What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, most commonly known as CBT, is an evidence based therapeutic approach that targets our thoughts or cognitions and how they impact our feelings and behaviors. By adjusting negative, and often times automatic, thoughts, it can create a positive shift in how one feels and acts.
One example of how this can be applied to anxiety is if someone is feeling nervous about an upcoming exam at school or presentation at work, there are likely negative thoughts in play. Thoughts like "this isn't going to go well" or "I am not prepared enough" will lead to feeling anxious and possibly performing poorly. However, by replacing these negative thoughts with ones like "I've been preparing hard" or "I'm going to do the best I can, and it is going to be great", it can actually change the way feel and go about your day. By becoming aware of these thoughts, and actively developing ways to counteract them, we can create a new perspective together and put them into practice!
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CBT can effectively treat:
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Stress
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Relationship Concerns
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Irritability and Anger Management
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Isolation
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Productivity and Procrastination
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My 3 Step Approach To Using CBT:
1) Following a free 15-minute phone consult and our intake/assessment session we'll discuss how CBT can applied to the difficulties you are experiencing
2) We'll focus on recognizing and becoming aware of automatic thinking patterns that are likely contributing to your distress
3) We'll develop concrete ways to respond to those unhelpful thinking style that you can use in your every day life
