Many people with bipolar disorder describe the same frustration: the medications that quiet the highs and lows can also flatten everything else, leaving them feeling muted, foggy, or not quite themselves. At Sphosh Health, the goal is stability you can live inside, steady mood without losing your energy, creativity, or personality.
Bipolar disorder is a serious medical condition, and honest care means being clear about that. For most people, mood-stabilizing medication is a core part of staying well, and we do not ask anyone to abandon what is keeping them safe. What a whole-person approach adds is everything that surrounds the medication and often determines how well it works: protecting sleep and daily rhythm, which are powerful drivers of mood; addressing nutrition, blood sugar, thyroid, and metabolic health; reducing the load of alcohol, stimulants, and stress; and using therapy to catch early warning signs before an episode builds.
Because Dr. Koichi Tanji is both a naturopathic doctor and a licensed mental health counselor, he can look at the full biological and psychological picture and fine-tune care so you are on the least amount of medication that keeps you genuinely well, not over-medicated into feeling like a shell of yourself. When it is appropriate, that can mean carefully simplifying a regimen in coordination with the rest of your care team, always prioritizing safety first.
This is collaborative, ongoing work rather than a quick fix, and it is best suited to people who are stable enough to partner in their own plan. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of harming yourself, please call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline right away, or go to your nearest emergency room.
Sphosh Health serves patients across Washington by telehealth and in person in Bellevue, and is in-network with Premera, Regence, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, and Kaiser PPO. To talk about whether this approach fits your situation, call (425) 278-6166.