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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 Washington DC, Anacostia, Ballston, Bluemont, or even Brentwood, 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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Willard Vaughn
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We will work on creating meaning despite, or in spite of, your circumstances. Unfortunately there is no quick fix, but I will walk down that road with you and we can explore together.


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We will work on creating meaning despite, or in spite of, your circumstances. Unfortunately there is no quick fix, but I will walk down that road with you and we can explore together.

Something to know about my approach is:

I will be very frank and honest with you, while also pragmatic. I like to converse and hear what is on your mind, molding that into a topic related to what your issues are. I look at how you think and what that does to your emotions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Mood Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Dr. Derek Ream
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help you get more aligned with your values, goals, and passionate pursuits. When people are not feeling or doing well, it's typical to become less aligned with those aspects. Therapy aims to get people more aligned as to feel and do better.


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help you get more aligned with your values, goals, and passionate pursuits. When people are not feeling or doing well, it's typical to become less aligned with those aspects. Therapy aims to get people more aligned as to feel and do better.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am trained in a variety of cognitive-behavioral-based therapies, a proven approach to changing thinking patterns and behaviors in a limited number of sessions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Chronic Pain
  • Depression
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Gay
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mood Disorders
  • Mood Regulation
  • Motivation
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Procrastination
  • Resilience
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use
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Dr. Derek Ream remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North ...
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Depending on your needs I use a combination of insight therapy, behavioral therapy, and mindfulness to help navigate these difficulties and decrease feelings of shame, guilt, and loneliness.


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Depending on your needs I use a combination of insight therapy, behavioral therapy, and mindfulness to help navigate these difficulties and decrease feelings of shame, guilt, and loneliness.

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I support clients in reaching their goals, increasing their understanding of themselves and others, and healing by providing a supportive, safe, and warm therapeutic environment.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Complicated Grief
  • Confidence
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
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Dr. Amanda Mead
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Evaluate what led you to the present, explore themes from your past, learn about patterns in your life you'd like to change, better understand relationships you have and how you'd like to improve them, help heal from past trauma to be your best self


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Evaluate what led you to the present, explore themes from your past, learn about patterns in your life you'd like to change, better understand relationships you have and how you'd like to improve them, help heal from past trauma to be your best self

Something to know about my approach is:

I can help you to uncover what's under the surface, accept you for who you are, foster hope. and help you heal from your past while managing the present. I have empathy for others and bring warmth and understanding to sessions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Aging Parents
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attachment Styles
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Bereavement
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Career Change
  • Caretakers
  • Change
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Children of Parents With Substance Use Disorders
  • Children With Parents Diagnosed or Passed From Cancer
  • Combat Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Family Trauma
  • Financial Stress
  • Friendships
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Habit Change
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Immigration Evaluations
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Job Loss
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • New Parent
  • Parent-Adult Child Relationship
  • Parental Burnout
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting Skills
  • Perfectionism
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Suicide loss
  • Teenagers
  • Trauma
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • War Trauma
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Jillian Meinhardt
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help your child feel confident in who they are, no matter what they may be going through. We will talk, build trust, find coping strategies and understand thoughts and behaviors to navigate the many pressures of being a young person today.


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help your child feel confident in who they are, no matter what they may be going through. We will talk, build trust, find coping strategies and understand thoughts and behaviors to navigate the many pressures of being a young person today.

Something to know about my approach is:

I meet your child where they are, whether it is watching videos, playing virtual chess, drawing, tic-tac-toe or movement together. It will feel as if you are in the room with me while having the flexibility and comfort of your own home.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Childhood Issues
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Education
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Families
  • Grief
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Mindfulness
  • Mood Swings
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • School Issues
  • School Resistance
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
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Jillian Meinhardt remote and phone therapy in District Of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia