Bipolar Disorder Treatment Centers in New Mexico

Photo of Jt Carillo - Rio Grande Counseling & Guidance Services, Treatment Center
Our mission is to empower our clients in finding the most creative and effective ways of achieving and maintaining good health and happiness. Everyone will struggle at one time or another with life's conflicts and challenges. Rio Grande Counseling & Guidance Services will help you take the first step toward a more rewarding way of life.
Our mission is to empower our clients in finding the most creative and effective ways of achieving and maintaining good health and happiness. Everyone will struggle at one time or another with life's conflicts and challenges. Rio Grande Counseling & Guidance Services will help you take the first step toward a more rewarding way of life.
(505) 246-8700 x1 View (505) 246-8700 x1
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Anchor Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Las Cruces, NM 88001
We provide IOP and Sober Living programs built around real people, real community, and real connection for adults seeking lasting recovery in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and across New Mexico. Recovery here means more than therapy—it’s about belonging. Our clients take part in weekly hikes through the New Mexico outdoors, family BBQs that bring loved ones together, and supportive groups like AA, NA, and CA. With transitional housing and long-term guidance, we help people heal, rebuild, and step into life with confidence. At Anchor, you’ll find structure, support, and a community that walks beside you every step of the way.
We provide IOP and Sober Living programs built around real people, real community, and real connection for adults seeking lasting recovery in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and across New Mexico. Recovery here means more than therapy—it’s about belonging. Our clients take part in weekly hikes through the New Mexico outdoors, family BBQs that bring loved ones together, and supportive groups like AA, NA, and CA. With transitional housing and long-term guidance, we help people heal, rebuild, and step into life with confidence. At Anchor, you’ll find structure, support, and a community that walks beside you every step of the way.
(575) 213-5105 View (575) 213-5105
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Santa Fe Sage Counseling Center
Treatment Center
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, hopeless, or lonely in your life? Wondering what it's going to take to transform you into making the changes you long for? We can help! As one of Santa Fe's largest private counseling centers, we can provide an approach and therapist that is the best fit for you.
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, hopeless, or lonely in your life? Wondering what it's going to take to transform you into making the changes you long for? We can help! As one of Santa Fe's largest private counseling centers, we can provide an approach and therapist that is the best fit for you.
(505) 384-6390 View (505) 384-6390
Photo of Daniel Diederich - Anchor Behavioral Health - Albuquerque, New Mexico, Treatment Center
We provide IOP, and Sober Living programs built around real people, real community, and real connection for adults seeking lasting recovery in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and across New Mexico. Recovery here means more than therapy—it’s about belonging. Our clients take part in weekly hikes through the New Mexico outdoors, family BBQs that bring loved ones together, and supportive groups like AA, NA, and CA. With transitional housing and long-term guidance, we help people heal, rebuild, and step into life with confidence. At Anchor, you’ll find structure, support, and a community that walks beside you every step of the way.
We provide IOP, and Sober Living programs built around real people, real community, and real connection for adults seeking lasting recovery in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and across New Mexico. Recovery here means more than therapy—it’s about belonging. Our clients take part in weekly hikes through the New Mexico outdoors, family BBQs that bring loved ones together, and supportive groups like AA, NA, and CA. With transitional housing and long-term guidance, we help people heal, rebuild, and step into life with confidence. At Anchor, you’ll find structure, support, and a community that walks beside you every step of the way.
(505) 499-5037 View (505) 499-5037
CTC Mental Health Services
Treatment Center
Albuquerque, NM 87109
CTC Mental Health Services provides outpatient therapy, medication management, ADHD evaluations and group therapy. We work with children as young as 2 years old through adulthood in outpatient, medication management and evaluations. We specialize in Attachment Disorders, LGBTQI+, family and couples therapies and provide competent medication management and ADHD evaluations with Prescribing Psychologists. We are currently accepting new clients for in person and telehealth. ctcnm.com
CTC Mental Health Services provides outpatient therapy, medication management, ADHD evaluations and group therapy. We work with children as young as 2 years old through adulthood in outpatient, medication management and evaluations. We specialize in Attachment Disorders, LGBTQI+, family and couples therapies and provide competent medication management and ADHD evaluations with Prescribing Psychologists. We are currently accepting new clients for in person and telehealth. ctcnm.com
(505) 933-7740 View (505) 933-7740
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Peak Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Santa Teresa, NM 88008
When an acute mental, behavioral, psychiatric, and/or substance use or abuse concern disrupts daily life, know you can turn to Peak Behavioral Health, 24/7, for all your behavioral health needs. Behavioral health is our top priority. With mental health as our focus, we provide a continuum of care beginning with immediate inpatient crisis intervention and stabilization, substance use disorder treatment, adolescent residential treatment (ages 12-17), outpatient day treatment programs and assertive community treatment.
When an acute mental, behavioral, psychiatric, and/or substance use or abuse concern disrupts daily life, know you can turn to Peak Behavioral Health, 24/7, for all your behavioral health needs. Behavioral health is our top priority. With mental health as our focus, we provide a continuum of care beginning with immediate inpatient crisis intervention and stabilization, substance use disorder treatment, adolescent residential treatment (ages 12-17), outpatient day treatment programs and assertive community treatment.
(575) 251-3493 View (575) 251-3493
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ACB Counseling and Consulting, LLC
Treatment Center
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Waitlist for new clients
At ACB, our work is deeply rooted in the principles of cultural sensitivity and client-centered care. Life can bring challenges that feel overwhelming, isolating, or sometimes too heavy to carry alone. You don’t have to navigate them by yourself. Our counseling services are here to provide a safe, supportive space where you can be heard, understood, and guided toward growth and well-being. With the support of a licensed professional trained to support life changes, mental health, or substance use, ACB Counseling is here to help.
At ACB, our work is deeply rooted in the principles of cultural sensitivity and client-centered care. Life can bring challenges that feel overwhelming, isolating, or sometimes too heavy to carry alone. You don’t have to navigate them by yourself. Our counseling services are here to provide a safe, supportive space where you can be heard, understood, and guided toward growth and well-being. With the support of a licensed professional trained to support life changes, mental health, or substance use, ACB Counseling is here to help.
(505) 397-6317 View (505) 397-6317
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Santa Fe Psychology
Treatment Center
Santa Fe, NM 87505
We also treat a number of issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, insomnia, panic attacks, perfectionism, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and mild Autism Spectrum Disorder.
We encourage you to call or send an email to us. We are happy to discuss what is currently going on in your life. We will let you know if we are the best fit for you and how we think we can help. Feel free to set up one appointment to meet a therapist. During this appointment you can assess if you think they are a good fit for you or your family. You are the one that gets to decide. It is critical that you feel comfortable with your therapist and that there is a good connection. If you have any reservations, we are happy to help you find another clinic or therapist that will be a compatible match. We want to do what is best for you or your family. We will be clear with you about what course of treatment we think is best. We will tell you what you can expect from therapy and when we believe your goals will be reached. If you would like to read more about each of our clinicians, please visit our website at santafepsychology.com
We also treat a number of issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, insomnia, panic attacks, perfectionism, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and mild Autism Spectrum Disorder.
We encourage you to call or send an email to us. We are happy to discuss what is currently going on in your life. We will let you know if we are the best fit for you and how we think we can help. Feel free to set up one appointment to meet a therapist. During this appointment you can assess if you think they are a good fit for you or your family. You are the one that gets to decide. It is critical that you feel comfortable with your therapist and that there is a good connection. If you have any reservations, we are happy to help you find another clinic or therapist that will be a compatible match. We want to do what is best for you or your family. We will be clear with you about what course of treatment we think is best. We will tell you what you can expect from therapy and when we believe your goals will be reached. If you would like to read more about each of our clinicians, please visit our website at santafepsychology.com
(505) 560-2155 View (505) 560-2155
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Icarus Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Albuquerque, NM 87114
At Icarus Behavioral Health we strive to become a provider of choice for the clients, families, and the community we serve. We do this by providing the highest quality of evidence-based, individualized treatment for a full range of Mental Health and substance use disorders. Icarus Behavioral Health dedicates all our efforts towards leadership in the field of behavioral healthcare: employing effective therapies, incredible compassionate staff, and an exceptional setting. We strive to incorporate the strengths of our location in the gorgeous landscape of New Mexico and the Southwestern United States to enhance and amplify the recovery experience for each of our clients. Our clinical staff integrates evidenced-based practices and integrative therapies to provide the most effective treatments for mental health and addiction challenges. We are here to be a part of your journey and learn how to live. Discover what makes Icarus Behavioral Health the best environment for you or your loved one.
At Icarus Behavioral Health we strive to become a provider of choice for the clients, families, and the community we serve. We do this by providing the highest quality of evidence-based, individualized treatment for a full range of Mental Health and substance use disorders. Icarus Behavioral Health dedicates all our efforts towards leadership in the field of behavioral healthcare: employing effective therapies, incredible compassionate staff, and an exceptional setting. We strive to incorporate the strengths of our location in the gorgeous landscape of New Mexico and the Southwestern United States to enhance and amplify the recovery experience for each of our clients. Our clinical staff integrates evidenced-based practices and integrative therapies to provide the most effective treatments for mental health and addiction challenges. We are here to be a part of your journey and learn how to live. Discover what makes Icarus Behavioral Health the best environment for you or your loved one.
(505) 591-0078 View (505) 591-0078
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Solutions Treatment Center
Treatment Center
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Serving both Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Mental health issues and addictions can have a devastating effect on ourselves and those who care about us. It does not have to be that way. Solutions Treatment Center offers a unique approach to healing. While we practice an abstinence base philosophy, our ultimate goal for each client is to simply help them to improve their lives. We offer a Whole Life approach to treatment that is themed based. Each week a particular aspect of life is addressed, such as: Grief and Loss, Relationships, Family of Origin, Self Destructive Behaviors, Meaning and Purpose, Communication Skills and Boundaries. We all have struggles in this area and we provide the opportunity for significant growth and healing. Trauma, depression, addictions and self destructive behaviors do no discriminate. They affect all ages, races, economic groups, professions and men and women equally. We treat all clients with the utmost respect, dignity and highest degree of confidentiality. Please call today and let us help you have the life you deserve.
Serving both Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Mental health issues and addictions can have a devastating effect on ourselves and those who care about us. It does not have to be that way. Solutions Treatment Center offers a unique approach to healing. While we practice an abstinence base philosophy, our ultimate goal for each client is to simply help them to improve their lives. We offer a Whole Life approach to treatment that is themed based. Each week a particular aspect of life is addressed, such as: Grief and Loss, Relationships, Family of Origin, Self Destructive Behaviors, Meaning and Purpose, Communication Skills and Boundaries. We all have struggles in this area and we provide the opportunity for significant growth and healing. Trauma, depression, addictions and self destructive behaviors do no discriminate. They affect all ages, races, economic groups, professions and men and women equally. We treat all clients with the utmost respect, dignity and highest degree of confidentiality. Please call today and let us help you have the life you deserve.
(877) 499-1354 View (877) 499-1354
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Fire Sky Recovery
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Fire Sky Recovery is a Men's Substance Abuse Treatment. This program has been been operating for over 18 years and provides Residential Treatment, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and Sober Living. We are Licensed with the State of Texas and accredited by CARF International. This is a 30-45 day program on our 10 a Texas Ranch. We are life-skills focused and clients are given more freedoms than most treatment centers. We are small, intimate, and gender specific. We also are in-network with most providers and our self pay rates are reasonable.
Fire Sky Recovery is a Men's Substance Abuse Treatment. This program has been been operating for over 18 years and provides Residential Treatment, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and Sober Living. We are Licensed with the State of Texas and accredited by CARF International. This is a 30-45 day program on our 10 a Texas Ranch. We are life-skills focused and clients are given more freedoms than most treatment centers. We are small, intimate, and gender specific. We also are in-network with most providers and our self pay rates are reasonable.
(806) 203-6234 View (806) 203-6234
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Embark Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Our residential crisis and stabilization housing center in Utah helps teen boys ages 12-17 who have experienced a mental health or psychiatric-related crisis and who need a healing 24/7 treatment program. Our program helps teen boys stabilize and receive care for difficult behavioral health issues like depression and suicidal ideation with the help of nurturing therapists who can help them address and overcome mental health issues.
Our residential crisis and stabilization housing center in Utah helps teen boys ages 12-17 who have experienced a mental health or psychiatric-related crisis and who need a healing 24/7 treatment program. Our program helps teen boys stabilize and receive care for difficult behavioral health issues like depression and suicidal ideation with the help of nurturing therapists who can help them address and overcome mental health issues.
(435) 264-8604 View (435) 264-8604
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Havenwood Academy
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Havenwood Academy, a long-term residential treatment center in Southern Utah, specializes in treating young women who are struggling with complex trauma and attachment related issues. We work with (assigned female at birth) children from ages 13 to 18 and often work with adoptive families.
Havenwood Academy, a long-term residential treatment center in Southern Utah, specializes in treating young women who are struggling with complex trauma and attachment related issues. We work with (assigned female at birth) children from ages 13 to 18 and often work with adoptive families.
(435) 359-4098 View (435) 359-4098
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Arise Hillside Treatment Center
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Welcome to Arise Hillside Treatment Center, where your journey toward mental wellness begins. We provide compassionate, individualized residential care in a safe and supportive environment designed to promote healing, growth, and lasting recovery. At Arise Hillside, we specialize in treating depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through evidence-based therapies and personalized treatment plans. Our warm, home-like setting offers comfort, connection, and support, empowering clients to build the skills needed for long-term wellness and a healthier future. We look forward
Welcome to Arise Hillside Treatment Center, where your journey toward mental wellness begins. We provide compassionate, individualized residential care in a safe and supportive environment designed to promote healing, growth, and lasting recovery. At Arise Hillside, we specialize in treating depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through evidence-based therapies and personalized treatment plans. Our warm, home-like setting offers comfort, connection, and support, empowering clients to build the skills needed for long-term wellness and a healthier future. We look forward
(747) 281-3821 View (747) 281-3821
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We provide treatment for conditions such as: depression, anxiety, PTSD, DID, psychotic symptoms, self-harm, suicidal ideation, substance abuse, Bipolar disorder and others.
Connect with your inner-strength and take that first step toward healing. At Wings Recovery for Men, we believe everything you need to thrive in life is already within you. Our goal is to help you discover it. Wings Recovery for Men is a men's only primary mental health treatment program. We offer Residential (RTC), Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) to help treat a wide range of mental health struggles. We specialize in the treatment of trauma, we welcome all men who are looking to heal from emotional struggles in a safe men's-only environment. Our team of professionals provide a wide variety of treatment methods aimed to help you feel better and get your life back on track. We provide EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), CBT, DBT and other treatment modalities. Our team of doctors and nurses will also help assess for any medication needed and closely monitor your response to them. We provide a combination of individual therapy, group therapy, medication management, exercise therapy, acupuncture and music therapy.
We provide treatment for conditions such as: depression, anxiety, PTSD, DID, psychotic symptoms, self-harm, suicidal ideation, substance abuse, Bipolar disorder and others.
Connect with your inner-strength and take that first step toward healing. At Wings Recovery for Men, we believe everything you need to thrive in life is already within you. Our goal is to help you discover it. Wings Recovery for Men is a men's only primary mental health treatment program. We offer Residential (RTC), Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) to help treat a wide range of mental health struggles. We specialize in the treatment of trauma, we welcome all men who are looking to heal from emotional struggles in a safe men's-only environment. Our team of professionals provide a wide variety of treatment methods aimed to help you feel better and get your life back on track. We provide EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), CBT, DBT and other treatment modalities. Our team of doctors and nurses will also help assess for any medication needed and closely monitor your response to them. We provide a combination of individual therapy, group therapy, medication management, exercise therapy, acupuncture and music therapy.
(442) 233-6302 View (442) 233-6302
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Newport Institute Young Adult Treatment
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Newport Institute is the leading provider of behavioral health treatment for young adults ages 18–35. Our family-centered, integrated approach fosters sustainable healing from mental health and co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosis, eating disorders, and substance use. Individualized treatment plans include medical and psychiatric care, life skills and career development, and experiential modalities including, creative arts, music, yoga, and outdoor adventure therapy. With residential and outpatient locations nationwide and partnerships with major insurance providers, we make quality care accessible.
Newport Institute is the leading provider of behavioral health treatment for young adults ages 18–35. Our family-centered, integrated approach fosters sustainable healing from mental health and co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosis, eating disorders, and substance use. Individualized treatment plans include medical and psychiatric care, life skills and career development, and experiential modalities including, creative arts, music, yoga, and outdoor adventure therapy. With residential and outpatient locations nationwide and partnerships with major insurance providers, we make quality care accessible.
(951) 438-7391 View (951) 438-7391
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Embark Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Serves Area
We understand how heartbreaking it is to watch your adolescent or teen struggle with severe mental health conditions like suicidal thoughts, self-harm, depression and anxiety. As a parent or teen, the weight of these conditions can feel overwhelming, but you're not alone. Our residential treatment center in Springville, Utah provides 24/7 care in a safe, home-like environment for adolescent and teen girls ages 12-17. With constant supervision from a compassionate, experienced team, we offer personalized treatment designed to promote emotional safety and healing. Each day is structured with therapy, therapeutic activities and emotional support to your teen as they move forward toward lasting mental wellness. Our residential treatment centers are here to help your family and are designed to give your teen the structure and support they need to build a healthier life.
We understand how heartbreaking it is to watch your adolescent or teen struggle with severe mental health conditions like suicidal thoughts, self-harm, depression and anxiety. As a parent or teen, the weight of these conditions can feel overwhelming, but you're not alone. Our residential treatment center in Springville, Utah provides 24/7 care in a safe, home-like environment for adolescent and teen girls ages 12-17. With constant supervision from a compassionate, experienced team, we offer personalized treatment designed to promote emotional safety and healing. Each day is structured with therapy, therapeutic activities and emotional support to your teen as they move forward toward lasting mental wellness. Our residential treatment centers are here to help your family and are designed to give your teen the structure and support they need to build a healthier life.
(801) 346-2119 View (801) 346-2119
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WellMind
Treatment Center
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
WellMind is a trauma-informed group practice in El Paso, Texas, offering in-person therapy at two locations and virtual services across Texas. People come to us when life feels overwhelming, relationships feel strained, or past experiences won’t let go. We work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families, offering thoughtful, personalized care. Our therapists specialize in trauma treatment and support first responders, active-duty military, and veterans in finding relief, clarity, and meaningful change.
WellMind is a trauma-informed group practice in El Paso, Texas, offering in-person therapy at two locations and virtual services across Texas. People come to us when life feels overwhelming, relationships feel strained, or past experiences won’t let go. We work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families, offering thoughtful, personalized care. Our therapists specialize in trauma treatment and support first responders, active-duty military, and veterans in finding relief, clarity, and meaningful change.
(915) 666-4224 View (915) 666-4224
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Newport Healthcare, the nation’s leading behavioral healthcare provider for individuals ages 7-35, is the parent company of Newport Academy for teens, Newport Institute for young adults, Center for Families in Pennsylvania, and the PrairieCare family of programs in Minnesota. We offer individualized, comprehensive treatment that encompasses psychiatric care and medication management, evidence-based clinical and experiential modalities, life skills programming, and academic support. Our mission is to empower lives and restore families.
Newport Healthcare, the nation’s leading behavioral healthcare provider for individuals ages 7-35, is the parent company of Newport Academy for teens, Newport Institute for young adults, Center for Families in Pennsylvania, and the PrairieCare family of programs in Minnesota. We offer individualized, comprehensive treatment that encompasses psychiatric care and medication management, evidence-based clinical and experiential modalities, life skills programming, and academic support. Our mission is to empower lives and restore families.
(657) 837-2951 View (657) 837-2951
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Newport Academy is the leading provider of behavioral health treatment for children ages 7–11 and teens ages 12–18. Our family-centered, integrated approach fosters sustainable healing from mental health and co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosis, eating disorders, and substance use. Individualized treatment plans include medical and psychiatric care, strengths-based academics, and experiential modalities including, art, music, yoga, and outdoor adventure therapy. With residential and outpatient locations nationwide and partnerships with major insurance providers, we make quality care accessible.
Newport Academy is the leading provider of behavioral health treatment for children ages 7–11 and teens ages 12–18. Our family-centered, integrated approach fosters sustainable healing from mental health and co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosis, eating disorders, and substance use. Individualized treatment plans include medical and psychiatric care, strengths-based academics, and experiential modalities including, art, music, yoga, and outdoor adventure therapy. With residential and outpatient locations nationwide and partnerships with major insurance providers, we make quality care accessible.
(628) 267-3950 View (628) 267-3950

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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.