Fortune Global Psychiatry is a full service private practice serving Atlanta and its surrounding areas. Fortune Global Psychiatry will provide comprehensive adult psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis and personalized treatment plans for conditions including; adjustment disorder, insomnia, depression, anxiety, disorder, PTSD, bipolar ...
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Hosted by Maima Fortune
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN, APRN-BC, PMHNP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Atlanta, GA 30309
Fortune Global Psychiatry is a full service private practice serving Atlanta and its surrounding areas. Fortune Global Psychiatry will provide comprehensive adult psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis and personalized treatment plans for conditions including; adjustment disorder, insomnia, depression, anxiety, disorder, PTSD, bipolar ...
Restoring Hope Recovery Group is a full-service concierge psychiatry practice serving the community in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Under the leadership of Debbie Stevens, PhD, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC, Restoring Hope has enhanced the quality of life for patients through a telehealth ...
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Hosted by Dr. Debbie Stevens
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PhD, APRN-BC, PMHNP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Atlanta, GA 30309
Restoring Hope Recovery Group is a full-service concierge psychiatry practice serving the community in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Under the leadership of Debbie Stevens, PhD, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC, Restoring Hope has enhanced the quality of life for patients through a telehealth ...
This group focuses on learning how to tolerate and overcome unwanted emotions. Our skills group goes for 10 weeks at a time to cover each module within the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy training including Distress Tolerance Skills, Emotion Regulation Skills, and ...
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Hosted by Meshai Dixon-Olivares
Marriage & Family Therapist, MAMFT, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Atlanta, GA 30315
This group focuses on learning how to tolerate and overcome unwanted emotions. Our skills group goes for 10 weeks at a time to cover each module within the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy training including Distress Tolerance Skills, Emotion Regulation Skills, and ...
*The group has been paused until further notice.* Please check back in July 2023 for more information. Black women will learn to live more fulfilled and effective lives utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy to cope with the impact of daily oppression ...
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Hosted by Winter C. Foddrell
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Atlanta, GA 30324
*The group has been paused until further notice.* Please check back in July 2023 for more information. Black women will learn to live more fulfilled and effective lives utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy to cope with the impact of daily oppression ...
This group teaches residents practical behavioral skills for tolerating distress, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation and being able to stay in the present moment (mindfulness). Clients are referred to this group for various reasons, including but not limited to: relapse prevention, ...
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Hosted by Breakthrough Recovery Outreach, LLC
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Group meets in Atlanta, GA 30341
This group teaches residents practical behavioral skills for tolerating distress, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation and being able to stay in the present moment (mindfulness). Clients are referred to this group for various reasons, including but not limited to: relapse prevention, ...
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Bipolar Disorder Support Groups
What is the most successful approach to treating bipolar disorder?
Living with bipolar disorder can be challenging, and a number of therapies have been found effective in providing support to patients as they gain the skills to understand and manage the disorder. Family-focused therapy is often helpful for children and teens (the majority of cases develop before age 19); it aims to minimize mood cycling by improving family communication and reducing conflict. It also helps young people navigate the developmental challenges the disorder can create. Cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) and variants such as Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)help patients manage the thoughts and feelings that influence bipolar mood swings as well as develop specific behavioral strategies to counteract them.
What happens in therapy for bipolar disorder?
Because the patterns of mood switching and its triggers differ for each person and can change over time, mood tracking or monitoring becomes a basic way patients learn about the nature of their condition. One of the most common features of therapy is finding a workable method of mood monitoring, in which patients track their daily activities and rate their moods, then use the findings to adjust routines accordingly. Patients learn ways of handling the many stresses that arise in life so that they do not trigger mood swings.
What kinds of problems does therapy help with?
Like many other mental health disorders, BPD is heavily influenced by stress; therapy provides skills for coping with stressors of all kinds. Therapy is extremely important for helping individuals identify the situations that may trigger mood switching, so that mood swings can be prevented. Therapy may especially target recognition of the early stages of mood change so that they can be managed. In addition, therapy helps patients deal with the significant amount of turbulence the disorder can create in relationships and in work life.
What is the goal of therapy for bipolar disorder?
Therapy helps patients set up their lives to maintain stability so that their mood isn’t constantly threatened by daily events. Perhaps the first task of therapy is to educate people about the nature of the disorder. At the same time, a primary goal of therapy is to enhance adherence to drug treatment. Extended periods of mood stability can prompt patients to discontinue medication, triggering relapse, while the early phases of manic episodes can feel so energizing that patients stop medication, ushering in full-blown mania and the altered self-perception that can lead to destructive behaviors. Another major goal of therapy is to understand one’s mood patterns so as to minimize both the frequency and intensity of mood cycling.