Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behavioral therapy is the model of therapy I started my training. I do not believe that it is the only way we can heal as humans, and do believe we need the connection with our emotions and our body to integrate full healing. However, CBT skills help reframe and adjust consistent patterns of thinking with more effective and efficient perspectives that guide you in healing. CBT is typically combined with other tools as every human has their own unique needs.

I use CBT to enable the client to identify and challenge thoughts and behaviors that contribute to their distress. By examining patterns, we collaboratively devise practical coping strategies to help build resilience and alternative ways of looking at things. CBT is specially tailored for each person's needs, enabling them to make important changes so as to realize an enhanced quality of life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the relationship between our thoughts, feelings and actions. By understanding the relationship between them, I help my clients find ways to navigate challenging thoughts and thought patterns.

As the granddaddy of therapy orientations, CBT gets a lot of press and recommendations from physicians and people who value evidence. Of course, what the data actually show is that the relationship between therapist and client is the only consistent factor in positive outcomes. This trusted alliance is the foundation upon which we tap into your brain's natural ability to make small changes to your thoughts and behaviors in order to reach the outcome you desire.

All of our clinicians are trained in a CBT approach to treatment.

I have extensive training in both CBT, DBT and Trauma-focused CBT and am a Certified Trauma Professional Counselor. I have worked with trauma survivors and their families over the past 20 + years.

Can you relate to feeling overwhelmed, struggling with intrusive or negative thoughts, repeating unhelpful behaviors, experiencing intense emotions, setting unrealistic expectations, or feeling out of control? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers a range of techniques to help individuals navigate and cope with life’s challenges. I bring expertise in this area, as one of my parents was a therapist specializing in CBT and taught me to approach life through this lens from an early age.

CBT skills will focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing personal coping strategies.

CBT is the evidence-based treatment method designed to get clients relief from symptoms quickly. I'm well-versed in a wide range of CBT skills, and like to help clients identify the tools and methods that work best in their lives. I strongly believe in helping clients resolve pain and distress as soon as possible even as we may continue working on some of the deeper reasons for their distress longer-term.

CBT is one of the tools I use integrated into my therapeutic approach. I consistently help clients work towards changing negative patterns in their lives and help them develop new functional coping skills.

We have a choice what we say to ourselves. How we think about a situation affects how we feel about it, and set us up for success when we choose helpful thoughts. What you think, you become. (Buddha said it, not me.)

Can teach coping skills so you can leave each session with specific tools to practice with.

My expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) stems from specialized training and extensive practice. I integrate CBT techniques into mental health care, offering a tailored and evidence-based approach. This proficiency enables me to address thought patterns, emotions, and behaviors, fostering positive and lasting therapeutic outcomes for individuals under my care.

I have advanced training in CBT and other CBT-based treatments, including Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Because of my years of experience and training in these and other effective methods, I am very comfortable adapting these approaches to each unique person's needs and preferred path toward healing.

Emotions are often related to thoughts (or cognitions) that reflect beliefs that you have about yourself and others. CBT is focused on identifying irrational thoughts and beliefs that contribute to feeling bad and helping find ways to cope with, challenge and replace them in order to feel better.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely used, evidence-based form of psychotherapy that focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors. It is based on the idea that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, and by modifying unhelpful thoughts, individuals can improve their emotions and actions. I use an organic treatment team supported intervention within the best practices or CBT, and Motivational Interviewing.

CBT is foundational, and my training and implementation of it spans the past 25 years. CBT emphasizes helping individuals learn to be their own therapists. Through exercises in the session as well as “homework” exercises outside of sessions, clients learn to develop coping skills, so they can learn to change their own thinking, problematic emotions, and behavior.