Bipolar Disorder Support Groups in Reno, NV

Emotional Skills Group
The Emotional Skills Group (two times, 415pm and 515pm) is for adults who struggle with symptoms of depression, anxiety and more. Discussion focuses on behaviors that often interfere with personal relationships, work satisfaction, and general life satisfaction. The group will ...
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Hosted by Great Basin Behavioral Health
Treatment Center, LCSW, LMFT, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Reno, NV 89511
The Emotional Skills Group (two times, 415pm and 515pm) is for adults who struggle with symptoms of depression, anxiety and more. Discussion focuses on behaviors that often interfere with personal relationships, work satisfaction, and general life satisfaction. The group will ...
(775) 205-0245 View (775) 205-0245
Memor Health
Memor Health is full service mental health clinic with highly qualified therapists and psychiatrists. We work together with psychotherapy and medication management to help you move towards balance and clarity in your life.
Photo of James Bertone, Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Reno, NV
Hosted by James Bertone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Reno, NV 89521
Memor Health is full service mental health clinic with highly qualified therapists and psychiatrists. We work together with psychotherapy and medication management to help you move towards balance and clarity in your life.
(775) 235-0732 View (775) 235-0732
Ideal Mental Health
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Hosted by Michelle D Varady
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Reno, NV 89511
(775) 628-5971 View (775) 628-5971

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Emotional Skills Group
The Emotional Skills Group (two times, 415pm and 515pm) is for adults who struggle with symptoms of depression, anxiety and more. Discussion focuses on behaviors that often interfere with personal relationships, work satisfaction, and general life satisfaction. The group will ...
Photo of Great Basin Behavioral Health, Treatment Center in Reno, NV
Hosted by Great Basin Behavioral Health
Treatment Center, LCSW, LMFT, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Reno, NV 89511
The Emotional Skills Group (two times, 415pm and 515pm) is for adults who struggle with symptoms of depression, anxiety and more. Discussion focuses on behaviors that often interfere with personal relationships, work satisfaction, and general life satisfaction. The group will ...
(775) 205-0245 View (775) 205-0245
Memor Health
Memor Health is full service mental health clinic with highly qualified therapists and psychiatrists. We work together with psychotherapy and medication management to help you move towards balance and clarity in your life.
Photo of James Bertone, Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Reno, NV
Hosted by James Bertone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Reno, NV 89521
Memor Health is full service mental health clinic with highly qualified therapists and psychiatrists. We work together with psychotherapy and medication management to help you move towards balance and clarity in your life.
(775) 235-0732 View (775) 235-0732
Ideal Mental Health
Photo of Michelle D Varady, Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Reno, NV
Hosted by Michelle D Varady
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Reno, NV 89511
(775) 628-5971 View (775) 628-5971
Bipolar Disorder Support Groups

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.