Therapists in R2G
Johnson Boateng
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Winnipeg, MB R2G
Johnson's natural calmness is infectious. With over 20 years of experience in crisis response services and personal experience, Johnson has honed the skills necessary to live healthily despite difficult circumstances. When people visit him, they leave feeling hopeful and renewed. From a solution-focused point of view, he believes that people in crisis can find their way to new perspectives and healthy ways of living, but they often need help in the process.
Johnson's natural calmness is infectious. With over 20 years of experience in crisis response services and personal experience, Johnson has honed the skills necessary to live healthily despite difficult circumstances. When people visit him, they leave feeling hopeful and renewed. From a solution-focused point of view, he believes that people in crisis can find their way to new perspectives and healthy ways of living, but they often need help in the process.
Riverbend Counselling & Wellness
Counsellor, BRE, MA, CRPO
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Winnipeg, MB R2G
Life is complex, and so are people. Our role is to understand the depth of your experiences and discover the meaning of the presenting problem in the context of all the stories around you. You need to be heard and accepted at the deepest levels so that together we are able to find ways to address what matters most to you. This will help you move through to the other side so that your mental health and sense of purpose can flourish. We want to help you make the best of your life.
Life is complex, and so are people. Our role is to understand the depth of your experiences and discover the meaning of the presenting problem in the context of all the stories around you. You need to be heard and accepted at the deepest levels so that together we are able to find ways to address what matters most to you. This will help you move through to the other side so that your mental health and sense of purpose can flourish. We want to help you make the best of your life.
Jeanette Brazeau
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Winnipeg, MB R2G (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Currently Only Accepting Clients for Virtual Appointments! Therapy should be as unique as you are; tailored to your specific wants, needs and goals. I strive to provide an individualized therapy experience based on the strengths and challenges that you bring to our sessions. Therapy is not one size fits all, and I want to create an experience that feels personal to you with a variety of helpful therapeutic approaches. If you are seeking support moving forward in your healing journey, I would love to walk alongside you.
Currently Only Accepting Clients for Virtual Appointments! Therapy should be as unique as you are; tailored to your specific wants, needs and goals. I strive to provide an individualized therapy experience based on the strengths and challenges that you bring to our sessions. Therapy is not one size fits all, and I want to create an experience that feels personal to you with a variety of helpful therapeutic approaches. If you are seeking support moving forward in your healing journey, I would love to walk alongside you.
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Bipolar Disorder Counsellors
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.