Bipolar Disorder
What Is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by significant changes in mood, energy, activity level, and ability to function. These changes can include periods of depression and periods of elevated or unusually energized mood.
Bipolar disorder can affect relationships, work, school, sleep, decision-making, and daily life. With appropriate support and treatment, people with bipolar disorder can develop strategies for managing symptoms and working toward their personal goals.
How Can Therapy Help?
Therapy can provide support for understanding mood patterns, developing coping strategies, and managing the impact of bipolar disorder on daily life.
Depending on your needs, therapy may help you:
- Recognize changes in mood and behavior
- Develop strategies for managing stress
- Identify potential triggers and early warning signs
- Establish healthy routines and coping strategies
- Improve communication and relationships
- Address thoughts, emotions, and behaviors associated with mood changes
- Develop strategies for managing the impact of bipolar disorder on daily functioning
- Work toward personal and treatment goals
Therapy can be an important part of treatment and may be coordinated with medication management or other healthcare when appropriate.
Who Can Benefit From Therapy?
Therapy may be helpful for individuals with bipolar disorder who want support managing emotional and behavioral challenges or adjusting to the impact of the condition on their lives.
It may be particularly helpful for people who:
- Want to better understand their mood patterns
- Experience difficulty managing stress
- Are having relationship or interpersonal difficulties
- Are adjusting to a diagnosis or changes in their life
- Want to strengthen coping and problem-solving skills
- Need support maintaining healthy routines
- Want help identifying and working toward personal goals
What Can We Help With?
Our clinicians can provide support for concerns associated with bipolar disorder, including:
- Depression and low mood
- Mood changes
- Stress and emotional regulation
- Relationship difficulties
- Adjustment and life transitions
- Self-esteem concerns
- Coping with changes in daily functioning
- Developing healthy routines and coping strategies
Bipolar Disorder Support at Modern Me Psychology
At Modern Me Psychology, treatment is individualized to each client’s experiences, needs, and goals.
Our clinicians can help clients develop practical coping strategies, better understand patterns that affect their emotional well-being, and address the interpersonal and everyday challenges that may accompany bipolar disorder.
When appropriate, therapy can be coordinated with other members of a client’s healthcare team.
Our Clinicians Who Work With Bipolar Disorder
Related Approaches
Depending on your needs and treatment goals, approaches that may be incorporated into treatment include:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Strengths-Based Therapy
Explore our Depression and Anxiety pages for information about related concerns.
Ready to Get Started?
If mood changes or the challenges associated with bipolar disorder are affecting your life, therapy can provide support as you develop strategies for moving forward.
Services are available in person at our Roselle, Illinois office and through telehealth for clients located in Illinois.
We accept several insurance plans, and coverage varies by plan and clinician. Contact us to confirm your benefits and whether your preferred provider and service are covered.
