Inner Voyage Recovery Center treats adults struggling with substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. Located near Atlanta, we offer PHP, IOP, and outpatient programs built around your schedule. Joint Commission-accredited and LegitScript-certified, our team delivers structured care without removing you from daily life
Inner Voyage Recovery Center treats adults struggling with substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. Located near Atlanta, we offer PHP, IOP, and outpatient programs built around your schedule. Joint Commission-accredited and LegitScript-certified, our team delivers structured care without removing you from daily life
Our program specializes in assisting adults ages 18 and older in working through symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, dual diagnosis, and trauma related challenges.
As a mental health treatment program, Southern Live Oak Wellness utilizes a range of evidence-based treatment modalities that helps our clients understand, grow, and recover their lives through both symptom management and the development of new life skills. The treatment modalities we offer are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and Life Skills. We believe that incorporating important life skills like nutrition and exercise, time management, accountability of daily tasks helps treatment to be more effective in changing lifestyles. We will help you get a proper diagnosis and a personalized treatment program to ensure you are getting the level of care you need.
Our program specializes in assisting adults ages 18 and older in working through symptoms associated with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, dual diagnosis, and trauma related challenges.
As a mental health treatment program, Southern Live Oak Wellness utilizes a range of evidence-based treatment modalities that helps our clients understand, grow, and recover their lives through both symptom management and the development of new life skills. The treatment modalities we offer are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and Life Skills. We believe that incorporating important life skills like nutrition and exercise, time management, accountability of daily tasks helps treatment to be more effective in changing lifestyles. We will help you get a proper diagnosis and a personalized treatment program to ensure you are getting the level of care you need.
At Hooked on Hope, treating clients suffering from mental health issues is our passion. Through our program components of individual therapy, group therapy, medical services, case management services, holistic treatments and aftercare, we ensure to provide our clients with as much support as possible as they heal. Hooked on Hope embodies empathy and resilience, existing for healing and transformation, missed deeply by lost souls and hope seekers, with a core of passion and innovation driving every endeavor. We empower individuals towards mental well-being with compassionate care, unwavering support, and evidence-based interventions.
At Hooked on Hope, treating clients suffering from mental health issues is our passion. Through our program components of individual therapy, group therapy, medical services, case management services, holistic treatments and aftercare, we ensure to provide our clients with as much support as possible as they heal. Hooked on Hope embodies empathy and resilience, existing for healing and transformation, missed deeply by lost souls and hope seekers, with a core of passion and innovation driving every endeavor. We empower individuals towards mental well-being with compassionate care, unwavering support, and evidence-based interventions.
We treat adults 18+ with depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, BPD, anxiety, alcohol and drug use disorders, and dual diagnosis.
Our 16-bed program includes medical detox with direct transition to residential care — no transfer, no gap. Dr. McQuirt provides on-site board-certified psychiatry and TMS for treatment-resistant depression. Dr. Yager oversees addiction medicine and MAT. James Cabble, LCSW directs clinical programming. Insurance verified free. Admissions 24/7.
We treat adults 18+ with depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, BPD, anxiety, alcohol and drug use disorders, and dual diagnosis.
Our 16-bed program includes medical detox with direct transition to residential care — no transfer, no gap. Dr. McQuirt provides on-site board-certified psychiatry and TMS for treatment-resistant depression. Dr. Yager oversees addiction medicine and MAT. James Cabble, LCSW directs clinical programming. Insurance verified free. Admissions 24/7.
Our mission is to provide individualized, evidence-based outpatient mental health care for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, mood disorders, emotional dysregulation, and co-occurring substance use disorders. We offer PHP, IOP, and OP levels of care, with treatment plans tailored to each client’s needs and goals. Using CBT, DBT-informed therapy, psychoeducation, coping skills, relapse prevention, and trauma-informed care, we support lasting change, including a trauma track with EMDR when appropriate. Our clinical team is led by our Clinical Director, an LPC and CPCS with EMDR training, C-PD, and CCTP-II.
Our mission is to provide individualized, evidence-based outpatient mental health care for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, mood disorders, emotional dysregulation, and co-occurring substance use disorders. We offer PHP, IOP, and OP levels of care, with treatment plans tailored to each client’s needs and goals. Using CBT, DBT-informed therapy, psychoeducation, coping skills, relapse prevention, and trauma-informed care, we support lasting change, including a trauma track with EMDR when appropriate. Our clinical team is led by our Clinical Director, an LPC and CPCS with EMDR training, C-PD, and CCTP-II.
We treat alcohol, opioid, stimulant, and benzo addiction alongside anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and borderline personality disorder.
We use CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy matched to your diagnosis and symptom severity. Dual diagnosis treatment integrates mental health and addiction care in one coordinated program. MAT is available for opioid and alcohol use disorders. Individual, group, and family therapy included based on clinical need.
We treat alcohol, opioid, stimulant, and benzo addiction alongside anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and borderline personality disorder.
We use CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy matched to your diagnosis and symptom severity. Dual diagnosis treatment integrates mental health and addiction care in one coordinated program. MAT is available for opioid and alcohol use disorders. Individual, group, and family therapy included based on clinical need.
Marietta Counseling for Children & Adults is a warm, home-like setting that is child and family friendly. We are licensed professionals with rich experience and expertise in assisting clients. While we are well known for play therapy services for children we also offer support for individual adults, parents and couples.
Marietta Counseling for Children & Adults is a warm, home-like setting that is child and family friendly. We are licensed professionals with rich experience and expertise in assisting clients. While we are well known for play therapy services for children we also offer support for individual adults, parents and couples.
Torn Counseling & Recovery Center is a primary mental health facility located in Acworth, GA. We offer both a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for the treatment of mental health disorders. Torn consists of fully licensed clinical and medical staff that have a depth of knowledge and experience addressing mood disorders, thought disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, personality disorders, co-occurring substance use disorders, and other various forms of mental illness. Our solution-based therapy is designed to help those who are having difficulty overcoming the adversity that keeps them from living with the freedom and purpose that they were meant to. Through one-on-one counseling sessions, group therapy, family programming/therapy, physical fitness/recreational therapy, nutrition and dietary planning, and spiritual self-discovery, Torn can help you or someone you love deal with all inhibiting afflictions to uncover the true potential of living a life that is truly worth celebrating.
Torn Counseling & Recovery Center is a primary mental health facility located in Acworth, GA. We offer both a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for the treatment of mental health disorders. Torn consists of fully licensed clinical and medical staff that have a depth of knowledge and experience addressing mood disorders, thought disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, personality disorders, co-occurring substance use disorders, and other various forms of mental illness. Our solution-based therapy is designed to help those who are having difficulty overcoming the adversity that keeps them from living with the freedom and purpose that they were meant to. Through one-on-one counseling sessions, group therapy, family programming/therapy, physical fitness/recreational therapy, nutrition and dietary planning, and spiritual self-discovery, Torn can help you or someone you love deal with all inhibiting afflictions to uncover the true potential of living a life that is truly worth celebrating.
At Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery, we are committed to taking our clients from a belief that they are hopeless victims to a realization that, through accountability, honesty, and action, they will free themselves of their own bondage and live a life of great victory. We provide men and women safe, effective, intensive, and expansive therapeutic drug and alcoholism addiction treatment programs in a family-style residential setting. We prepare them to remain sober and recover from alcoholism and drug addiction and to embrace a lifelong design for living a hope-filled life. We believe the answer is found in treating the whole person rather than trying to fix a piece. Through strong science-based treatment, each client will leave Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery with a clear road map of how to maintain that hope-filled life. We believe that living a healthy, recovered life requires spiritual, physical, emotional and social balance.
At Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery, we are committed to taking our clients from a belief that they are hopeless victims to a realization that, through accountability, honesty, and action, they will free themselves of their own bondage and live a life of great victory. We provide men and women safe, effective, intensive, and expansive therapeutic drug and alcoholism addiction treatment programs in a family-style residential setting. We prepare them to remain sober and recover from alcoholism and drug addiction and to embrace a lifelong design for living a hope-filled life. We believe the answer is found in treating the whole person rather than trying to fix a piece. Through strong science-based treatment, each client will leave Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery with a clear road map of how to maintain that hope-filled life. We believe that living a healthy, recovered life requires spiritual, physical, emotional and social balance.
Outpatient IOP drug rehabs Atlanta, Marietta and Roswell, Georgia addiction treatment centers provide a unique mindfulness-based non-12 step substance abuse treatment. The substance abuse rehabilitation services are in a private, serene and comfortable setting. We are licensed to provide outpatient, intensive outpatient programs, IOP drug rehabs and partial hospitalization/ day treatment services. Our drug and alcohol addiction treatment programs in Roswell, Marietta, Alpharetta and Atlanta, Georgia are grounded by our psycho-educational core curriculum and fortified by individual therapy, group therapy, additional therapies and mindfulness-based practices. Centered offers an evening IOP track for working adults to experience Real Time Recovery. Learn more about the best IOP drug rehabs Atlanta, Georgia offers.
Outpatient IOP drug rehabs Atlanta, Marietta and Roswell, Georgia addiction treatment centers provide a unique mindfulness-based non-12 step substance abuse treatment. The substance abuse rehabilitation services are in a private, serene and comfortable setting. We are licensed to provide outpatient, intensive outpatient programs, IOP drug rehabs and partial hospitalization/ day treatment services. Our drug and alcohol addiction treatment programs in Roswell, Marietta, Alpharetta and Atlanta, Georgia are grounded by our psycho-educational core curriculum and fortified by individual therapy, group therapy, additional therapies and mindfulness-based practices. Centered offers an evening IOP track for working adults to experience Real Time Recovery. Learn more about the best IOP drug rehabs Atlanta, Georgia offers.
New View Wellness is a primary mental health facility located in Roswell, GA. We offer both a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for the treatment of mental health disorders. New View consists of fully licensed clinical and medical staff that have a depth of knowledge and experience addressing mood disorders, thought disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, personality disorders, co-occurring substance use disorders, and other various forms of mental illness. Our solution-based therapy is designed to help those who are having difficulty overcoming the adversity that keeps them from living with the freedom and purpose that they were meant to. Through one-on-one counseling sessions, group therapy, family programming/therapy, physical fitness/recreational therapy, nutrition and dietary planning, and spiritual self-discovery, New View can help you or someone you love deal with all inhibiting afflictions to uncover the true potential of living a life that is truly worth celebrating.
New View Wellness is a primary mental health facility located in Roswell, GA. We offer both a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for the treatment of mental health disorders. New View consists of fully licensed clinical and medical staff that have a depth of knowledge and experience addressing mood disorders, thought disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, personality disorders, co-occurring substance use disorders, and other various forms of mental illness. Our solution-based therapy is designed to help those who are having difficulty overcoming the adversity that keeps them from living with the freedom and purpose that they were meant to. Through one-on-one counseling sessions, group therapy, family programming/therapy, physical fitness/recreational therapy, nutrition and dietary planning, and spiritual self-discovery, New View can help you or someone you love deal with all inhibiting afflictions to uncover the true potential of living a life that is truly worth celebrating.
Lakeview Behavioral Health’s adult partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) serve adults who are struggling with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, addictions, and other behavioral health concerns.
The intensive outpatient program (IOP) at Lakeview Behavioral Health in Norcross, Georgia, may be an effective treatment option for adults who can benefit from step-down support after completing a higher level of care for a mental health concern or a substance use disorder. Our IOP also serves adults who are stepping up from traditional outpatient services, as well as those who are receiving care for the first time. We offer adult mental health and addiction IOPs. Adults who receive treatment at the IOP level typically participate in programming three to five days per week for approximately three hours per day. Our IOP offers more frequent treatment than what is provided in traditional outpatient therapy but includes fewer meetings than our partial hospitalization program. Depending on the needs of each patient, their personalized treatment plan can include group and family therapies. Group therapy is the primary method of treatment in our IOP, with each treatment day including multiple groups. We also offer on-site 12-Step groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings.
Lakeview Behavioral Health’s adult partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) serve adults who are struggling with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, addictions, and other behavioral health concerns.
The intensive outpatient program (IOP) at Lakeview Behavioral Health in Norcross, Georgia, may be an effective treatment option for adults who can benefit from step-down support after completing a higher level of care for a mental health concern or a substance use disorder. Our IOP also serves adults who are stepping up from traditional outpatient services, as well as those who are receiving care for the first time. We offer adult mental health and addiction IOPs. Adults who receive treatment at the IOP level typically participate in programming three to five days per week for approximately three hours per day. Our IOP offers more frequent treatment than what is provided in traditional outpatient therapy but includes fewer meetings than our partial hospitalization program. Depending on the needs of each patient, their personalized treatment plan can include group and family therapies. Group therapy is the primary method of treatment in our IOP, with each treatment day including multiple groups. We also offer on-site 12-Step groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings.
Acworth Outpatient Detox delivers first-class, discreet medical detox for professionals seeking privacy and support. Located in Acworth and serving the greater Atlanta area, we offer elite outpatient care that fits your life.
Our services include expert-led medication management, detox for alcohol, benzos, opiates, and more, plus daily monitoring, 24/7 support, and full care coordination with wraparound services. In-person and remote options available.
Start recovery without stepping away from your life—experience safe, effective care in a private setting that respects your time and needs.
Acworth Outpatient Detox delivers first-class, discreet medical detox for professionals seeking privacy and support. Located in Acworth and serving the greater Atlanta area, we offer elite outpatient care that fits your life.
Our services include expert-led medication management, detox for alcohol, benzos, opiates, and more, plus daily monitoring, 24/7 support, and full care coordination with wraparound services. In-person and remote options available.
Start recovery without stepping away from your life—experience safe, effective care in a private setting that respects your time and needs.
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Mark Behavioral Health provides residential mental health care for adults facing acute psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, trauma, and co-occurring disorders. Many of our clients are in crisis or have struggled to find relief through outpatient care. Our team offers 24/7 support in a safe, structured setting where healing begins. Whether it's managing severe mood disorders or helping individuals stabilize after hospitalization, we meet each person where they are—with dignity, clinical excellence, and evidence-based treatment tailored to their needs.
Mark Behavioral Health provides residential mental health care for adults facing acute psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety, trauma, and co-occurring disorders. Many of our clients are in crisis or have struggled to find relief through outpatient care. Our team offers 24/7 support in a safe, structured setting where healing begins. Whether it's managing severe mood disorders or helping individuals stabilize after hospitalization, we meet each person where they are—with dignity, clinical excellence, and evidence-based treatment tailored to their needs.
We are the nations top expert in the residential treatment of major depression (with or without suicidal ideation), bipolar disorder (with or without active mania), anxiety disorder, PTSD/Trauma, Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective disorder.
We are a highly advanced residential mental health treatment program with expertise in treating complex psychiatric disorders. We are physician operated program that is also licensed to provide cutting edge treatment options such as ketamine and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Our philosophy is to minimize medications and provide one on one intensive treatment in an intimate small group environment. We offer age specific treatment and specialty treatment tracts that address the unique needs of young adults, middle age, seniors and chronic pain sufferers. Treatment is provided to average of 6 clients at a time to provide highly individualized attention. Unlike most programs that advertise for mental health but are really substance abuse treatment programs, we are proud to be one of the very few double certified true mental health programs in existence. We are licensed and certified for advanced mental health and crisis stabilization which means our clinical program, staffing and services must be the most intensive and highest caliber.
We are the nations top expert in the residential treatment of major depression (with or without suicidal ideation), bipolar disorder (with or without active mania), anxiety disorder, PTSD/Trauma, Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective disorder.
We are a highly advanced residential mental health treatment program with expertise in treating complex psychiatric disorders. We are physician operated program that is also licensed to provide cutting edge treatment options such as ketamine and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Our philosophy is to minimize medications and provide one on one intensive treatment in an intimate small group environment. We offer age specific treatment and specialty treatment tracts that address the unique needs of young adults, middle age, seniors and chronic pain sufferers. Treatment is provided to average of 6 clients at a time to provide highly individualized attention. Unlike most programs that advertise for mental health but are really substance abuse treatment programs, we are proud to be one of the very few double certified true mental health programs in existence. We are licensed and certified for advanced mental health and crisis stabilization which means our clinical program, staffing and services must be the most intensive and highest caliber.
Greenleaf Hospital is a 103-bed behavioral health and substance abuse treatment program located in South Georgia. With a focus on quality clinical programs and clinical service, Greenleaf offers inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and traditional outpatient programs for adolescents and adults. Our programs are designed to make sure that each patient establishes a strong foundation that they are able to build a successful recovery on. At Greenleaf, we recognize that the path to our door has most likely been a long one and that the complications of your life have made an impact on you. It is our mission to accept the responsibility as the destination of each patient's journey. We provide a safe, structured environment where our patients can begin the process of healing. With a focus on quality clinical programs, payer partnerships, and customer service, Greenleaf strives to be the preferred psychiatric treatment program in South Georgia.
Greenleaf Hospital is a 103-bed behavioral health and substance abuse treatment program located in South Georgia. With a focus on quality clinical programs and clinical service, Greenleaf offers inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and traditional outpatient programs for adolescents and adults. Our programs are designed to make sure that each patient establishes a strong foundation that they are able to build a successful recovery on. At Greenleaf, we recognize that the path to our door has most likely been a long one and that the complications of your life have made an impact on you. It is our mission to accept the responsibility as the destination of each patient's journey. We provide a safe, structured environment where our patients can begin the process of healing. With a focus on quality clinical programs, payer partnerships, and customer service, Greenleaf strives to be the preferred psychiatric treatment program in South Georgia.
Our clients play an active role in the planning, prioritization, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the services offered. Our commitment to quality and the involvement of the persons served span the entire time the client is involved with the organization. The service planning process is individualized and establishes goals and objectives based on needs identified through the assessment process. The individual plan incorporates the unique visions, dreams, strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences of the persons served. Consistency is key to success.
Our clients play an active role in the planning, prioritization, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the services offered. Our commitment to quality and the involvement of the persons served span the entire time the client is involved with the organization. The service planning process is individualized and establishes goals and objectives based on needs identified through the assessment process. The individual plan incorporates the unique visions, dreams, strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences of the persons served. Consistency is key to success.
We offer clinically excellent care for adults age 18 and older who have mental health concerns like bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation, depression, personality disorders, and schizophrenia.
At Lakeview Behavioral Health, we offer a premier adolescent inpatient treatment program to help teens ages 13-17 who are suffering from mental health concerns and substance use disorders. Our adolescent inpatient treatment program allows young people to stabilize, and our team will work with you and your child to create a treatment plan that can help them heal. Our hospital provides a stable and safe environment for our patients to develop new skills that can help them manage their symptoms and lead happy, healthy lives. As part of their care plans, teens may participate in family and group therapies that can offer them a chance to improve their relationships. We strive to help adolescents in our inpatient program improve their communication, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills. These skills can help them develop their resilience and heal. As we work with our adolescent patients, we also aim to offer developmentally appropriate care that addresses the specific challenges teens face.
We offer clinically excellent care for adults age 18 and older who have mental health concerns like bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation, depression, personality disorders, and schizophrenia.
At Lakeview Behavioral Health, we offer a premier adolescent inpatient treatment program to help teens ages 13-17 who are suffering from mental health concerns and substance use disorders. Our adolescent inpatient treatment program allows young people to stabilize, and our team will work with you and your child to create a treatment plan that can help them heal. Our hospital provides a stable and safe environment for our patients to develop new skills that can help them manage their symptoms and lead happy, healthy lives. As part of their care plans, teens may participate in family and group therapies that can offer them a chance to improve their relationships. We strive to help adolescents in our inpatient program improve their communication, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills. These skills can help them develop their resilience and heal. As we work with our adolescent patients, we also aim to offer developmentally appropriate care that addresses the specific challenges teens face.
Addiction and unbalanced mental health is a lonely path, leaving individuals navigating life in isolation, resulting in a lack of true support and connection to others outside of the bonds formed during active addiction. Our holistic wellness model fosters community, restores a sense of spirituality, and provides individuals with the opportunity to address severely neglected areas of life, which encompasses social, financial, and physical health needs. The benefits of sharing a daily space with other individuals navigating a life free from addiction provide an experience of acceptance and the opportunity for social learning in a safe and nurturing environment. Yoga, Tai Chi, and Acupuncture provide the opportunity to learn how to quiet the mind and begin the healing process from within, individuals learn to shift their focus within, tapping into inner strength and wisdom needed to navigate the journey of recovery. These holistic healing methods also offer relief from emotional trauma, stress relief, anxiety, and chronic pain.
Addiction and unbalanced mental health is a lonely path, leaving individuals navigating life in isolation, resulting in a lack of true support and connection to others outside of the bonds formed during active addiction. Our holistic wellness model fosters community, restores a sense of spirituality, and provides individuals with the opportunity to address severely neglected areas of life, which encompasses social, financial, and physical health needs. The benefits of sharing a daily space with other individuals navigating a life free from addiction provide an experience of acceptance and the opportunity for social learning in a safe and nurturing environment. Yoga, Tai Chi, and Acupuncture provide the opportunity to learn how to quiet the mind and begin the healing process from within, individuals learn to shift their focus within, tapping into inner strength and wisdom needed to navigate the journey of recovery. These holistic healing methods also offer relief from emotional trauma, stress relief, anxiety, and chronic pain.
North Georgia Recovery Center offers comprehensive outpatient treatment options for both substance abuse issues and co-occurring mental health disorders. We seek to provide a catered approach to each individual with the understanding that each person is unique in their struggles. In addition to our commuter programs located in Kennesaw, NGRC also provides housing accommodations for those in need of additional community support and resources as they focus on their journey in recovery.
North Georgia Recovery Center offers comprehensive outpatient treatment options for both substance abuse issues and co-occurring mental health disorders. We seek to provide a catered approach to each individual with the understanding that each person is unique in their struggles. In addition to our commuter programs located in Kennesaw, NGRC also provides housing accommodations for those in need of additional community support and resources as they focus on their journey in recovery.
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Bipolar Disorder Treatment Centers
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.