FREE 6-HOUR LIVE BIPOLAR DISORDER MASTERCLASS:
THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH, 2026 @ 10:00 AM ET — 5:30 PM ET
Most Bipolar Spectrum Presentations Don't Look Like Bipolar — Here's How to Catch the Ones Standard Training Skips
Free 6-Hour Masterclass With Dr. Jim Phelps, MD: Author Of A Spectrum Approach To Mood Disorders & 30-Year Bipolar Spectrum Specialist
Learn the spectrum framework & screening tools to identify bipolarity underneath depression cases that have cycled through three SSRIs without lasting response. Match the next treatment plan to the actual mood mechanism driving the case.
Register Free Below. This Event is for Licensed Mental Health Professionals
Free to attend. CEs, recording access, & clinical tools available for purchase after registration.
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Hidden Bipolar Masterclass: The Spectrum Framework Behind Complex Mood Presentations
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MODULE 1
The Bipolar Spectrum: What Your Depressed Client's Mood Pattern Is Actually Doing
Why depression that returns every six months signals a spectrum presentation that DSM-categorical screening keeps missing.
MODULE 2
Brief Screening Questionnaires: The 60-Second Tools That Surface Hidden Bipolarity
How using validated screening instruments changes what you catch in the first three sessions with every depressed client.
MODULE 3
Unipolar vs. Bipolar Depression: The Differential Markers That Don't Require A Manic History
Why missing these markers leads to antidepressant trials that destabilize the mood instead of stabilizing it.
MODULE 4
Diagnostic Uncertainty: How To Hold The Spectrum Case Without A Definitive Label
How navigating mid-spectrum presentations stops you from forcing a binary diagnosis onto a dimensional clinical reality.
MODULE 5
Bipolar-Specific Psychotherapy: The Interventions Standard Depression Treatment Skips
How sleep regulation, social rhythm work & mood charting build the stability that lithium & SSRIs alone cannot reach.
MODULE 6
Antidepressant Tapering & Lithium Across The Spectrum: The Medication Conversation Therapists Now Co-Lead
Why understanding tapering protocols & low-dose lithium research positions you as the prescriber's clinical partner.
LEARN THE BIPOLAR SPECTRUM FRAMEWORK FROM A 30-YEAR MOOD SPECTRUM SPECIALIST
Dr. Jim Phelps, MD: Bipolar Spectrum Specialist & Author Of A Spectrum Approach To Mood Disorders
Dr. Jim Phelps didn't start by teaching the bipolar spectrum. He started by watching depression treatments work briefly, lose effect, & cycle clients back into the same low mood every six months. That clinical pattern is what built his work. What he brings to the June 11th Masterclass isn't theory, it's the framework built after decades treating complex depression, mood instability, mixed states & antidepressant-induced switching in real clients whose cases would not move until the underlying bipolarity was actually identified.
What he covers on June 11th is the exact foundation that makes spectrum diagnosis work, why bipolar without mania lives underneath nearly half of treatment-resistant depression cases, how the mood spectrum sits between unipolar depression & Bipolar I, & what family history, age of onset & antidepressant response reveal about every depressed client sitting across from you. This is the layer DSM-categorical training was never designed to surface & the one that changes how you read every complex mood case from this point forward.
Here's What Your Trauma Clients Lose Without This Clinical Summit:
WITH THIS MASTERCLASS:
You catch hidden bipolarity before the next SSRI destabilizes the mood
Stuck depression cases finally have a diagnosis & a clinical path
Treatment decisions follow the spectrum position, not a binary label
You walk in with the framework, & bipolar-specific therapy is built on
WITHOUT THIS MASTERCLASS:
Hidden bipolarity keeps getting misread as treatment-resistant depression
Your stuck depression case stays stuck, no diagnosis, no path
Treatment plans target symptoms while the bipolarity goes untouched
Every depressed client on a third SSRI repeats the same cycle
9 CEs, Lifetime Replay & Clinical tools: Available For Purchase After Registration
Frequently Asked Questions
I work with depression, but I'm not trained in bipolar diagnosis. Is this Masterclass appropriate for me?
Yes — this Masterclass is built for clinicians whose training stopped at unipolar depression protocols & whose caseloads contain depressed clients those protocols cannot reach.
I've taken bipolar trainings before that felt too theoretical to use in session. How is this different?
Dr. Phelps teaches verbatim screening language, spectrum recognition markers & a differential diagnosis sequence designed to be applied in your next session, not stored for later.
I already practice CBT, IFS, or DBT. Will this conflict with my training?
No, Dr. Phelps's spectrum framework adds the diagnostic recognition layer to the modality you already practice without asking you to abandon it.
I don't prescribe medication. Is the Masterclass still relevant for therapists?
Yes — therapists are usually first to spot the bipolar pattern weekly & this Masterclass gives you the spectrum framework, screening tools & language to bring to the prescriber's attention.
How many CEs can I receive, & how do I get them?
Up to 9 CEs total — 6 from the Masterclass + 3 from the bonus ethics course — available for purchase after you register.
Can I get the recording if I cannot attend live?
Yes — the full 6-hour recording is included in Premium Access with lifetime access. You can purchase it at the next step once you register for the Masterclass.
Are the CEs board-approved for my license?
Yes — to check approval for your license type & state, scroll to the bottom of this page & click the Board Approvals button.
Scope and Limitations Disclosure:
This training provides licensed mental health professionals with a contemporary clinical framework for recognizing bipolar spectrum presentations & integrating dimensional diagnostic thinking when working with depressed clients whose presentations have not responded to standard antidepressant protocols — including the role of brief screening questionnaires (MDQ, HCL-32, Bipolarity Specifier) in surfacing hidden bipolarity, differential markers between unipolar & bipolar depression, recognition of antidepressant-induced switching & mixed states, integration of spectrum thinking into CBT, IFS, DBT & psychodynamic modalities, sleep regulation & social rhythm interventions, & individualized bipolar-specific treatment planning. Content should be applied within the scope of each clinician's license & professional training. This training does not offer certification & is not a substitute for clinical supervision, diagnostic evaluation, or specialized treatment by a clinician credentialed in the management of bipolar disorder or psychiatric prescribing. Participants are encouraged to apply content within their individual scope of practice & in accordance with applicable professional & ethical guidelines.
Commercial Support Disclosure
Dr. Jim Phelps, MD, is an independent clinician, author, & continuing education presenter specializing in bipolar spectrum diagnosis, complex mood presentations, dimensional mood disorder thinking, & integration of spectrum recognition into general psychotherapy practice. This training does not require participants to purchase any additional products, books, or materials to complete the training. The presenter has no relevant financial relationships to disclose beyond standard speaking compensation.
