Bipolar Disorder
Therapy for bipolar disorder is one part of a larger picture. Amber is a licensed mental health counselor, not a prescriber, and the work is strongest when it runs alongside your medical provider.
The Focus
Diagnosis and medication belong with a psychiatric provider or physician. With your written consent, Amber can coordinate with them so everyone is working from the same information.
If what you need is a higher level of care than an outpatient private practice can offer, Amber will say so directly and help you think about where to go.
Sessions borrow from DBT for emotional intensity and impulse, from CBT for the thinking that shifts with state, and from structured routine work around sleep, activity and stimulation. We also spend time on the practical scaffolding: who you tell, what you ask of them, and what an agreed plan looks like.
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