Bipolar Disorder Therapists in Mentor, OH
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Racheal Wilson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified
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Racheal Wilson (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who is supervised by Michael Pollak, PCC-S. She provides individual counseling to adolescents (16+) and adults. Her areas of focus include
bipolar disorder
, dual-diagnosis, substance-use disorders, schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, complex trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Alyson Phelan
Psychological Associate, MA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I have worked with mood disorders including schizophrenia,
bipolar disorder
, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and eating disorders at every level of care including Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, and Individual treatment modalities.
I work with both adolescents and adults using a compassionate and caring approach that includes skills based training for practical outcomes based on their values and goals. Using a collaborative approach, we will work to solve problems using skills and move through challenges in the most effective way possible. I use both person-centered and motivational interviewing styles with an emphasis in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to assist patients in staying present in the moment while preparing to move forward. I accept patients where they are now and work with them to learn about their diagnosis and move ahead in their lives.
Not accepting new clients
Elena Zagarskas
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
I provide therapy and formal assessment for children and adults ages 5 and up. Areas of assessment include intellectual and learning abilities, memory, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and personality functioning. I am experienced in treating mood disorders (depression, anxiety,
bipolar disorder
), grief/loss, trauma, eating disorders among adults, personality dysfunction, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder.
Jennifer Joseph
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LISW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
[Unfortunately, I am not taking new clients at this time] I believe human connection, understanding and empathy are the best enablers of healing. Building trust and a strong bond are crucial to the healing relationship, and I strive to provide a judgement-free place when we meet. I hold space for my clients so they feel safe experiencing difficult emotions, and always meet them where they are in the moment. I work with teens and adults who are experiencing a range of symptoms, including depression, anxiety, PTSD/trauma, OCD, personality disorders,
bipolar
and more.
Waitlist for new clients
Becky Cervenka
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
"I understand." Probably the most untrue thing anyone can say. I am not you, I have not lived your life, felt your feelings, or thought your thoughts. Which means I can't fully understand what you have gone or are going through. What I can do, is appreciate your struggle and help you navigate and sort through it all, to find why we think the way we think.
Serenity Counseling Solutions, LLC
Counselor, LLC
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
At Serenity Counseling, our hope is to provide quality care for your psychological and emotional well-being. Our priorities include having a relaxed and calm environment, caring non-judgmental therapists, and meeting the client where they are at and alter our approach based on their needs. We have therapists who specialize in a variety of concerns. We see clients of all ages. Couples and marital counseling, young adults, anxiety, depression, ADHD, substance use, and trauma are all some common concerns our therapists work with.
Shannon Matsko
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified
Verified
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who provides individual counseling services to adults 18+ for a variety of mental health concerns. I also coordinate and lead the adult daytime Intensive Outpatient Program at Premier Behavioral Health Services. I will work with you to develop an individualized treatment plan, ensuring that we work towards meeting the goals you have for yourself. I am committed to using evidence based practice-such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy -to work towards a reduction in symptoms and improved quality of everyday life.
Janeane Grisez Art Therapist And Counselor
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, ATR-BC, LPCC-S, LICDC-S, GAMB
Verified
Verified
Reaching out for help can be an overwhelming process that requires you to be courageous and vulnerable. When you are feeling sad, disconnected, hopeless, and uncomfortable in your own skin, the obstacles you face may seem hard to overcome. You have now taken the first step towards wellness and it is no longer out of your reach. I am glad you are here, especially if you may be feeling stressed and trapped in a world that just does not understand.
Eva Krebs
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Please contact the office to see if I am currently accepting clients. Mental Health is a hard topic to discuss for anyone. We can often be embarrassed or scared and not know or understand what we are feeling. My role as a counselor is to assist you in finding the light at the end of the tunnel. I am here to provide you with support in a non-judgmental way and to help you meet the goals you have for yourself. In the collaborative space we create together, I invite you to show up for the work of healing whatever you identify as your focus for our time together.
Dawn N Ostrowski
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MRC, LPCC
Verified
Verified
Do you find yourself dissatisfied and unfulfilled? Are you struggling to get through your day, too focused on the pain or stress to find the joy in life? Sometimes it feels like there's no point, like these are the cards we have been dealt and there's nothing we can do to change it. But I am here to tell you that you have the power. We as humans are resilient beings, capable of growth and transformation. While sometimes we cannot change our circumstances, we all have the tools and abilities to develop new perspectives, habits and thought patterns that can help us lead happy and meaningful lives.
Kelsey Pilling
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MEd, LPCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Every experience we have shapes how we view ourselves and the world. How we are raised, our traumas, and current and past relationships, both familial and intimate, all have an impact on who we are. My approach to counseling/ coaching is to help recognize that you absolutely have the power to change the things you don't love about your life- let's put the power back into your hands. You will learn how to best serve you, and unlearn things that no longer serve you. My hope is for you to gain the confidence to work through hardships as they arise in the future.
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Nicole Mitchell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSW, LICDC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
**Morning and All Day SUNDAY Appointments AVAILABLE** I have worked with all walks of life: children, adolescents, adults, elderly, juvenile delinquency, mental health, substance abuse...I have facilitated groups and have conducted individual and family sessions. What ever the issue or your specific goal, I am willing to help!
Sarah Amoroso
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified
Verified
Thank you for visiting my site. I strive to provide quality mental health services in both English and Spanish. My experience includes working with a diverse and multicultural clientele in all stages and transitions within life. Allow me the opportunity to work and collaborate with you as you begin your journey towards a better and healthier YOU.
Waitlist for new clients
Kim Cowles
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSA, LSW
Verified
Verified
Are you going through a lot? Do you feel as though friends or family just don't quite understand? Do you feel like you're not getting the adequate support you need? Are you wondering where to turn next? I'm here to help you. Together we'll talk things out, navigate these tough times, build coping skills, and get you where you want to be. Life can be so challenging. There's no shame in reaching out for help. Whether it's grief, marital/relationship issues, depression, or trauma, contact me at Insight Counseling and Wellness to begin your road to wellness! 440-701-6170.
Waitlist for new clients
Emma Bogard
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSA, LISW-S
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I find passion in empowering others to help them develop skills in order to become the best person they can be. I believe in helping clients identify and use their strengths to help overcome difficulties, whether it is struggling with managing life stressors or chronic mental illness. I have provided counseling to children and adolescents with symptoms of anxiety, depression, oppositional defiant disorder, and ADHD. I also have had training in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy.
Matthew Geraldi
Counselor, LPCC-S
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Mental Health and substance use awareness is growing more and more each day. Anyone should be welcomed with open arms to work through issues that create a dark cloud over their happiness. Working as a team and at a pace where you are comfortable is the goal that we will work to progress towards. There is not a concrete formula to happiness or managing our inner demons, but we can create one and I would be honored to help you on your journey.
Laura Burns
Psychologist, PhD, PCC-S
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
When people reach out for help in dealing with life stressors, I respond in a timely, compassionate, respectful manner and seek to form a therapeutic relationship built on acceptance and trust. I help patients to find new ways to use their existing strengths in areas they find stressful and difficult. I seek out and harness their motivation to change and to enhance coping skills to effectively manage ongoing difficulties and to construct a life worth living. Therapy is a partnership that assists in functioning effectively in the present.
Belinda J Torres
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
Feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, and helplessness often bring people into psychotherapy. I help children, adolescents, and adults individually or couples with emotional issues. These important issues present in our lives in many ways including relationship problems, feelings of anger, anxiety or depression that many times do not make sense or may feel that things may seem unchangeable. May be difficult to imagine that current circumstances in your life could ever be better. For example, difficulties with work or school performance, or you may simply feeling stuck.
Farshid Afsarifard
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I have many years of experience working with individuals who struggle with mental health and addiction problems. I use a skill-based approach to treatment called dialectical behavioral therapy. This type of treatment focuses on learning how to live in the moment, manage interpersonal relationships effectively, handle life's challenges with grace and competence, and understand and deal with feelings in constructive ways. Using my training and diagnostic knowledge I will develop a comprehensive treatment plan that emphasizes relapse prevention and living a life worth living. I work with a team of other mental health professionals including psychiatrists, and counselors.
Bonnie Kellogg Shinhearl
Counselor, MEd, LPCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a licensed professional clinical counselor specializing in children, teens, individual, couples and family therapy. I earned my Bachelor's degree and Master's degree from Cleveland State University. My areas of specialties include attachment and bonding, trauma, mood disorders, parenting education, and grief/loss issues related to separation, divorce and death and stress management.
of special interest is helping families map out strategic ways to change a child's negative behaviors to achieve a more peaceful family life. I am a strength-based and solution-focused therapist helping parents and children to feel confident and strong.
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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.