Depression can shift how a person experiences daily life—dampening motivation, altering sleep, and changing emotional patterns. At The Ranch Tennessee, clients receive grounded, structured support to help them slow down, examine the roots of their symptoms, and begin building a more stable internal foundation.
Depression appears in many forms, from persistent sadness to emotional numbness. Clinical depression (major depressive disorder) involves symptoms that endure and interfere with day-to-day functioning. Some clients experience depression alongside trauma, anxiety, or substance use, which can complicate recovery.
Depression and substance use frequently influence each other. Substance use may temporarily blunt emotional pain but often intensifies depression over time. Likewise, depression can make it harder to stop using substances. Dual diagnosis care helps clients address both patterns simultaneously.
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Therapy focuses on helping clients understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, building tools that lead to long-term stability.
Clients leave with individualized aftercare plans, continued therapy recommendations, and alumni connections that help maintain momentum as they transition home.
To begin depression recovery in Tennessee, call 470.571.3586. Our team will help you explore treatment options and next steps.
If you’re ready to talk, we’re here. The Ranch offers a place to settle, breathe, and begin again. Reach out today and start your recovery in a setting built for healing.
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Dr. Fuller is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He completed medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and residency at Vanderbilt University. Additionally, he has completed the Nashville Advance Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program, a two-year intensive program to better integrate traditional psychotherapy into his psychiatric practice. Dr. Fuller began his post-residency career in psychiatry running a psychotherapy-oriented private practice. Looking to help more people than he could working alone yet still provide treatment that emphasizes the importance and value of talk therapy, he joined The Ranch in 2017.
Dr. Fuller is passionate about helping people who have survived trauma and/or are struggling with addiction and strongly believes that the life we all deserve is within reach, no matter the adversity that one must overcome. He views medications as tools rather than solutions and his prescribing philosophy is to use the lowest dose necessary of non-addictive medications to help aid the process of recovery.