I never said that she was not depressed. I have no idea if she is or not. And respectfully, no one on this board can say she IS depressed, including the therapist who was TREATING her, and who, incidentally, people decided to deride after hearing only one part of the one-sided story.
I think it’s unreasonable to immediately suggest OP’s child MUST be depressed when the behaviors she describes can absolutely have other causes. I was simply offering a different interpretation.
The OP asked whether or not she should remove her teen’s phone to force her to therapy because she thought she might be depressed. All the issues listed (dropping grades, hiding out, etc) could be a sign of depression, but could as easily not be. She asked for opinions and as happens you and I may not agree. So be it.
I wish her the best.