Event Description
Join our support group for individuals with Bipolar Disorder or those navigating their diagnostic journey.
Group Type: Therapy Group
Group Goals
This group is designed for individuals diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. The experience can often be an emotional roller coaster, leading to isolation, shame, guilt, and stigma. Our objective is to create a supportive space for individuals to share their experiences and perspectives, and to explore their distress within a socio-political-cultural context.
Who is the group for?
This group is for individuals who struggle with Bipolar disorder and are looking for a supportive safe space to explore and understand better their psychic and emotional experience.
Discussion Topics
- Understanding your distress
- Feelings towards the onset and retreat of episodes
- Implications of a diagnosis
- Seeking and receiving support
- Impact on relationships and various life aspects
- Effective and ineffective coping strategies
- Setting and respecting personal and others’ boundaries
- Emotional and physical exhaustion due to mood swings
- Psychopharmacology and its implications on other life areas
Please note that the session topics, order, and other details may be adjusted based on the needs and preferences of the group members and facilitators.
Facilitator Bio:
Anindita is a licensed clinical psychologist with 5+ years of experience. She has extensive experience in applying evidence-based interventions for a range of psychiatric illnesses and a proven track record of success working with adults and older adults in both in-patient and out-patient settings.
Anindita is dedicated to empowering individuals to overcome mental health challenges. As facilitator for the Bipolar Support Group, she provides deep insights into managing mood swings, stabilizing routines, and developing personalized coping strategies.
Her proficiency in conducting group therapy sessions fosters a supportive environment where clients can connect and learn from each other’s experiences.
She is particularly adept at synthesising trauma-informed approaches with evidence-based intervention strategies.
