Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the most researched therapeutic approaches to date. Numerous studies prove that it affects people who engage in it with the help of a qualified therapist.
CBT is effective for many mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and trauma disorders. It supports the idea that people have cognitions, or thoughts, that are unhelpful that can lead to unhelpful behaviors. To change these behaviors, CBT therapists help clients examine their negative ways of thinking.
Your CBT therapist will first examine your negative thought patterns. Recognizing your unhelpful thoughts can lead to clarity about your actions. Once you understand how your unhelpful thoughts influence your behavior, your therapist will work with you to identify more helpful ways of thinking. Additionally, your therapist will help you find more positive ways of coping with negative thoughts and strong emotions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy utilizes individualized learning through homework activities that can help you more efficiently integrate the strategies you learn in therapy into your everyday life. Once you’ve incorporated some of these strategies into your daily life, your therapist will work with you to continue to reshape any negative or unhelpful ways of thinking that might arise.
Therapists Who Specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
I believe the therapeutic process is much more beneficial and efficient when the process is viewed as a collaboration. You and your life experiences can be your best teacher and I utilize the lessons you have learned to facilitate change and propel you to a better life. The following are some of the life transitions and challenges I have considerable experience in with adults, adolescents and...
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I know that we have to make lemonade out of a few lemons tossed our way to live and enjoy life. This is why I enjoy offering affordable therapeutic services to help individuals confront and change how they respond to challenging life experiences and discomforting emotions. If you find yourself (including family/friends) having difficulties with traumatic experiences, stress, personality disorde...
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I am a clinical psychologist practicing in downtown Chicago, Hyde Park, and in Evanston, Illinois. I treat adults, adolescents, and young adults, providing assessments, psychotherapy and case management. I provide treatment for addictions, anxiety and depression, life transitions, and grief and loss. In my twenty five years of clinical practice I have repeatedly seen that change is possible, an...
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I truly enjoy working with people of all ages and seeing how they grow and change. We all run into times of crisis or struggle and whether it is something that requires intensive work or maybe seems quite small, there is hope for the future. I have experience working with children in play therapy, and teens and adults using an eclectic and person centered approach including CBT, ACT,...
No matter why you are considering therapy, there is help available and hope that things can improve for you. I have worked for over 27 years with people suffering from trauma, depression and anxiety, addiction, personality disorders, career problems, grief, relationship problems as well as numerous other concerns. I use evidence-based approaches to increase the chances that you will be successf...
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