Balm Path

Coping with Depression

Learn to navigate low mood, regain motivation, and break free from the cycle of depression with guided CBT-based sessions. This six-session journey helps you understand your inner world, challenge self-critical thoughts, and take small steps toward emotional resilience.

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Your Mood, Your Path Forward

6 sessions grounded in evidence-based strategies to help you recognize unhelpful thought patterns, re-engage with life, and build a personalized plan for emotional health. No referrals, no app download—just structured support at your own pace.

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Depression Support Toolkit

Thought Awareness & Reframing
Understand the power of automatic thoughts and learn to challenge the patterns that reinforce depression.

Behavioral Activation

Break free from avoidance with strategies that help you reconnect with meaningful activities and small wins.

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Core Belief Work

Explore and reshape deeply held beliefs about yourself, others, and your future to build a more self-compassionate perspective.

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Week 1
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Mapping Your Inner Landscape

Explore how thoughts, feelings, and actions reinforce depression. Start identifying your automatic thoughts and track how your daily routines affect your mood.

Week 2
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Becoming Your Own Detective

Learn to recognize and challenge common cognitive distortions. Practice structured techniques for creating more balanced perspectives in difficult situations.

Week 3
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Breaking Free from the Spiral

Discover how inactivity fuels low mood—and how small steps toward engagement can shift your energy and outlook. Develop your own behavioral activation plan.

Week 4
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Building Your Toolkit

Gain problem-solving tools to help you navigate challenges more effectively. Break overwhelming problems into specific, manageable steps using structured methods.

Week 5
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Digging Deeper: Your Core Story

Identify and evaluate the core beliefs that influence your emotional well-being. Begin replacing self-critical narratives with more compassionate, balanced truths.

Week 6
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Staying Strong: Your Future Self

Create a personal maintenance and resilience plan. Develop strategies for recognizing early signs of relapse and staying connected to the practices that help you thrive.

FAQs

How long does it take to complete a session?

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Sessions typically take 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete, depending on your pace and the exercises involved. You can do it! As you see the benefits, we hope you continue to make progress.

Can I skip a session or return to a previous one?

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You can return to previous sessions as needed, however you need to unlock the next session before you can skip forward. Sessions are unlocked after a set period of time has passed (typically 72 hours) and the assignments have been completed.

How does CBT help with depression?

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CBT helps you recognize how automatic thoughts and avoidance behaviors can sustain low mood. By learning to challenge distorted thinking, re-engage with life, and shift core beliefs, you build tools that reduce depression’s hold—and foster sustainable emotional resilience.

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