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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 Lake Forest, the suburbs of Lake Forest, other nearby places such as Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, 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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Chad Nelson
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We will work through difficult times, become present, and create desired changes. Using various therapeutic approaches, I'll help you feel better and achieve your vision of an improved you or relationship within a few weeks.


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We will work through difficult times, become present, and create desired changes. Using various therapeutic approaches, I'll help you feel better and achieve your vision of an improved you or relationship within a few weeks.

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I integrate Trauma-Focused CBT, CBT, and Play Therapy to address issues like addiction, ADHD, and family conflict. Specializing in school-based therapy, I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Career Counseling
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • School Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma
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Diep Dinh
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We’ll create a supportive environment to address severe depression, anxiety, psychosis, addiction, anger management, and violence issues. Leveraging my extensive experience, I aim to foster recovery and well-being.


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We’ll create a supportive environment to address severe depression, anxiety, psychosis, addiction, anger management, and violence issues. Leveraging my extensive experience, I aim to foster recovery and well-being.

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Rooted in compassionate, patient-centered care, I treat severe depression, anxiety, psychosis, addiction, and anger management. I prioritize individualized treatment plans to support each patient’s unique needs.

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  • Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Relationships
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
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Tyler Wright
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He is passionate about increasing access to care for patients with mental illness and ensuring that individuals receive the comprehensive, compassionate care they deserve to achieve mental well-being.


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He is passionate about increasing access to care for patients with mental illness and ensuring that individuals receive the comprehensive, compassionate care they deserve to achieve mental well-being.

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Dr. Wright has served as an attending psychiatrist on an inpatient forensic unit at a state hospital in Massachusetts, an attending in the emergency department at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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  • Addictions
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Divorce and Separation
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sports
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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Shay Groenewold
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As a PhD, I aim to collaborate with you to build support, foster healthy independence, and develop self-compassion. We'll clarify your values and set goals to improve coping and self-concept. I view you as the expert on yourself.


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As a PhD, I aim to collaborate with you to build support, foster healthy independence, and develop self-compassion. We'll clarify your values and set goals to improve coping and self-concept. I view you as the expert on yourself.

Something to know about my approach is:

Working from a person-centered foundation, I use an approach that integrates a variety of different types of therapy according to what is the best fit for the client.

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  • Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Anger Management
  • Coping Skills
  • Family Conflict
  • Mood Disorders
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Kiana Naimi
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Together we will understand what you want to experience and what is holding you back. We will then develop a practical plan to learn new tools and practice new behaviors that can help you get unstuck and on a path to living the life you want.


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Together we will understand what you want to experience and what is holding you back. We will then develop a practical plan to learn new tools and practice new behaviors that can help you get unstuck and on a path to living the life you want.

Something to know about my approach is:

I will support you in enhancing your resilience throughout your life [grief] journey. I’ll support you in creating tailored plan based on your needs that may include clarifying your desires and values, and identify a new perspective on your life.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attachment Styles
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complicated Grief
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • Grief
  • Grief Due to Addiction
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Mood Disorders
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
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