Bipolar DisorderBipolar Disorder Therapy in Iowa City
Have you been feeling like life is a roller coaster lately? You don’t have to navigate all of that on your own, not anymore.
01 / recognitionWhat Bipolar Disorder Can Feel Like
Bipolar disorder can feel like living within a roller coaster. In the highs, everything speeds up: ideas, energy, confidence, sometimes to the point where sleep feels optional and choices you would never normally make seem like great ones. Then the ride descends. The crash can leave you flattened, ashamed of what happened in the high, and unsure which version of you is the real one. The unpredictability is its own kind of exhausting. The good news is it can be managed, and we can start to recognize when the ride may be trying to start up again.
02 / How i work with itFour main approaches
I use EMDR, NARM, DBT, and Ego-State Therapy to help you through the highs and lows. EMDR is for individuals that prefer processing specific memories, and needs to reprocess traumatic experiences contributing to the disorder. NARM is for people who want to address their issues without going back through time. Ego-State Therapy is for dissociation, and DBT is there to assist you with skills work and regulation skills.
We start by expanding your window of emotional tolerance: the amount of emotional material you can handle at one moment and stay regulated within. Before we run through EMDR or NARM, we peacefully walk through skills work, resourcing, and overall wellness that can contribute to long-term success.
03 / The logisticsWhat it costs and how long it takes
No insurance billing, which means no diagnosis is required on a claim form to get help, and no third party gets to decide how many sessions you deserve. A Good Faith Estimate can be provided under the No Surprises Act before we begin any clinical work, so always feel welcome to ask.
FreeFree Consultation
A relaxed, 15-minute conversation about what you are looking for and whether or not we are a good fit. Online or in person.
$185Therapy Sessions
Personalized, 53-minute sessions shaped around your specific needs, in Iowa City or via telehealth statewide.
FREE DOWNLOADNEWSLETTER04 / reach outA fifteen minute call, and no obligation afterwards
We talk about what has been going on, what you are hoping changes, and whether working together makes sense. If it does not, I will say so and point you somewhere better.