Bipolar Disorder Therapists in Castle Rock, CO

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Canna O'Carroll
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, CCTP, LPC
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in working with individuals who suffer from trauma, grief and loss, PTSD, and Bipolar Disorder.
I have a passion for creating a non-judgmental safe space where people feel comfortable, supported, accepted and validated. It is my goal to meet you where you are and work collaboratively with you, to help you take positive life-changing steps towards a life worth living. I want to help you move from surviving to thriving.
I specialize in working with individuals who suffer from trauma, grief and loss, PTSD, and Bipolar Disorder.
I have a passion for creating a non-judgmental safe space where people feel comfortable, supported, accepted and validated. It is my goal to meet you where you are and work collaboratively with you, to help you take positive life-changing steps towards a life worth living. I want to help you move from surviving to thriving.
(720) 807-7219 View (720) 807-7219
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Taylor Diltz
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Castle Rock, CO 80104  (Online Only)
My specialty involves working with trauma and mood disorders including those with depression, bipolar, and/or anxiety.
As a counselor, I am passionate and dedicated to connecting with people to assist them through any challenges they may be facing. I embrace the strong belief that individuals need to hold a focus on healing rather than not feeling. My approach involves bringing those feelings and memories we try to avoid to the front of our consciousness to process and heal from them in more appropriate and healthy ways. I enjoy working with adults that stem from a variety of backgrounds. In individual, couple, and group settings, I offer a safe, caring, and compassionate environment for all individuals seeking support.
My specialty involves working with trauma and mood disorders including those with depression, bipolar, and/or anxiety.
As a counselor, I am passionate and dedicated to connecting with people to assist them through any challenges they may be facing. I embrace the strong belief that individuals need to hold a focus on healing rather than not feeling. My approach involves bringing those feelings and memories we try to avoid to the front of our consciousness to process and heal from them in more appropriate and healthy ways. I enjoy working with adults that stem from a variety of backgrounds. In individual, couple, and group settings, I offer a safe, caring, and compassionate environment for all individuals seeking support.
(720) 702-1756 View (720) 702-1756
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James Pontius, Ph.D.
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104  (Online Only)
I work toward helping clients feel emotionally safe in therapy. It is very important that people feel validated, understood, accepted, and not judged for having their difficulties. I have been in private practice for over 35 years. I work with a wide variety of people, including individuals and couples. I have particular interests in helping people with depression (including Bipolar Disorder), anxiety (i.e.,panic, generalized & social anxiety, PTSD, OCD, etc), relationship difficulties, and addictions. I am a provider for numerous managed care companies, and have been on medical staffs of various hospitals for many years.
I work toward helping clients feel emotionally safe in therapy. It is very important that people feel validated, understood, accepted, and not judged for having their difficulties. I have been in private practice for over 35 years. I work with a wide variety of people, including individuals and couples. I have particular interests in helping people with depression (including Bipolar Disorder), anxiety (i.e.,panic, generalized & social anxiety, PTSD, OCD, etc), relationship difficulties, and addictions. I am a provider for numerous managed care companies, and have been on medical staffs of various hospitals for many years.
(561) 559-7447 View (561) 559-7447
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Nancy Anderson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CAC, II
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Self-esteem, self-control, grief, loss, anxiety, depression, bipolar, or other mental health problems transfer to all areas of life.
I specialize in children, adolescents and their families. Conflicts within the home, school, or work place contribute to added stress, anxiety, depression and addictive behaviors. Problems adjusting to new family dynamics can be expressed by irritability, anger, or withdrawal. I will work with you to improve relationships between siblings, between children and parents, or between friends and colleagues. If your family is struggling with possible addictions and related issues, I have experience that may help. When you leave the first session, you will have some coping strategies to improve your situation. Take some positive steps towards a better future today.
Self-esteem, self-control, grief, loss, anxiety, depression, bipolar, or other mental health problems transfer to all areas of life.
I specialize in children, adolescents and their families. Conflicts within the home, school, or work place contribute to added stress, anxiety, depression and addictive behaviors. Problems adjusting to new family dynamics can be expressed by irritability, anger, or withdrawal. I will work with you to improve relationships between siblings, between children and parents, or between friends and colleagues. If your family is struggling with possible addictions and related issues, I have experience that may help. When you leave the first session, you will have some coping strategies to improve your situation. Take some positive steps towards a better future today.
(719) 427-2284 View (719) 427-2284
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Jana Briggs Counseling, LLC & Associates
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Children, Teens, Adults, Couples & Families / Art & Play Therapy / Anxiety / Depression / Bipolar / Anger / ADHD / Disordered Eating / Body Image & Self-Esteem / Grief & Trauma / Self-Harm / LGBTQ+ / Parent Coaching / Life Change / Premarital & Marital / Communication / Divorce Adjustment / Med.
At JBC & Associates, our clinicians take a thoughtful, creative & collaborative approach to develop customized treatment plans. We prioritize every detail to ensure that your experience is truly exceptional. The JBC team is committed to providing a ‘boutique-style’ experience for our clients & their families. This means that individuals seeking mental health support will receive more tailored, intimate, and comprehensive treatment. A ‘boutique-style’ practice involves careful attention to detail to ensure a welcoming, comfortable, and personalized environment. It means receiving excellent, personalized services that you deserve.
Children, Teens, Adults, Couples & Families / Art & Play Therapy / Anxiety / Depression / Bipolar / Anger / ADHD / Disordered Eating / Body Image & Self-Esteem / Grief & Trauma / Self-Harm / LGBTQ+ / Parent Coaching / Life Change / Premarital & Marital / Communication / Divorce Adjustment / Med.
At JBC & Associates, our clinicians take a thoughtful, creative & collaborative approach to develop customized treatment plans. We prioritize every detail to ensure that your experience is truly exceptional. The JBC team is committed to providing a ‘boutique-style’ experience for our clients & their families. This means that individuals seeking mental health support will receive more tailored, intimate, and comprehensive treatment. A ‘boutique-style’ practice involves careful attention to detail to ensure a welcoming, comfortable, and personalized environment. It means receiving excellent, personalized services that you deserve.
(303) 900-5525 View (303) 900-5525
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Dawnelle Tilden
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA, LAC, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Are you a parent who has found that managing your teen's emotions, behaviors and school performance a bigger challenge than you thought? Are you seeking support on how to set appropriate healthy boundaries while still maintaining a loving relationship with others? Are you wondering how to improve your situation? I can help you by exploring the challenges you are facing and empower you, to reconnect with yourself and others. We will explore the past but focus on the present to plan for a better future. If you are desiring change and are willing to make change, together we can figure out how.
Are you a parent who has found that managing your teen's emotions, behaviors and school performance a bigger challenge than you thought? Are you seeking support on how to set appropriate healthy boundaries while still maintaining a loving relationship with others? Are you wondering how to improve your situation? I can help you by exploring the challenges you are facing and empower you, to reconnect with yourself and others. We will explore the past but focus on the present to plan for a better future. If you are desiring change and are willing to make change, together we can figure out how.
(720) 636-7258 View (720) 636-7258
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Camila Joao, Untethered Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104  (Online Only)
You know how it goes. Life gets hard, things happen, and we develop creative strategies to protect ourselves from real, perceived, and/or anticipated threats of suffering. These strategies, accumulated overtime, suddenly seem to shape much of how we interact with the world. Some are useful and their cost outweighs the pain they help avoid. Others seem so random you can’t even tell how they started; although, you suspect they no longer serve you. A third kind are the strategies you don’t know you’re using, their cause, cost or benefits. After a while, you may feel less connected, less whole, and may not feel and experience as deeply.
You know how it goes. Life gets hard, things happen, and we develop creative strategies to protect ourselves from real, perceived, and/or anticipated threats of suffering. These strategies, accumulated overtime, suddenly seem to shape much of how we interact with the world. Some are useful and their cost outweighs the pain they help avoid. Others seem so random you can’t even tell how they started; although, you suspect they no longer serve you. A third kind are the strategies you don’t know you’re using, their cause, cost or benefits. After a while, you may feel less connected, less whole, and may not feel and experience as deeply.
(720) 868-9461 View (720) 868-9461
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Amanda Toronto
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSc, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Waitlist for new clients
Amanda Toronto M.S.C., is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) working with individuals, couples, and families in the Castle Rock Colorado area. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Brigham Young University Hawaii, and her graduate degree in counseling psychology with an emphasis in clinical counseling from University of Phoenix in Salt Lake City, Utah (cacrep accredited). She has several certificates and additional trainings including, Gottman approach to couples counseling level 1, EMDR, eating disorder treatment, and play therapy.
Amanda Toronto M.S.C., is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) working with individuals, couples, and families in the Castle Rock Colorado area. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Brigham Young University Hawaii, and her graduate degree in counseling psychology with an emphasis in clinical counseling from University of Phoenix in Salt Lake City, Utah (cacrep accredited). She has several certificates and additional trainings including, Gottman approach to couples counseling level 1, EMDR, eating disorder treatment, and play therapy.
(720) 619-2223 View (720) 619-2223
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Camille L. Reich
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104
COUPLES, FAMILY, CHILD and INDIVIDUAL THERAPY. True Happiness and Stability Stems from the Quality of our Significant Relationships! I work from a strength-based, solution-focused, and systemic or relational orientation, all are evidence-based approaches. I focus on people's strengths and possibilities while addressing their real life difficulties. I also provide personality, relationship (couple) and career assessments. I believe in a holistic approach to the therapeutic process that incorporates biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions empowering a person or family towards mastering life to its fullest!
COUPLES, FAMILY, CHILD and INDIVIDUAL THERAPY. True Happiness and Stability Stems from the Quality of our Significant Relationships! I work from a strength-based, solution-focused, and systemic or relational orientation, all are evidence-based approaches. I focus on people's strengths and possibilities while addressing their real life difficulties. I also provide personality, relationship (couple) and career assessments. I believe in a holistic approach to the therapeutic process that incorporates biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions empowering a person or family towards mastering life to its fullest!
(720) 539-7329 View (720) 539-7329
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Maryanne Meyer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Reaching out for support in our most vulnerable times can be painful, confusing, and quite literally scary! I strive for my authentic and compassionate style to leave clients feeling embraced as they are, and safe to experience their humanity. My belief in the inherent value within us all, supports clients as they develop an internal sense of belonging. I work primarily with teens, adults, and families navigating their relationships, life changes/transitions, parenting, healing from past emotional wounds, and managing anxious/depressed thoughts.
Reaching out for support in our most vulnerable times can be painful, confusing, and quite literally scary! I strive for my authentic and compassionate style to leave clients feeling embraced as they are, and safe to experience their humanity. My belief in the inherent value within us all, supports clients as they develop an internal sense of belonging. I work primarily with teens, adults, and families navigating their relationships, life changes/transitions, parenting, healing from past emotional wounds, and managing anxious/depressed thoughts.
(720) 449-6093 View (720) 449-6093
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Behavioral Health and Trauma Recovery Services, PC
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Dr. Lucia is the Director/Owner and treating psychologist at this practice. Our clinical providers focus on improving your daily health, modifying thoughts/behaviors, and help you to overcome life's toughest challenges. We specialize in the treatment of First Responder and Military Related Stress Reactions, and Civilians who have experienced stressful life-cycle changes or isolated traumatic events (i.e., survivors of active shooter/terrorist attacks; suicide of family member), by serving as a "first response" to these often-unnamed heroes and survivors so they can return to fulfilling their mission and living a life worth living.
Dr. Lucia is the Director/Owner and treating psychologist at this practice. Our clinical providers focus on improving your daily health, modifying thoughts/behaviors, and help you to overcome life's toughest challenges. We specialize in the treatment of First Responder and Military Related Stress Reactions, and Civilians who have experienced stressful life-cycle changes or isolated traumatic events (i.e., survivors of active shooter/terrorist attacks; suicide of family member), by serving as a "first response" to these often-unnamed heroes and survivors so they can return to fulfilling their mission and living a life worth living.
(720) 730-6645 View (720) 730-6645
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Castle Rock Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Castle Rock, CO 80104
The clients whom I am best suited to treat are people who have stress in their life and want something to change. Everyone deals with difficult things in life. Whether it is job stress, divorce, moving, family struggles, loss, parenting, financial stress, or any other life stresses. You don't have to feel stuck and overwhelmed. Depression, worries, and feeling tired go hand in hand with life stress. You don't have to figure it all out by yourself.
The clients whom I am best suited to treat are people who have stress in their life and want something to change. Everyone deals with difficult things in life. Whether it is job stress, divorce, moving, family struggles, loss, parenting, financial stress, or any other life stresses. You don't have to feel stuck and overwhelmed. Depression, worries, and feeling tired go hand in hand with life stress. You don't have to figure it all out by yourself.
(720) 606-4381 View (720) 606-4381
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Shauna Roubidoux
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80109  (Online Only)
Welcome! I’m Shauna Roubidoux, a licensed therapist specializing in trauma recovery and maternal mental health. With a background in Law Enforcement dispatch and military service, I bring a unique understanding of stress and trauma. My therapeutic approach integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients process trauma and anxiety effectively. I have a special interest in supporting mothers through postpartum depression and anxiety, offering a safe space for exploration and developing coping strategies.
Welcome! I’m Shauna Roubidoux, a licensed therapist specializing in trauma recovery and maternal mental health. With a background in Law Enforcement dispatch and military service, I bring a unique understanding of stress and trauma. My therapeutic approach integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients process trauma and anxiety effectively. I have a special interest in supporting mothers through postpartum depression and anxiety, offering a safe space for exploration and developing coping strategies.
(720) 741-7178 View (720) 741-7178
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Behavioral Health and Trauma Recovery Services, PC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Lisa A. Hoeffner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC). Lisa is a member of the Violence Free Colorado and Disabled American Veterans. At this practice we focus on improving your daily health, modifying thoughts/behaviors, and help you overcome life's toughest challenges. We specialize in First Responder and Military Related Stress Reactions, and Civilians who have experienced stressful life-cycle changes or isolated traumatic events, by serving as a "first response" to these often-unnamed heroes and survivors so they can return to fulfilling their mission and living a life worth living.
Lisa A. Hoeffner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC). Lisa is a member of the Violence Free Colorado and Disabled American Veterans. At this practice we focus on improving your daily health, modifying thoughts/behaviors, and help you overcome life's toughest challenges. We specialize in First Responder and Military Related Stress Reactions, and Civilians who have experienced stressful life-cycle changes or isolated traumatic events, by serving as a "first response" to these often-unnamed heroes and survivors so they can return to fulfilling their mission and living a life worth living.
(720) 713-7448 View (720) 713-7448
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Kristi Willhoft LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104
I work with couples and individuals on relationship issues, trauma, anxiety and depression. By listening with the heart and enhancing emotional communications I can help you find your way through difficult relationship issues, life transitions, parent-child difficulties, trauma, or symptoms of anxiety and depression. Everyone has the power and wisdom within to create a life of joy and success. I provide a caring, comfortable and supportive setting to make it possible for you to connect deeply with the strength of spirit that lies within you to uncover your unique strengths. Also visit CreatedforCommunity.net to learn Group Therapy!
I work with couples and individuals on relationship issues, trauma, anxiety and depression. By listening with the heart and enhancing emotional communications I can help you find your way through difficult relationship issues, life transitions, parent-child difficulties, trauma, or symptoms of anxiety and depression. Everyone has the power and wisdom within to create a life of joy and success. I provide a caring, comfortable and supportive setting to make it possible for you to connect deeply with the strength of spirit that lies within you to uncover your unique strengths. Also visit CreatedforCommunity.net to learn Group Therapy!
(720) 741-6869 View (720) 741-6869
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Stephanie Bartlett-Goldstein
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMFT, TF-EAP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Castle Rock, CO 80108
Our team specializes in helping children, adolescents, and adults struggling with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, borderline personality disorder, trauma, fertility and postpartum challenges, and family dynamic challenges. We also offer couples therapy. We utilize techniques that are largely cognitive-behavioral, experiential, and structural as well drawing upon Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Our team also offers biofeedback to help with self-regulation and anxiety. Finally, we offer trauma-focused equine-assisted psychotherapy. We have found that horses & people can help each other heal beautifully.
Our team specializes in helping children, adolescents, and adults struggling with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, borderline personality disorder, trauma, fertility and postpartum challenges, and family dynamic challenges. We also offer couples therapy. We utilize techniques that are largely cognitive-behavioral, experiential, and structural as well drawing upon Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Our team also offers biofeedback to help with self-regulation and anxiety. Finally, we offer trauma-focused equine-assisted psychotherapy. We have found that horses & people can help each other heal beautifully.
(720) 442-7092 View (720) 442-7092
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Carissa Ann Stiffler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSc, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Castle Rock, CO 80104
I believe the therapeutic experience should be one of finding clarity, feeling heard, and being empowered. Therapy should not be a place where you are told you are broken and need to be fixed. I’ll encourage your own curiosity and non-judgement, even (especially) toward the things that you might not like about yourself. I am also honored to work alongside my clients as they work to discover ways to look at themselves through a lens of compassion and love in order to provide freedom to just BE. Come as you are.
I believe the therapeutic experience should be one of finding clarity, feeling heard, and being empowered. Therapy should not be a place where you are told you are broken and need to be fixed. I’ll encourage your own curiosity and non-judgement, even (especially) toward the things that you might not like about yourself. I am also honored to work alongside my clients as they work to discover ways to look at themselves through a lens of compassion and love in order to provide freedom to just BE. Come as you are.
(720) 640-8729 View (720) 640-8729
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Candace Eritano Richey
Licensed Professional Counselor, MCJ, MA, LPC, NCC, LAC
Verified Verified
Castle Rock, CO 80104  (Online Only)
As a former victim advocate with Colorado Springs Police Department, I have a deep passion for helping victims of crime regain their power and find their center. It is through my work with law enforcement and victims of crime that I have gained a deep understanding into the dynamics of trauma, vicarious trauma, secondary trauma, and repercussions of untreated PTSD. It has also been my experience that the vast majority of addictions stem from untreated and unaddressed adverse life experiences that are inherently trauma related.
As a former victim advocate with Colorado Springs Police Department, I have a deep passion for helping victims of crime regain their power and find their center. It is through my work with law enforcement and victims of crime that I have gained a deep understanding into the dynamics of trauma, vicarious trauma, secondary trauma, and repercussions of untreated PTSD. It has also been my experience that the vast majority of addictions stem from untreated and unaddressed adverse life experiences that are inherently trauma related.
(719) 259-4469 View (719) 259-4469
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Katy Keller
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Castle Rock, CO 80104  (Online Only)
I am current accepting new clients and am telehealth only at this time. I offer a relaxed and pressure free environment so you can work at your pace. I offer a safe and non-judgmental environment so you can feel comfortable eventually talking about anything with me. Therapy should be tailored to what YOU need and want. I specialize in helping individuals learn to manage and control anxiety, panic, depression, and mood. I can help you learn to set and hold boundaries, have healthier relationships, and improve your self confidence. With 13 years of experience, I can offer a wide variety of treatments and tools.
I am current accepting new clients and am telehealth only at this time. I offer a relaxed and pressure free environment so you can work at your pace. I offer a safe and non-judgmental environment so you can feel comfortable eventually talking about anything with me. Therapy should be tailored to what YOU need and want. I specialize in helping individuals learn to manage and control anxiety, panic, depression, and mood. I can help you learn to set and hold boundaries, have healthier relationships, and improve your self confidence. With 13 years of experience, I can offer a wide variety of treatments and tools.
(720) 410-9616 View (720) 410-9616
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Kendra Liedtke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Feeling stuck? Overwhelmed with difficult emotions, rumination or impulsive behaviors? Finding yourself engaging in the same ineffective patterns? Having difficulty healing from the past or managing a current traumatic event, loss or life adjustment? I am a strengths-based, certified EMDR therapist with over 20 years counseling experience with adults, intensive training in DBT, and influenced by IFS therapy. My style is warm, engaging, non-judgmental and down to earth. I believe that you are the expert on your life, and starting where you are, we will work together to help facilitate acceptance, healing and growth.
Feeling stuck? Overwhelmed with difficult emotions, rumination or impulsive behaviors? Finding yourself engaging in the same ineffective patterns? Having difficulty healing from the past or managing a current traumatic event, loss or life adjustment? I am a strengths-based, certified EMDR therapist with over 20 years counseling experience with adults, intensive training in DBT, and influenced by IFS therapy. My style is warm, engaging, non-judgmental and down to earth. I believe that you are the expert on your life, and starting where you are, we will work together to help facilitate acceptance, healing and growth.
(720) 961-2995 View (720) 961-2995
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Bipolar Disorder Therapists

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.