Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (CBT)

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a common type of talk therapy. It is typically a short-term, goal oriented treatment that takes a hands on approach to problem solving. Its goals is to change patterns of thinking or behavior that are behind people’s difficulties, and so change the way they feel. 

Engaging in CBT treatment can reduce stress, assit with complicated relationships, deal with grief and trauma, and face other lifes challenges.  The process focuses on the present day challenges, thoughts, and behaviors.

CBT is a collorbartive approach. Meaning you, the client, and your therapist work together.

The American Psychological Association recognizes CBT as beneifical in treating:

• Depression
• Panic Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Chronic Pain Disorders
• Anger Management
• Child and Adolescent problems
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

What can you Learn?

During a course of CBT, a person can learn to:

• identify problems more clearly
• develop an awareness of automatic thoughts
• challenge underlying assumptions that may be wrong
• distinguish between facts and irrational thoughts
• understand how past experience can affect present feelings and beliefs
• stop fearing the worst
• see a situation from a different perspective
• better understand other people’s actions and motivations
• develop a more positive way of thinking and seeing situations
• become more aware of their own mood
• establish attainable goals
• avoid generalizations and all-or-nothing thinking
• stop taking the blame for everything
• focus on how things are rather than how they think they should be
• face their fears rather than avoid them
• describe, accept, and understand rather than judge themselves or others

For more a more in depth look at Cognitive Behavioral Therapy visit:

• Psychcentral.com
• APA.org

How is CBT Benifical to You and Your Family?

The overall goal of CBT is to help you identify solutions to your everyday issues. You will learn and develop improved coping skills, change your own thinking, and develop treatment strageties.  Basically, you will learn tools that you can use throughout your life, enhance promoting maintenance of the new improved changed thoughts and behaviors.