Bipolar Disorder Therapists in Woodland Hills, CA
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Nicole Esther McCarthy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I have expertise with trauma and PTSD, survivors of abuse, survivors of institutional abuse, domestic violence, grief,
bipolar
, substance abuse, caregiver support, gay issues and career change.
We all reach emotional crossroads in our lives and often need guidance from a professional. I am warm and caring and provide a non-judgmental atmosphere while assertively providing feedback. I help families and couples resolve conflicts and teach the art of appreciation and gratitude. I utilize a variety of treatment approaches. Do you "feel lost in the world." Do you have a tendency to take out your frustrations with the ones you love the most? My name is Nicole McCarthy, LCSW and I have over 20 years of experience working with adolescents, families, couples and adults across the life span.
Jennifer Walker
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I specialize in working with Depression, Anxiety,
Bipolar
, Addiction and adjustment issues.
Hello and Welcome... Whether you are brand new to therapy or have had many years of experience in doing therapy, I can help. As a Solution Focused Therapist, my goal is to help you to uncover your true potential so that you can lead a life that is truly worth celebrating. Although we cannot change difficult situations in the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
Marina Skegin-Sipes
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My wide ranged experience offers expertise in the following areas of therapy: Individual Therapy, Marriage/Couples Counseling, Relationship Issues, Work/Personal Life Balance, Anxiety and Stress Management, Dealing with Loss Grief Counseling, Divorce Recovery, Life Transitions, Parenting Issues. In over 20 years, I worked in psychiatric hospital settings, outpatient Day Treatment Programs, adolescent residential placements, and private practice supporting patients diagnosed with Depression,
Bipolar Disorder
, Anxiety Disorder, different types of Schizophrenia, Borderline Personality, Dual Diagnoses, and more
Cheryl Moss
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I'm a licensed psychotherapist with 30 years of experience. I work with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, grief/loss, addiction, trauma, OCD,
bipolar
, as well as personal growth, life coaching, death and dying, life transitions, aging and LGBTQIA. I use a person-centered approach when in a therapeutic relationship with my clients. This means that I do my best to meet each client "where they are" and to offer interventions and inquiry unique to each individual as they progress through their personal process of self-discovery, self-identification, and evolution.
Teri Arana
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Exclusively focused on mental health issues, Bonmente treats a myriad of psychiatric conditions including anxiety, depression, ADHD, sleep disorders, postpartum depression, PTSD,
bipolar disorder
, panic attacks, OCD, and gender dysphoria.
We know asking for help is not an easy thing to do. We also know that finding a provider you trust to help you navigate mental health care can be a challenge. That's why we're here and we're doing things differently. As a patient at Bonmente, you enjoy comprehensive treatments customized specifically for your unique circumstances, convenient telemedicine appointments that allow you to see your provider from the comfort of home, an online patient portal that lets you communicate directly with your provider, and a highly trained support team that makes becoming a patient as simple as it should be. Now welcoming new patients!
Danielle LaRoche
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP
Verified
Verified
I specialize in treating
bipolar
, depression, anxiety, anger issues, PTSD and addiction utilizing many evidence-based practices.
My goal in therapy is to facilitate a collaborative process while providing individualized treatment. I can help guide you through the therapeutic process, identify underlying issues, and build off of your personal strengths to reach your goals. We can work together to change negative thinking patterns and increase motivation for change in order to maximize progress and increase your ability to cope with difficult emotions.
Kathryn Ann Vaclavik
Marriage & Family Therapist, JD, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I specialize in depression, anxiety,
bipolar disorder
, and trauma (childhood trauma, such as physical, sexual and emotional abuse or neglect, and adult trauma such as abuse, rape, accidents, and natural disasters), including all trauma-related conditions, such as PTSD, eating disorders, substance abuse, and cutting. I also specialize in separation and divorce, including negotiating and managing child custody arrangements. My 20-years of experience as a practicing attorney inform my work with clients who are separating/divorcing and clients involved with the legal system in any way (lawyers, litigants, or trauma victims).
Wendy Douglas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSPH
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
Are you wanting to overcome what is standing in the way of making meaningful changes? I am passionate about helping my clients create a peaceful, more fulfilling life. Therapy can help you develop greater insight into yourself, your relationships, and your own decision-making process. I have down-to-earth approach in a caring, non-judgmental and safe environment. I take a psychodynamic approach and have also been extensively trained in Cognitive and Dialectical Behavior Therapies (CBT & DBT).
Susan Paul-Klein LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I believe that each person searches to find a therapist with whom they feel a connection. It is very important to me that I provide you with a positive emotional experience. One that is free from judgement, or underlying agendas. I strive to support my clients by being a dependable, focused and consistently positive force in their lives. A person grows through connection, consistency and genuine caring. I am not a clinician who believes that one has to feel pain in order to progress in therapy. Quite the contrary, it is through having a more healthy positive relationship, which causes meaningful change.
Barbara B Wilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, EDPNA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
We live in a time of great change. Many of the changes are forcing us to evaluate our values, our professions, our lifestyles, and many of our choices. This might feel like a personal earthquake. The upside of this time is that it provides a great opportunity for creating a new you, a you that remembers why Your life is worth living.
Anger Management 818
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, TFT, CAMS-IV
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
Do your colleagues, friends or family tell you to get help to work through your anger? Is your relationship or work life at risk because of your irritability? At Anger Management 818 we offer several different programs designed to help you navigate through upsetting situations, and handle conflicts effectively. Let our certified anger management counselors help you manage your daily life more smoothly and calmly. Learn to communicate without getting defensive, increase empathy, deescalate a situation, and manage situations diplomatically. Become the person you want to be. Take your first step today and enroll through our website.
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Lynn Zimmerman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, MPA
Verified
Verified
When you find a therapist who understands who you are, can support you, and has extensive experience, therapy is an opportunity to grow and develop to your fullest potential. Together, we can work to bring you to your goals and resolve self doubts and/or concerns that are impeding your progress. I offer therapy services to older adults, adults, teens, young children, infants and parents. In addition, I have specialized in Women's Issues, Depression, Anxiety, Life transitions, Retirement Issues, Feminist therapy, and Trauma. I have specialized training in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Veronica Thomas
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
What's important to know about me is that I am a highly trained and experienced couples therapist. Most therapists have a course or two before and/or after graduate school. With over 40 years in practice, the last 16 years have been devoted to training and certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples. and Individuals. While couples therapy usually refers to romantic partners, EFT is effective in repairing hurts and conflicts between family members and friends as well. EFT is an exceptionally well researched and empirically validated treatment for distressed couples.
Natalie Martin
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CATCIII
Verified
Verified
My ideal client is you. My goal of therapy is to meet the client exactly where they are at and collaborate on the clients’ needs and goals. I work with clients to look at their patterns and behaviors by making the unconscious conscious. So much of what a person is struggling with has to do with blind spots and unconsciously learning to live out of habitual maladaptive patterns. Addiction has been a huge part of my career in the addiction field. I look at addiction as an unhealthy and a lot of time detrimental coping mechanisms. I work with clients, no matter what their addiction or lack of addiction, to live a full and happy life.
David J Laramie
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
Please visit my personal website to get a better feel for me. Psychotherapy begins with noticing what goes on inside your mind and body. I will help you to recognize and make sense of different aspects of yourself, including your unique patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting. Together, we will examine how the events of your life continue to shape you. With a clearer understanding of who you are, you will have more freedom to deliberately guide your life and increase its meaning and joy.
Waitlist for new clients
Katherine Farren
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I believe every human being has the right and the potential to enjoy the life they have been given; however, some encounter hardships that can shift one's perspectives and mood, making it difficult to access one's full potential. I enjoy working with individuals who are striving to identify with and reconnect to their purpose in life. With collaboration, I can help you move through depression, anxiety, trauma, and addictions. I also encourage family and couples work in order to heal not just yourself, but relationships that impact your life and well-being.
Waitlist for new clients
Merry Lambert
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
**Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom**~Aristotle~ If you're seeking self-understanding, your life's meaning and purpose--and how to make sense out of painful or unfulfilling patterns in relationships, I'm a psychodynamic therapist here to help. We'll explore patterns in your emotions, thoughts, and beliefs in relation to past experiences to gain insight. Insight plus action creates change. You aren't responsible for your early life emotional wounds, but you are responsible for your healing. I hope you'll reach out to begin the process.
Lau Morrison
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
Asking for help can be difficult. Once a person or a family takes that step, I aim to provide a safe and collaborative space in which to explore their concerns and difficulties to find long-lasting relief. I appreciate how tough life can be. I help individuals of all ages who are experiencing anxiety, depression, difficulty managing their anger, relationship concerns, ADHD, difficulty processing past trauma, as well as problems with sleep, body image, self-esteem, acculturation, and organizational difficulties. I am bilingual in Spanish and English.
Shirin Fouladi Ruf Psychotherapist
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Lets keep it simple...Do you feel stuck, stagnant, unmotivated, confused etc? struggle with a conflicted mind, and an incessant stream of thought? Do you feel that you want to reach higher and feel more connected and at peace with yourself and your choices? Do you want to learn how to experience true contentment and state of joy that is completely independent of external circumstances? Give therapy a shot, see where it takes you. I am here to help.
Mercedes Cusick
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR, CATCIII
Verified
Verified
You crave confidence, clarity, and purpose but get stuck in the trauma you have experienced. Feelings of defeat, powerlessness, and feeling overwhelmed are keeping you stuck from creating the life you know you want. The life you want to create is closer than you know. I help clients just like you find clarity, hope and confidence to go after the life they want. You can create change and liberate yourself from feeling trapped inside your current life. Together we can work to build coping skills, resilience, and self-worth to live in a place of empowerment and hope.
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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.