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4,185 people sought bipolar disorder therapy help in Massachusetts in the last year

Discover how starting therapy with a bipolar disorder can support your own journey toward a happier, more fulfilling life.

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Starting Bipolar disorder therapy

What is bipolar disorder therapy?

Bipolar disorder therapy from our providers at Thriveworks in Westborough, MA is an effective form of mental health treatment for those with bipolar disorder. It helps one to better navigate their unique experience, which might come with hypomanic, manic, or depressive episodes.

How does bipolar disorder therapy work?

Bipolar disorder therapy works to help you manage your specific symptoms as well as improve your relationships. It can also help you cope with stress, a major contributor to the disorder.

Is bipolar disorder therapy conducted in person or online?

Our bipolar disorder therapy services are conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you when working with one of providers at Thriveworks in Westborough, MA.

How long does bipolar disorder therapy last?

The length of bipolar disorder therapy sessions will vary from one person to the next, dependent on their specific needs. However, short-term, problem-focused therapy for bipolar disorder typically lasts for 12-16 weeks. Therapy may last longer for those who have more severe or persistent symptoms.

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Bipolar Depression in Westborough, MA—Therapy and Counseling

Sometimes, Bipolar Depression is called manic depression because it cycles people between a low, depressed mood and a high, frenetic mood. It is a serious mental illness that affects almost 6 million people in the United States, and there are effective treatments for it. When people work with a mental health professional to find a diagnosis and a treatment plan, they often overcome their Bipolar live a happy, fulfilled life.

The bipolar depression counselors and therapists on staff at Thriveworks Counseling in Westborough have helped many clients do just that—find the help and support they need to treat Bipolar and live their lives. If you think you could benefit from bipolar depression help, reach out to Thriveworks Westborough today.

Bipolar Disorder’s Signs

The drastic shifts in mood that Bipolar brings can be mysterious and confusing to people who suffer through them. Learning about the signs of Bipolar can bring understanding and relief. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) gives a full and helpful definition of both the depression episodes and the mania episodes of Bipolar Disorder.

Depression

The DSM-5 describes the depressive cycle as when individuals experience a weepy, sad, and/or empty state of mind as well as an unconcerned attitude about daily life. Further, they experience at least three of the following symptoms:

  1. The inability to focus or make decisions.
  2. Depleted energy and/or stamina.
  3. Hyper or slowed psychomotor activity (for example, slurred speech or rapid toe tapping).
  4. Insomnia or hypersomnia (excessive sleeping or an inability to sleep).
  5. Harsh emotions such as guilt, shame, and worthlessness.
  6. Shifts in appetite or weight—either an increase or decrease.
  7. Suicide idealization and/or a fixation upon death.

Mania

When people experience these criteria for a greater portion of every day and for a continuous period of two weeks (at least), then they may be in a depression cycle of Bipolar. The opposite pole to which people may swing is mania. When people stereotype mania, they usually imagine euphoric energy, but the reality is that the flood of emotions people feel during mania can be either irritable or elated.

The following criteria is detailed in the DSM-5 for a mania cycle:

  1. An exceptionally euphoric or contentious mood that persists for at least a week.
  2. When the mood is contentious, then four of the following signs must be present. If the mood is euphoric, then three must be present.
    • Obsessively planning for personal and professional goals.
    • The inability to slow one’s thinking.
    • Taking unnecessary financial, emotional, physical, or sexual risks.
    • Feeling energetic with very little sleep.
    • Shifting attention quickly from one topic to another.
    • Talking excessively.
    • An enlarged sense of one’s own grandiosity and self-esteem.
  3. The physiological effects of a drug or medication cannot produce these signs.
  4. To be considered mania, the signs must meet one of the following criteria:
    • Disrupt an individual’s daily functioning.
    • Hospitalize them.
    • Induce psychosis.

Getting Help for Bipolar

When people have been diagnosed with Bipolar, it is vital that they find an experienced and skilled therapist whom they trust. Just as someone who has been diagnosed with cancer needs to work closely with their oncologist for treatment, so people who have a form of Bipolar Disorder will need to work closely with a mental health professional. Along with following a therapist’s treatment plan, here are a few ways people with Bipolar can cope.

1. Join a Support Group. Support groups are a great place where people with Bipolar and/or their loved ones can empathize with others who may be experiencing similar difficulties. These groups can often be found in-person or online.

2. Remember to Hope. Being diagnosed with Bipolar can be scary, but in the past few years, mental health professionals have made great strides in understanding and treating this illness. Many people live a wonderful, happy life with the Bipolar diagnosis.

Appointments for Bipolar at Thriveworks Counseling in Westborough

If you have Bipolar or if you think you may have it, know that Thriveworks Counseling in Westborough has appointments available. Our caring and experienced professionals have helped many clients find relief from their Bipolar.

When you work with our office, know that we have done our best to make receiving the therapy you need as easy as possible. New clients often have an appointment within the same week of their first call. We offer evening and weekend appointments, but we do not keep a waitlist. Our office accepts most forms of insurance.

Let’s work together. Contact Thriveworks Westborough today.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Westborough therapists and counselors accept 29 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado | GHI BMP

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | BCBS Medicare Advantage (HMO | PPO)

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts | BCBS

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Compsych

  • Fallon Health | Medicare Advantage

  • First Health Network

  • Harvard Pilgrim

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Self-pay costs at Westborough
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Hear from our clients

4.8 Thriveworks Westborough reviews are collected through Thriveworks.com.
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Hello all, I just want to tell everyone at thriveworks in Westboro mass office and future customers that I have had the pleasure of a 5 star counselor in donna hayes. Donna helped me when I was at the lowest point in my life. A law enforcement life, with lots of issues. She has helped me immensely. God bless you donna. Hopefully I will see you in fall when I return home. Thanks for your help and sorry for quitting exit today on my last appointment. Best regards always. Brian
Read more Hello all, I just want to tell everyone at thriveworks in Westboro mass office and future customers that I have had the pleasure of a 5 star counselor in donna hayes. Donna helped me when I was at the lowest point in my life. A law enforcement life, with lots of issues. She has helped me immensely. God bless you donna. Hopefully I will see you in fall when I return home. Thanks for your help and sorry for quitting exit today on my last appointment. Best regards always. Brian
Westborough Apr 2019
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I’ve had a wonderful experience. The staff is punctual and kind.
Westborough Jan 2019
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Thriveworks has been wonderful so far. My therapist is very supportive and communicative. The appointment reminders are very helpful, too.
Read more Thriveworks has been wonderful so far. My therapist is very supportive and communicative. The appointment reminders are very helpful, too.
Westborough Jan 2019
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I love my therapist and feel better about my life knowing that I have guidance and direction in my life
Read more I love my therapist and feel better about my life knowing that I have guidance and direction in my life
Westborough Jan 2019
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My therapist is thoughtful, compassionate, incisive in a good way, understands complex trauma, and is full of good humor.
Read more My therapist is thoughtful, compassionate, incisive in a good way, understands complex trauma, and is full of good humor.
Westborough Aug 2018
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For a first visit, this place set a very good example for what is ahead. Attentive, note-taking, observant I am pleased with the initial visit.
Read more For a first visit, this place set a very good example for what is ahead. Attentive, note-taking, observant I am pleased with the initial visit.
Westborough Jun 2018
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Just met Greg today so far everything went well.
Westborough Apr 2018
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Good chat with Stephanie
Westborough Apr 2018
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Westborough is located at 5 E Main St Suite 3, Westborough, MA 01581, in the same building as Berkshire Bank.

Phone number

(774) 252-7733

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