Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT is a short-term, solution-focused behavioral treatment that helps people recognize the difference between beliefs/thoughts and feelings to change unhelpful patterns of behavior.
CBT is grounded in the belief that it is a person’s perception of events – rather than the events themselves – that determines how he or she will feel and act in response.
Research shows CBT to help with:
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Phobias
- Obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD)
- Substance use
- Chronic pain
- Disordered eating
- Sexual issues
- Anger management
If any of the above issues resonate with you, we encourage you to inquire more about cognitive behavioral therapy.
With CBT, you’ll learn to adjust your thoughts that influence your emotions and behavior. This adjustment process is referred to as cognitive reconstructing, which happens through CBT techniques.
CBT is more than sitting and talking about whatever comes to mind during a session. CBT sessions are structured to ensure that the therapist and the person in treatment are focused on the identified goals of each session.
If you or someone you know could benefit from CBT, please contact us today. We would love to speak with you about how we may be able to help.