.
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Therapy can help with low mood, loss of interest, low motivation, withdrawal, difficulty getting started, disconnection from yourself or others, and feeling unsure how to move forward. We may also work on routines, relationships, self-esteem, stress, and reconnecting with things that bring meaning or enjoyment.
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It may be time to reach out if you have noticed that things feel harder to care about, you are pulling away from people or activities, your motivation has changed, or getting through everyday responsibilities takes more effort than it used to. You do not have to wait until things feel unbearable to ask for support.
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Sessions are offered virtually, so you can meet from a private and comfortable space without adding travel or another stop to an already full day. I currently provide online therapy to clients located in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Indiana.
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Low motivation is not about laziness or a lack of discipline. Depression can affect energy, interest, concentration, and the ability to feel rewarded by things that would normally matter to you. Therapy can help us understand what is underneath the loss of momentum instead of simply asking you to push harder.
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Together, we can make sense of what has changed, identify small and realistic ways to rebuild momentum, and reconnect you with relationships, interests, goals, and experiences that feel meaningful to you. The goal is not to force positivity – it is to help life gradually feel possible.
What if you could go from feeling like life is happening to you…
…to feeling like life is actually happening for you?
Depression + low motivation therapy is grounded in the belief that motivation is not a measure of your worth. You do not have to force yourself forward. We can begin by understanding what has made it hard
I’m here to help you make sense of how depression and low motivation are showing up in everyday life, reduce the shame around struggling to get started, and build realistic ways to create more momentum, structure, and confidence.
What You Can Expect
Space to Be Honest
You do not have to come in motivated, hopeful, or ready with answers. Therapy can be a place to talk honestly about what feels hard without having to minimize it or make it sound better than it is.
Support That Meets Your Actual Capacity
We will work at a pace that feels realistic, breaking things down into manageable steps rather than adding more pressure or another list of things you “should” be doing.
A Closer Look at What Helps
Together, we can notice what affects your mood, energy, routines, relationships, and sense of interest so we can better understand what supports you.
You do not have to wait until things feel unbearable to ask for support.
Schedule Your Free Consultation
If you are interested in individual psychotherapy services, or would like to learn more, please schedule a free 15-minute inquiry call at your convenience.
Psychotherapy Services
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Therapy for Relationships + Boundaries
Hard to say no, ask for what you need, or know where you end and someone else begins? Here to help you navigate friendships, family, and romantic relationships, and communicate.
Therapy for Stress, Burnout + Overwhelm
You are trying to keep up and somehow still feel behind. The to-do list never ends, rest comes with guilt, and small tasks feel big. Therapy can create a healthier relationship with productivity.
Therapy for Life Transitions + Change
Changing chapters and seasons of life can bring grief, uncertainty, possibility, and everything in between. Therapy can help make sense of it all with greater clarity and peace.
Therapy For Depression + Low Motivation
Feeling drained, disconnected, or stuck? Each day taking more energy than anyone realizes? Support can help rebuild motivation and reconnect with yourself, others, and the life you want.
Therapy for Self-Esteem + Identity
Comparison, perfectionism, self-doubt, or pressure to fit in and meet expectations? Together, we can work towards confidence and develop a stronger sense of self.