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
My passion is prenatal and postpartum distress, menopause, grief, generalized anxiety, and depression. I offer culturally sensitive counseling for adults and teens who are searching for healing and seeking to find meaning in their suffering and in their lives. I welcome all individuals who struggle or feel challenged. My specialized work in postpartum distress includes supporting all family...
I specialize in helping clients alleviate pervasive symptoms in order to develop a greater sense of self-worth and adequacy, construct nurturing relationships, and develop and achieve goals to work toward a healthy and happy life experience. Using the highly efficacious Schema Therapy model, clients learn to eliminate maladaptive coping responses by changing the beliefs (schemas) that drive the...
At Partners In Therapy, we have over 20 years of experience working with adults, adolescents, children, and couples. We strive to work with our clients in a way that allows them to set the tone and pace of their work. We use integrated treatment approaches including but not limited to, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused, strengths based, trauma focused, play therapy, person centered...
The emotional burden of life stress, the weight of previous trauma or the persistence of anxiety can take over your life and leaves you feeling as though you are drowning. I am here to help so that you can learn to conquer the emotional pain and distress that comes with so many of life's challenges. Together we can find peace in your present and hope for your future. I utilize my training in...
There is so much diversity in the world; everyone has different strengths. Mine is to help adults experience relief from suffering and find more peace, balance, direction and connection. To get there I rely on intuition and research, spirit and science. This reflects my own personality, a mix of optimism and skepticism. I am trained in and utilize various therapy acronyms including CBT, SFT and...
My heart and passion has always been with helping others. I have knowledge in working with individuals, couples, and families facing life's challenges. I am skilled at assisting people with work stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic loss through accident or violence. Many types of stress can move silently but painfully through our lives, I have the knowledge to introduce healthy...
For clients who are high functioning and need assistance working through current circumstances or emotional struggles, I provide space within the professional treatment relationship to facilitate the development of inner stability which helps clients effectively recover from difficult emotional material. Whether recent or remote, trauma is something that may be addressed in treatment to help...
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist who has a genuine desire to help others. My approach to therapy begins with deep compassion toward each person's unique struggle. Nobody's life is perfect and we are all on separate roads with different obstacles through this journey. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, or are having difficulty adjusting to life events, I strive to...
I thrive on stories and the people, who live, learn, and change their journeys one day at a time. I have extensive experience working with adults and adolescents in a variety of clinical settings. My clinical skills are demonstrated through a commitment to serving clients in a therapeutic and warm setting. My goal and passion is to help clients empower themselves to reach their individual goals...
I'm Dr. Kate Ferrari and am here to assist you with difficulties you may be encountering in your life through compassionate and non-judgmental approach. Regardless of the problems you are experiencing, my goal is to provide support, work with you to set goals for your future and develop tools to reach them. I believe in a holistic perspective to mental well-being, and will assist you in areas o...
Our lives are complicated and often stressful, necessitating juggling multiple roles, responsibilities and internal as well as external conflicts. Clients may be dealing with so many challenges, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating), relationship problems, career uncertainty, family conflicts. Whatever the issue, the important factor is the willingnes...
Life is hard. Sometimes despite our best efforts we feel depressed, overwhelmed, or disconnected. I specialize in treating trauma, PTSD, and attachment--all of which influence how we feel and function daily. Our brains have an amazing ability to adapt and survive. However, when we get "stuck" in survival mode we may feel constantly threatened and overwhelmed or depressed and detached. Some peop...
I have enjoyed a long career working with children, adolescents & adults in a variety of settings (schools, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics). As a therapist at Jewish Family Service, I see a variety of clients who are addressing issues related to depression, anxiety, family/relationship/parenting problems, adolescence, past trauma, etc. I use a combination of cognitive-behavio...
We may encounter many challenges along our path. Challenges may include loss, chronic/terminal illness, trauma and mood disruption. At times, we can manage these challenges on our own. At other times, working with someone can be of benefit - perhaps even a necessity - allowing us to understand and move through the challenge; reconnect with ourselves and others and generally function better in t...
Welcome to a safe place where we work toward having your thoughts, words, behaviors, and heart come into alignment with the destiny and purpose for your life. Together we strive for you attain a life that makes a difference. Begin to dream of the best you, you can be at Abounding Heart Counseling, specializing in Christian counseling for women - with two office locations and a virtual office fo...
