Women's Bipolar Group
The Women’s Bipolar Group provides a safe and supportive environment for women ages 25 and older to connect and share how bipolar disorder impacts their lives. Participants will learn practical tools for managing symptoms, such as mood tracking, medication adherence, and lifestyle adjustments. The group includes psychoeducation on bipolar disorder, exploring treatment options and effective coping mechanisms. Skill-building sessions focus on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and maintaining healthy relationships, empowering members to navigate their condition with confidence and resilience.
Structured, closed group facilitated by Briana Lefman, MS, CRC, CCTP, LPCC
This group is designed for women ages 25 and older who are navigating the unique challenges associated with Bipolar I or Bipolar II Disorder. The group offers a structured, psychoeducational space for participants to better understand the physiological and emotional complexities of bipolar disorder while building essential coping and stability tools.
Group participants will:
Learn symptom management strategies, including mood tracking and medication adherence
Explore the psychological impact of manic and depressive episodes
Build tools for emotional regulation, impulse control, and distress tolerance
Examine the relationship between mood shifts and interpersonal conflict
Receive psychoeducation about treatment approaches, including psychopharmacology and lifestyle stabilization
Develop self-awareness and reduce internalized shame associated with the diagnosis
This group is ideal for women seeking community, insight, and strategies that support long-term mood stabilization and empowerment. Each session is structured with clinical material, open discussion, and reflection, offering a balance of peer support and therapeutic guidance.
Is this group right for me?
If you experience frequent mood swings that create challenges in your peer, romantic, or interpersonal relationships, this group can provide the support you need. Here, you’ll gain a better understanding of your mood changes and learn effective strategies to navigate and manage them with confidence.
Support Group FAQ
These groups are didactic and interactive in nature, meaning that the facilitator (a Licensed Psychotherapist) leads and structures the group. Each week, the group facilitator guides all discussions, and processes by providing education, answering questions, and teaching structured exercises and interventions.
Sharing is not required, however attendees are always given the opportunity to do so, if they yearn for emotional and intimate interpersonal connections.
These groups are designed as an interactive experience in which participants learn how to connect with vulnerability while gaining insight into emotional needs. Participants have the options to utilize an anonymous Pseudonym faux name if they choose to do so. All participants are kindly asked to have their cameras on to add to the cohesive experience. Our encrypted platform is HIPAA compliant and has full confidentiality secure limited access to registered group attendees only.
No. Cards are kept on file on an encrypted, secure platform in which are charged the week in which the cycle begins. *Payment plans are available
First, we need you to please complete this brief pre-screening form so that we can reach out to you to schedule a free phone consultation to discuss the group of your choice. After the completion of the phone consultation, we will complete enrollment by sending you the consent forms. After all consent items are completed, you are registered and will receive all of the confidential schedule information and the virtual link to access the 8 – week group.
Yes. We assist you in this decision during our phone consultation and will help you determine if based on your personal circumstances, whether adding an additional avenue of support will be beneficial or would be better suited for deferment. Many participants will choose to either repeat a group cycle or join a different topic, after the completion of a cohort cycle.