Bipolar Group Facilitator

Evan Rick, LCPC, earned her master’s degree from Montana State University. Since completing her degree in Mental Health Counseling, she has provided outpatient therapy to adults at Gallatin Mental Health Center and Gallatin Community Clinic, led groups at Hope House (a crisis stabilization facility), and worked as a family therapist at Three Rivers Montana, a wilderness therapy program for struggling teens and their families. She believes in the peer-support model and is looking forward to contributing her professional experience to the invaluable real-life experiences of each participant.

Evan works from a strength-based perspective seeking to cultivate a trusting relationship with clients and creating an environment that fosters growth, increased perspective, and positive change. In her work, she draws from a variety of theoretical backgrounds to best meet the needs of each client. She has particular training in Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy, Choice Theory, and trauma work as well as particular expertise in working with teens and their parents.

More About the Group

The group endeavors to draw on the communal wisdom of the members, creating a network of support over the phone and internet that reaches the corners of Montana. The group topics are left intentionally open to better meet the needs of the group. Participants are encouraged to voice their needs and issues so that they may find support and information from their peers and from the facilitator. The facilitator will post/ email pertinent articles or links as appropriate to meet the specific needs of the group. Often when one group member finds the courage to ask for help with a particular aspect of living with bipolar, themes and resonance will appear with the other group members. A sense of connection can develop despite the distance. Though you may live in community with few mental health resources, you don’t have to be alone. There is a community of help on the phone.