Relationships & Family Treatment

Relationships can be improved and relationship ruptures can be repaired. People with direct experience of bipolar are not doomed to have diminished relationships and neither are their family members. Participants will learn evidence-based skills shown to improve the quality of relationships between people with direct experience of bipolar and their family members.

General skills that participants will learn include the following:

  • Increasing the frequency of positive interactions with each other.
  • Decreasing criticism, fault-finding, blaming, and expressions of exasperation.
  • Learning how to handle anxiety better through practices of personal self-regulation--staying calm and reacting to situations as thoughtfully and tranquilly as possible.
  • Increasing problem-solving behaviors and decreasing panic and intense emotional reactions.
  • Setting realistic expectations for one another.

Individualized relationship education and therapy is designed to meet the unique needs of each person with direct experience of bipolar and their circle of family and friends.

Contact our Personal Advocate to help you to find the right provider for your needs.