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Therapy for Bipolar Disorder in The Woodlands, TX
For the stretch when sleep seems optional and plans multiply, the heavy weeks that follow, and the repair work in between. Counseling for bipolar disorder in person on Sawdust Road, near I-45, or by secure video, alongside your prescriber.
- 2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 1204, The Woodlands 77380
- Insurance billed at your plan’s rate
- Self-pay $150, or $100 with an associate
- Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm
- Usually seen within about a week
In crisis or thinking about suicide? Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Counselors at our Sawdust Road office
What it can look like
How bipolar disorder tends to show up
Bipolar disorder is often treated as depression for years before anyone asks about the highs.
Up, fast and restless
You need little sleep, ideas race and big plans feel urgent. It can feel great until the costs arrive.
Down and heavy
Then come weeks of low energy, low mood and wanting to hide. Ordinary tasks take everything.
Picking up the pieces
Money spent, words said, commitments dropped. A lot of energy goes into repairing afterwards.
In the sessions
What bipolar disorder counseling in The Woodlands works on
- Knowing your early signsListing the first changes before a high or a low, and agreeing who you will tell when they show up.
- Steady days and nightsRegular times for sleep, meals and activity, because disrupted rhythms can tip mood.
- Plans for the high weeksAgreements made when you are well, like waiting a day before big decisions or purchases.
- Living with the diagnosisMaking sense of it, handling stigma, and talking about it with the people close to you.
How the work goes
Therapy for bipolar disorder at our office in The Woodlands
Counseling here works alongside medication, not instead of it, focusing on routine, early warning signs and the relationships mood swings affect. With your permission, your counselor can coordinate with your prescriber.
Most of it draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
Counseling works alongside your prescriber
Most people with bipolar disorder also see a psychiatrist or other prescriber, and counseling fits alongside that care. Our counselors do not prescribe or manage medication.
If you do not have a prescriber yet, we will help you find one.
Who you might meet
Who you might see in The Woodlands
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Kellie Lomas
LPC
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Jon Shuffler
LCSW
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Brenda Resendez
Clinical Director · LPC
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AJ Huynh
Director · LPC
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Ricardo Alvarez
LPC
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Denise Laird
LPC
Google reviews
What clients of this office have written
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My spouse and I did couples counseling for the first time and it went very well…
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[He] is a great counselor with a patient and understanding attitude. He has a metaphor for every situation that you may face…
D.H.
Cost
What counseling costs here
We check your benefits first and tell you the estimated cost before you book. It stays an estimate until your plan confirms it.
Plans we currently work with
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Original Medicare and seven more: see all twelve plans. Medicaid is not one of them, and we cannot bill it.
Before you book
Questions about bipolar disorder therapy in The Woodlands
Can I start before a bipolar diagnosis?
Yes. Many people come in unsure whether their ups and downs are bipolar disorder, and counseling can begin while a prescriber assesses that.
Is it bipolar disorder or ADHD?
Both can bring restlessness, racing thoughts and impulsive choices. ADHD is steady, present most days since childhood, while bipolar disorder comes in episodes, with a clear change in sleep, energy and mood.
Some people have both. Telling them apart is part of the early sessions, and we also offer ADHD therapy in The Woodlands.
How is bipolar disorder different from mood swings?
Everyone has ups and downs. Bipolar disorder involves distinct episodes lasting days or weeks, with changes in sleep, energy and behavior that others notice.
Moods that shift within hours, often after something between people, point elsewhere, and your counselor will help sort that out.
What if I am in an episode right now?
Contact your prescriber first, because weekly counseling is not built for a high or a deep low in progress. If you are in danger, call or text 988, or call 911.
Can family members be part of the work?
It can help when the people close to you know the early signs too. Some counselors at this office also see families, so a joint session is possible.
Tell us on the form if you would like that.
What is a first session like?
It starts with one short form, in your own words. We read it, match you with a counselor, and tell you the estimated cost before you book.
From there you can start with a free consultation or go straight to a first session with your counselor. Sessions are weekly and one to one, in person at our Sawdust Road office or by secure video from anywhere in Texas.
Bring what you know about your past episodes and your prescriber’s details, so counseling can fit around your care.
What if the first counselor is not the right fit?
Tell us. Fit matters more than almost anything else in whether counseling helps, so we do not treat it as a complaint.
Under the Reset, your first session with a new counselor is free. The Reset is about fit only, not a promise about results.
Also at this office
Related counseling in The Woodlands
Start with what this week has been like
Acceptance Path Counseling provides weekly counseling from licensed Texas counselors, in person at our office in The Woodlands and by secure video across Texas. We are not a psychiatry practice and do not prescribe medication.
We do not offer group therapy, psychological testing, or intensive or inpatient programs, and will help you find them if you need them. Counseling is not an emergency service.
In crisis or thinking about suicide? Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.