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When you suffer from mood swings, your emotional state may change rapidly and frequently. While mood swings can be caused by hormonal shifts, medications, and substance use, they may also be caused by mood disorders, like bipolar disorder.

A licensed therapist can devise a plan to help you discover the source of your mood swings and teach you tactics to overcome them. Whether you are located in downtown El Cajon, the suburbs of El Cajon, other nearby places such as National City, San Diego, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

When to Seek Therapy for Mood Swings

Mood swings are often normal, especially for women of child-bearing age, but they can also be a sign of a serious mental issue. Here are some signs you should see a mental health professional for your mood swings:

  • Your mood swings make you unable to enjoy life.
  • You become violent.
  • Your mood swings are interfering with your relationships.
  • Your mood swings are frequent or linger.
  • You have thoughts of suicide.
  • You are having trouble managing your mood swings.

Check out this article to learn about bipolar disorder, which is characterized by severe mood swings.

Help is Available: Get Treatment for Mood Swings Today

Licensed therapists and counselors have the tools and expertise to help you regain control of your moods and your life. Mental Health Match is here to connect you with a professional therapist who specializes in mood swings. You can browse experts below, or get personalized recommendations with our free therapist matching tool.

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Kevin Belsby
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Explore issues surrounding mood, relational or personal issues with a particular passion for improving familial and interpersonal relationships. We will strategize practical solutions with an eye toward familial healing and personal growth.


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Explore issues surrounding mood, relational or personal issues with a particular passion for improving familial and interpersonal relationships. We will strategize practical solutions with an eye toward familial healing and personal growth.

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I treat people as the experts in their own life experience. Our job together is explore the nature of their presenting issues and to discuss and strategize solutions that would best serve them and their loved ones toward agreed upon goals.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Communication Skills
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Geriatric
  • Marriage
  • Mood Disorders
  • Relational Trauma
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Melanie Maddox
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tackle emotional and physical symptoms such as difficulty focusing, increased irritability, decreased energy and motivation, disruptions in sleep or appetite, and a persistent sense of nervousness or tension & breakdowns in communication and conflict


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tackle emotional and physical symptoms such as difficulty focusing, increased irritability, decreased energy and motivation, disruptions in sleep or appetite, and a persistent sense of nervousness or tension & breakdowns in communication and conflict

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My promise to you is a safe, non-judgmental space, with you as the expert on your journey and me walking alongside offering concrete research-backed strategies (CBT, DBT, ACT, MI SFT, etc.). I am also trained in EMDR and also Gottman couples method.

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  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
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We will deconstruct negative self beliefs, widen curiosity about body image, practice boundaries and self empowerment. Much of our work together consists of building awareness of patterns and challenging them.


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We will deconstruct negative self beliefs, widen curiosity about body image, practice boundaries and self empowerment. Much of our work together consists of building awareness of patterns and challenging them.

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Sometimes it's hard to be a human, have a body, and be in relationships. By healing ourselves we can heal in community. I practice a blend of Narrative, Relational-Cultural, and Feminist Therapies. Because context, language, and identity Matter!

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  • Adolescents
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Attachment Styles
  • Body Image
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Empowering Women
  • Empowerment
  • Gender Identity
  • Health at Every Size (HAES)
  • LGBTQ+
  • Neurodivergence
  • Sexuality
  • Sex Workers
  • Social Justice
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Young Adults
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Yohana "Joey" Barajas Hinojosa, AMFT, PCC
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Help you overcome the difficult times, patterns leading to Anxiety or Depression & healing from past Trauma. I will teach you coping tools, to voice your needs/feelings, to find the root of the problem & treat beyond the symptoms. Grow & be serene.


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Help you overcome the difficult times, patterns leading to Anxiety or Depression & healing from past Trauma. I will teach you coping tools, to voice your needs/feelings, to find the root of the problem & treat beyond the symptoms. Grow & be serene.

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I integrate some of my experiences, knowledge in the field, build your self-awareness in how you think and how you store your feelings in your body and emotionally "internally". You will learn how to take care of yourself better and LOVE yourself.

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  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Asian and Pacific Islanders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • BIPOC
  • Biracial Women
  • Child Abuse
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Cultural Issues
  • East Asian Cultural Issues
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Grief
  • Healing From Relationships
  • High Anxiety
  • Immigrants
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Latinx
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Social Skills
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Amy Green
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I enjoy and am gifted in working with clients who have experienced grief and loss, trauma and abuse, relationship distress, co-dependency, attachment wounds, low self-esteem and life transitions.


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I enjoy and am gifted in working with clients who have experienced grief and loss, trauma and abuse, relationship distress, co-dependency, attachment wounds, low self-esteem and life transitions.

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I am a very active therapist and I like to help clients understand what is getting in their way from living the life they want, learn tools to make changes (internally and externally), and refocus on their future and living their best life.

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  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Career
  • Coaching
  • Codependency
  • Communication Skills
  • Depression
  • End of Life
  • Grief
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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