Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a classic talk therapy technique that helps increase awareness of negative thinking in order to better handle challenging situations. In addition to helping those with mental health disorders (such as anxiety or depression), CBT is also helpful for anyone who is looking to learn how to manage stressful situations. Therapists that use CBT often have a structured program, which involves a set number of sessions. CBT is frequently paired with other treatments, such as medication, when necessary. Think this approach may be right for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s CBT experts today.

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I have over eight years of CBT focused training and experience with a variety of populations.

— Lauren Garza, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist in , PA

I use cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients to develop awareness of their thoughts and how they impact their feelings and behavior. Some people enjoy the practical processes that CBT uses to teach them more about their thought process.

— Melissa Marshall, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor in Timonium, MD
 

I use CBT to help clients challenge their distorted thinking patterns, maladaptive behaviors, and emotions. My style is structured, but also flexible. This approach is ideal for clients who are motivated to take an action to alter their unhelpful thinking patterns.

— Alison Huang, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Silver Spring, MD

I believe that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all intertwined; and understanding how they all connect to one another is key to understanding how we can be our best selves.

— Mark Eades, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor in Efland, NC
 

I really like CBT as a modality as it supports the concept that everyone can learn new skills and adapt to their situations. Through conversations, experiments, and acquiring new skills, we can find solutions to many different problems.

— Dr. David Shoup, Psychologist in Pacifica, CA

I enjoy introducing my clients to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a clinically proven effective approach to treating many mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. With the help of CBT, we will identify problem patterns in your life and link them to your thoughts and behaviors. I utilize CBT with my clients to help them gain the insight they need to improve their life and well-being.

— Natasha Cooke, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in Katy, TX
 

My training and experience in cognitive behavioral therapy is at the heart of much of my therapeutic work. Utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy principles I aid my clients in overcoming limiting beliefs and in setting realistic goals for their lives. I am also trained in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

— Cristina Spataro, Counselor

Our thoughts and feelings go hand-in-hand. The crucial insight of cognitive therapy is that by changing how we think, we can’t change our feelings and behaviors.

— Ricardo Peña, Clinical Social Worker in Los Angeles, CA
 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) will help you learn to recognize your negative thinking patterns that are creating problems, and then to reconstruct them against reality. We’ll use problem-solving skills to cope with difficult situations. CBT treatment can involve efforts to change behavioral patterns.

— Ashley Dunn, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in RALEIGH, NC

CBT treatment focuses on changing unhealthy thinking patterns and unhelpful behavior patterns to increase overall well-being. CBT is heavily supported by evidence to be an effective treatment specifically for concerns including depression, anxiety, negative self-esteem/self-talk and alcohol and drug use problems.

— Brionna Yanko, Psychotherapist in Denver, CO
 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one approach I integrate into practice because there are certain foundational methods that can help a person gain understanding on what is really impacting them and what end goals can look like.

— Megan Clair, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate in Columbia, SC

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a psycho-social intervention that focuses on reducing symptoms of various mental health conditions, especially depression and anxiety disorders. CBT focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions and their related behaviors to improve emotional regulation and develop personal coping skills that target solving current problems.

— Caleb Folkerts, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
 

My extensive training and hands-on experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients overcome mental health issues make me a specialist in this area. I can identify and treat harmful thought patterns to help clients develop healthy coping skills since I understand the cognitive-behavioral approach. I've assisted clients with anxiety, sadness, and stress by increasing self-awareness and resilience. I want to help folks make lasting changes and enhance their health.

— Theresa Waddell, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

I am not a cognitive behavioral therapist, but I do generously incorporate lessons from cognitive science into my sessions. I challenge my clients to recognize ways in which they are contributing to their own suffering by engaging in self-defeating thoughts. CBT helps my clients recognize areas of their life they have the power and control to change, which most often include the way they think about and react to a situation. CBT helps my clients gain perspective and a sense of mastery.

— Mary Mills, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Seattle, WA