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Michael G. Pipich MS, LMFT

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Michael G. Pipich, MS, LMFT, is a psychotherapist with more than 30 years of experience diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder. He is the author of Owning Bipolar: How Patients and Families Can Take Control of Bipolar Disorder (Citadel Press, Sept 2018). Pipich has taught graduate-level courses in diagnosis and psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and substance abuse and addictions, and provides national professional trainings in bipolar diagnosis and treatment. He also frequently conducts community-based bipolar educational groups for patients and families. He has an extensive interest and knowledge in treating bipolar disorder from both individual and family therapy modalities. He has also testified in several legal cases as an expert witness.

Pipich was selected as a collaborating investigator by the American Psychiatric Association, performing clinical field trials for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), and is a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He is also the founder of BipolarNetwork.com.

He holds a Master of Science in Clinical/Community Psychology from California State University, Fullerton, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. He practices at the Colorado Center for Clinical Excellence in Denver.

Books by Michael G. Pipich MS, LMFT
Recent Posts
Creativity in Bipolar Disorder: Fabulous or Fatal?

People with bipolar fear losing creativity, so they often avoid treatment. Here’s how therapy can save them and their creative abilities.

People with bipolar fear losing creativity, so they often avoid treatment. Here’s how therapy can save them and their creative abilities.

Are You Depressed or Is It Bipolar Disorder?

People with bipolar disorder are often misdiagnosed with major depression. Here's how to tell the difference.

People with bipolar disorder are often misdiagnosed with major depression. Here's how to tell the difference.

How to Recognize Bipolar Disorder in Children

Does your child display outbursts of anger, excitability, anxiety or rage, followed by depression and despondency? These could be the first signs of bipolar disorder.

Does your child display outbursts of anger, excitability, anxiety or rage, followed by depression and despondency? These could be the first signs of bipolar disorder.

What You Can Do About Postpartum Bipolar Disorder

Mood swings during pregnancy or after childbirth could be a lot more than stress. They could be the first signs of bipolar disorder.

Mood swings during pregnancy or after childbirth could be a lot more than stress. They could be the first signs of bipolar disorder.

The Bipolar-Addiction Connection

Having problems staying sober? An undetected bipolar disorder may be standing in your way.

Having problems staying sober? An undetected bipolar disorder may be standing in your way.