Not mood swings. A nervous system looking for its ground.
Bipolar disorder is one of the most misrepresented conditions in mental health. MTP™ supports mood stability, relapse prevention, and the quality of life in the spaces between episodes.
Bipolar disorder is a neurobiological condition. It requires medical management — that is not in question. What is often undertreated is everything else: the psychological experience of living with a condition that can take over your mind and damage your relationships, the relational aftermath of episodes, the identity questions that arise when your mental states vary so dramatically, and the anxiety about the future that a bipolar diagnosis carries.
Mood episodes that feel beyond your control
The exhaustion of managing a condition no one fully understands
Relationships damaged by what happened during episodes
Medication that stabilises but leaves you flat
Anxiety about when the next episode will come
The loss of a reliable sense of self across mood states
MTP™ for bipolar is carefully adapted — intensive meditation practices are calibrated to avoid hypomanic activation. The approach builds mood monitoring awareness, emotional regulation in the spaces between episodes, and the psychological resources needed to maintain quality of life alongside a chronic condition. It is adjunct to medication, not a replacement for it.
Peer-reviewed evidence supporting MTP-aligned interventions for Bipolar Disorder.
"Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy demonstrated positive effects on anxiety, residual depressive symptoms, mood regulation, and reduction in manic symptoms in a systematic review of 13 studies."
Lovas & Schuman-Olivier, Mindfulness, 2018"MBCT reduced depressive relapse rates and improved quality of life in bipolar patients across multiple controlled studies when used alongside standard medication management."
Deckersbach et al., Cognitive and Behavioral Practice"A 2024 meta-analysis found mindfulness-based interventions significantly improved depression and anxiety symptoms in bipolar disorder compared to pre-intervention baseline."
Meta-analysis, Journal of Affective DisordersMTP™ is a complementary intervention. It does not replace medical assessment or treatment. Dr. Maruti Sharma works collaboratively with medical professionals where appropriate.
Good fit
Bipolar I or II with adequate medical management seeking psychological adjunct support
Residual depression between episodes not addressed by medication
Relapse prevention and early episode recognition
The relational and psychological consequences of living with the diagnosis
Not the right fit
Active manic or hypomanic episode — stabilisation precedes MTP™ work
Bipolar without current medical management — medical coordination required first
Is it safe to do hypnotherapy with bipolar disorder? +
Yes, with appropriate adaptation. Deep meditation and intensive hypnotherapy can occasionally activate hypomania in susceptible individuals. Dr. Maruti Sharma's approach with bipolar clients is specifically calibrated for this — grounding rather than expansive, regulating rather than activating.
I am on lithium / lamotrigine / quetiapine. Can I still do this work? +
Yes. MTP™ works alongside mood-stabilising medication. The goal is not medication reduction — though some clients find their prescribers are able to adjust doses over time as psychological resources improve.
Stability is not flatness. It is having a ground to return to.
Every engagement begins with a conversation. No commitment. No pressure. Just an honest exchange to understand whether this is right for you.
Dr. Maruti Sharma · RCI Reg. A100310 · Clinical Psychologist · 25+ years · 100+ countries