Bipolar Disorder Therapists in 92823
Dennis R Kraemer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Brea, CA 92823
Dennis R. Kraemer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy in California who has been practicing since 2002. He has a Master's Degree in Counseling (Specialty: Marriage Family Counseling). Dennis has extensive experience with all ages. Currently he sees adults and uses a Family Systems approach to assess and assist people. Dennis listens carefully to understand what might be needed for each person or couple. He is structured when necessary and unstructured if that is what is called for in the therapy. Difficulties can be internal or with relationships.
Dennis R. Kraemer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy in California who has been practicing since 2002. He has a Master's Degree in Counseling (Specialty: Marriage Family Counseling). Dennis has extensive experience with all ages. Currently he sees adults and uses a Family Systems approach to assess and assist people. Dennis listens carefully to understand what might be needed for each person or couple. He is structured when necessary and unstructured if that is what is called for in the therapy. Difficulties can be internal or with relationships.
Mary E Eason
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Brea, CA 92823
I know that life can be stressful, even for the strongest person. If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or just in need of someone to listen, please call. My goal would be to help you maximize your potential and remove any obstacles that are interfering with your happiness. I believe that by supporting and empowering you, you can change your world.
I know that life can be stressful, even for the strongest person. If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or just in need of someone to listen, please call. My goal would be to help you maximize your potential and remove any obstacles that are interfering with your happiness. I believe that by supporting and empowering you, you can change your world.
Preet Joneja
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Brea, CA 92823
Dr. Preet Joneja is a licensed clinical Psychologist in California who has been practicing since 2000. She has a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science. Dr. Joneja uses a biopsychosocial framework to health and recovery. She applies evidenced based interventions to help clients cope more effectively with stressful situations, mental health problems, addictions, and chronic conditions that interfere with life and physical health.
Dr. Preet Joneja is a licensed clinical Psychologist in California who has been practicing since 2000. She has a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science. Dr. Joneja uses a biopsychosocial framework to health and recovery. She applies evidenced based interventions to help clients cope more effectively with stressful situations, mental health problems, addictions, and chronic conditions that interfere with life and physical health.
Dean Lim
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Brea, CA 92823
Dr. Dean Lim is a Psychologist in California who has been practicing since 2014. Dr. Lim makes it a point to work with his patients as a teammate. His intention is to help people explore the issues that are bringing them pain, fear, anger, or hopelessness in a safe and controlled environment. Dr. Lim believes that psychotherapy is hard work and will be there to be a guide and support as people challenge themselves to grow or adapt to the problems they are facing in their lives.
Dr. Dean Lim is a Psychologist in California who has been practicing since 2014. Dr. Lim makes it a point to work with his patients as a teammate. His intention is to help people explore the issues that are bringing them pain, fear, anger, or hopelessness in a safe and controlled environment. Dr. Lim believes that psychotherapy is hard work and will be there to be a guide and support as people challenge themselves to grow or adapt to the problems they are facing in their lives.
Hope Kim
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Brea, CA 92823
Dr. Hope Kim is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California who has been practicing since 2008. She has a Master of Social Work from California State University in Long Beach and a Ph.D. in Child and Family Studies from Syracuse University. Dr. Hope works with individuals and their families to identify and work through barriers currently affecting the individual's and family's functioning capacity. She strives to help the client see where they are at, accept the way they are, and make a positive change to grow at their own pace.
Dr. Hope Kim is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California who has been practicing since 2008. She has a Master of Social Work from California State University in Long Beach and a Ph.D. in Child and Family Studies from Syracuse University. Dr. Hope works with individuals and their families to identify and work through barriers currently affecting the individual's and family's functioning capacity. She strives to help the client see where they are at, accept the way they are, and make a positive change to grow at their own pace.
Amber Allen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Brea, CA 92823
Welcome to Life Stance! It is my honor and privilege to work as a licensed clinical professional that can meet your needs for quality psychological care. It takes a lot of courage to seek quality mental health care, and I invite you to take a deep breath and allow me to support you in your journey towards mental healing. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist that has practiced psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families since 2005. I believe that every individual has the right to integrate their mind, body and soul to make up an authentic being and maintain quality relationship with others.
Welcome to Life Stance! It is my honor and privilege to work as a licensed clinical professional that can meet your needs for quality psychological care. It takes a lot of courage to seek quality mental health care, and I invite you to take a deep breath and allow me to support you in your journey towards mental healing. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist that has practiced psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families since 2005. I believe that every individual has the right to integrate their mind, body and soul to make up an authentic being and maintain quality relationship with others.
Caroline Chow
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
Brea, CA 92823
Caroline Chow is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who has been practicing since 2016. She graduated from UC Irvine with a B.A. in Cognitive Psychology and National University with a M. A. in Counseling Psychology. Caroline believes in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address a variety of mood disorders and emotional hardships associated with difficult life events and transitions. Her main areas of focus include depression, anxiety, adolescents, and family therapy. In her spare time, Caroline enjoys spending time outdoors with her dog, cooking new recipes, and practicing yoga.
Caroline Chow is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who has been practicing since 2016. She graduated from UC Irvine with a B.A. in Cognitive Psychology and National University with a M. A. in Counseling Psychology. Caroline believes in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address a variety of mood disorders and emotional hardships associated with difficult life events and transitions. Her main areas of focus include depression, anxiety, adolescents, and family therapy. In her spare time, Caroline enjoys spending time outdoors with her dog, cooking new recipes, and practicing yoga.
Lucia Fernandez
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, PPSC
Verified Verified
Brea, CA 92823 (Online Only)
Life can be very difficult and is often accompanied by many challenges. The feelings accompanied by these challenging times can be felt very intensely often hindering us in other aspects of our life. By exploring the challenges together, I want to help you find ways to tackle them and guide you towards a path of enjoying life and experiencing joy. I want to help you explore difficult times and find meaning in life, to empower you, and feel a sense of control that you might be yearning for. I want to help you move in a positive direction to feel worthy of the life you deserve.
Life can be very difficult and is often accompanied by many challenges. The feelings accompanied by these challenging times can be felt very intensely often hindering us in other aspects of our life. By exploring the challenges together, I want to help you find ways to tackle them and guide you towards a path of enjoying life and experiencing joy. I want to help you explore difficult times and find meaning in life, to empower you, and feel a sense of control that you might be yearning for. I want to help you move in a positive direction to feel worthy of the life you deserve.
Valerie Russell
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Brea, CA 92823
My clients come from many walks of life but have one thing in common - they would like to improve their overall quality of life. Perhaps the wounds from their past or stressors from their present are adversely impacting their lives. My goal is to work collaboratively with my clients to improve their current level of functioning. My practice includes working with adults, college students, adolescents, couples, and families. I also co-lead groups with my husband who is also a psychotherapist, and I work with master's level and doctorate interns who are completing their therapy/supervison hours for licensing.
My clients come from many walks of life but have one thing in common - they would like to improve their overall quality of life. Perhaps the wounds from their past or stressors from their present are adversely impacting their lives. My goal is to work collaboratively with my clients to improve their current level of functioning. My practice includes working with adults, college students, adolescents, couples, and families. I also co-lead groups with my husband who is also a psychotherapist, and I work with master's level and doctorate interns who are completing their therapy/supervison hours for licensing.
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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.