Bipolar therapists

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Kelly Allred is a licensed psychologist in Seattle who works with teens, adults and older adults. She treats anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, ADHD, sleep problems, chronic pain and illness, relationship concerns and everyday life stress, and also helps with grief, substance use and bipolar disorder. She sees each client as the authority on their own experience and builds treatment around their values and background, setting clear goals together and checking in regularly to make sure therapy stays useful. She has extensive training in CBT, DBT, ACT and mindfulness, and also uses exposure and response prevention. She has immediate openings and sees clients in person in Seattle and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW

Kathleen Sprole is a licensed independent clinical social worker in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, with 18 years in practice. She works with teens, adults and older adults on trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions and relationship concerns, and she also treats eating disorders and body image, OCD, substance use, bipolar disorder, self-harm and borderline personality, welcoming LGBTQ+ clients. She believes people have inner strengths they can lose sight of, and her aim is to help clients reconnect with them, develop practical new strategies and become more resilient. She draws on ACT, DBT, accelerated resolution therapy, Adlerian, attachment-based, compassion-focused and gestalt approaches. She sees clients in person and online.

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, ATR-BC, LPCC

Rafael Cohen is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and board-certified art therapist in St. Paul, Minnesota, with 19 years in practice. He works with adults and older adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties and life transitions, as well as bipolar disorder, chronic illness and cancer, and he welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Some of the people he sees feel empty even after reaching what they wanted, while others keep undermining their own goals. His work is psychoanalytic and psychodynamic, attending to the whole person rather than a single symptom or diagnosis, and it is also shaped by existential and feminist thinking. He sees clients in person in St. Paul and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Phil Howard is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Carlsbad, California, with 11 years in practice. He enjoys a varied, diverse caseload and welcomes adults and older adults who want things to change, whatever their circumstances. He works with relationship concerns, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, stress and bipolar and other mood disorders, as well as men's issues, parenting, sleep problems and body image, and he welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Having worked with many people who felt their lives had slipped out of control, he holds a hopeful view of human resilience. His methods include CBT, ACT, compassion-focused and solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing and strength-based work. Sessions are online.

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Polina Bryson is a licensed psychologist in San Diego with 21 years in practice and the founder of Strive to Thrive Psychology. Her work centers on adults and older adults with diabetes (type 1 or 2), autoimmune conditions and other chronic or invisible illnesses, along with the burnout, grief, anxiety and depression that often come with managing them. She also treats bipolar and other mood disorders and supports caregivers. Sessions offer a safe place to sort through these pressures and improve emotional well-being. Her approach is integrative and strength-based, drawing on CBT, DBT, mindfulness-based therapy, motivational interviewing and coaching. Sessions are offered online.

Psychologist, PsyD, MA

Dr. Michael Missory is a licensed psychologist with Gateway Psychological Services in St. Petersburg, Florida. He works with a wide age range, from toddlers and children to teens, adults and older adults, as well as couples and families. He helps with depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, substance use, behavioral problems and family conflict. He sees emotional struggles as a normal part of being human rather than a sign that someone is broken, and he aims to offer a supportive space where clients feel heard. His methods include CBT, family systems, parent-child interaction therapy, play therapy, mindfulness and humanistic work. He sees clients in person and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Rosmer Mena is a licensed clinical social worker in Lutz, Florida, with 14 years in practice. Her work puts particular weight on women's wellness and couples therapy. She sees teens, adults, couples and groups for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, ADHD, grief and life transitions, and also helps with family conflict, eating disorders, postpartum and perinatal concerns and bipolar disorder, welcoming LGBTQ+ clients. Sessions begin by looking at what is behind a client's distress, centering their needs and building a plan toward their goals. Methods include ACT, CBT, cognitive processing therapy, DBT, attachment-based and compassion-focused work, and art and dance movement therapy. She offers sessions in person in Lutz and virtually, and Spanish speakers are welcome.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MCAP, CCTP

Michael Mazucci-Mambala is a licensed clinical social worker in Saint Petersburg, near Tampa, and has practiced since 2015. He is also a certified addiction professional and a certified clinical trauma professional. He works with adults, with a special focus on trauma and substance use, including alcohol, drugs and gambling, as well as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, self-esteem and relationship strain. He welcomes LGBTQ+ clients and first responders and affirms all identities. His main method is Accelerated Resolution Therapy, combined with CBT, DBT skills and narrative and person-centered work, and he treats clients as active partners in their care. He sees clients in person in Saint Petersburg and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC

Luke Phillipi is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor in Aurora, Colorado, with 10 years in practice. He focuses on trauma and on couples work, helping clients address past hurts and the deep-rooted patterns that keep leading to frustration, and helping partners get more from their relationships and build a healthier home. He works with teens, adults, older adults and couples on grief, anxiety, depression, addiction, family conflict, parenting and men's issues, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. His methods include EMDR, Brainspotting, emotionally focused therapy, internal family systems, attachment-based and family systems work, and Christian counseling. He sees clients in person in Aurora and online.