Divya Sharma, Registered Social Worker, offers depression therapy and counselling in Calgary at Therapy for People, in person at Langley House in Bankview and online. Her work looks at both what depression feels like day to day and what may sit underneath it: emotional, relationship and life-context factors. Your first step is a free meet and greet.

Therapy for People is not a crisis service. If you are in crisis or thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8 any time.

Your therapist

Divya Sharma, BSc, BSW, MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker

Divya offers individual counselling with an integrative approach, drawing on CBT, DBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy, ACT, mindfulness, exposure-based work and family systems theory. Her work is trauma-informed and guided by a culturally sensitive, inclusive lens.

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What depression can feel like

Depression shows up differently for everyone. Sometimes it is sadness. Often it is quieter than that, and harder to name. It can look like:

• A low mood that hangs on, or keeps coming back.
• Emotional numbness: feeling flat, or cut off from what you feel.
• Feeling empty, without quite knowing why.
• Loss of motivation, with work and everyday tasks taking everything you have.
• Losing interest in things you used to love.
• Struggling to get out of bed, and getting through the day thinking as little as possible.
• Feeling disconnected from life, and from the people around you.
• A harsh inner critic, or thoughts that loop on not being good enough.

You do not need to be in crisis to come to counselling. Many people come simply because they want support, relief, or a deeper understanding of themselves.

Working with today, and with what lies underneath

Depression counselling with Divya works on two levels. One is the immediate experience: the heaviness, the numbness, the mornings that are hard to face. The other is what may be feeding it.

That might be emotional, like grief that never had room or anger that did not feel safe to show. It might be interpersonal, like conflict at home or a relationship that has drifted. It might be the context of your life: stress at work, a loss, a move, an illness, or the pull of culture and family.

Social workers are trained to see how a person's struggles are shaped by the systems around them: family, culture, institutions and social structures. Divya brings that view to her work, with a culturally sensitive and inclusive lens.

How Divya works with depression

Divya takes an integrative approach, tailored to your goals. She brings a calm, grounded presence, and works to create a space where you feel heard and supported from the very first session. She draws on:

• CBT, to notice the thought patterns behind a low mood, like thoughts that loop on not being good enough, and practise responding differently.
• Exposure-based work, to return step by step to the people, places and plans you have been avoiding, at a pace you agree on together.
• ACT and mindfulness, to make room for heavy feelings instead of fighting them, and to take small steps toward what matters to you, even while motivation is low.
• DBT skills, for moments that feel overwhelming and emotions that are hard to steady.
• Emotion-Focused Therapy, to work with feelings that have been hard to reach or hard to hold, including grief, shame, or feeling numb and cut off.
• Family systems theory, to look at patterns in your family and closest relationships, and how they shape what you carry.

Her work is trauma-informed. When depression is bound up with family life, Divya also offers family counselling.

More to read on depression

These articles from the Therapy for People blog look at low mood from different angles:

• Transforming Depression: how decisions made in childhood can show up later as depression.
• Why Are We in Pain: on the roots of emotional pain.
• Weathering the Storm: on stress, job insecurity and low mood in Calgary.
• Facing the Void: on healing as a spiral, and what it means to feel low again.

Your first step

Book a free meet and greet with Divya: a conversation to see if what you want and what she offers are aligned. Sessions are online and in person. From November 1, 2026, in-person sessions are at Langley House, 1909 17th Ave SW in Bankview, Calgary, with free parking.

Individual sessions with Divya are $220 for 60 minutes, $275 for 75 minutes and $330 for 90 minutes. We direct bill Sun Life and Telus Health, and many workplace benefit plans cover services from a Registered Social Worker. Check your own plan, and see all fees and insurance.

Common questions

How much does depression therapy cost at Therapy for People?

Individual sessions with Divya are $220 for 60 minutes, $275 for 75 minutes and $330 for 90 minutes. The meet and greet is free.

See the full list on Fees and Insurance.

Will my insurance cover depression counselling?

We direct bill Sun Life and Telus Health. Divya is a Registered Social Worker, and many workplace benefit plans cover RSW services.

Check your own plan for details before your first session.

Can I get depression counselling online?

Yes. Sessions are offered online and in person. From November 1, 2026, in-person sessions are at Langley House, 1909 17th Ave SW in Bankview, Calgary, with free parking.

What kind of therapy does Divya use for depression?

Divya Sharma, BSc, BSW, MSW, RSW, has more than 11 years of experience in mental health and clinical practice. She takes an integrative approach, drawing on CBT, DBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy, ACT, mindfulness, exposure-based work and family systems theory, tailored to your goals. Her work is trauma-informed.

I feel numb more than sad. Is that something to bring to counselling?

Yes. Low mood can feel flat, empty or cut off from your feelings, and you can bring that to counselling just as it is.

Emotion-Focused Therapy, one of the approaches Divya draws on, works directly with feelings that have been hard to reach.

How many sessions will I need?

It depends on what you are working on. A helpful place to begin is about 10 sessions, weekly for the first four weeks. Some people come for focused, short-term support, and others with more complex histories stay longer, sometimes a year or more.

How long you come is always your choice.