Depression Coaching

• education: BSc degree in biological and medical sciences
• professional designation: CA (chartered accountant)
• reference library >300 books about mental illness
• consulting experience since 1972, was employed by 4 Toronto CA firms before opening own North York office, 1983
• Bob offers accounting, tax and consulting services to local business owners and individuals.
• founder and coordinator of NICA: Network of >175 CA's in the GTA
• freelance writer (>10 articles published, 4 books self-publishing)

He has had recurring episodes of depression off and on since age 17, rare high energy times of hypomania and migraines since age 12.
>30 years living and working with a mood disorder. Self-employed consultant in North York, experienced with local clients Bob has written 4 layman's guide books about depression survival, tips, traps and references.

Bob advises people to consult with medical professionals about depression diagnosis and treatment and/or therapists about personal issues and patterns of thinking, feeling and acting.

Many factors can cause or contribute to depression including:
genetic, medical, social, developmental, psychological, chronic stress to distress: strains, overloads or losses.

For depressed people to get well, they are advised to get competent medical advice and have psychological counseling to find the root cause(s) of their mental health problems and learn to restore normal brain function without adverse effects.

Bob focuses on helping depressed people who want to learn, help themselves, cope, hope and encourage others, find quality mental healthcare, become well and restore normal mood without adverse effects.

1. understanding the depression survivor's perspective
2. developing self-help skills and coping strategies
3. surviving depression and living well with a mood disorder
4. finding competent mental healthcare
5. cooperating with healthcare professionals
6. considering treatment objectives; using a mental healthcare 'compass'
7. restoring normal health without adverse effects
8. keeping a personal progress journal
9. self-helping and caring for other depression survivors
10. reading and writing to heal, finding books for laymen
11. using laymen's guide books and references
12. sharing information about depression
13. mental accounting services for employees and self-employed
14. identifying money matters and tax issues
15. coping with financial problems during episodes
16. discussing local support services; eg. the Mood Disorders Assoc. of ON
17. getting information about restorative mental healthcare from books, the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine and the Cdn. Schizophrenia Foundation
18. using the Internet to find helpful information about mood disorders
19. nurturing and networking by e-mail
20. social aspects: stigma and support