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
Thank you for your interest! Do you feel like you have done all you can and have not seen any change in your child's behavior? Are your child's behaviors causing, stress, frustration, anxiety? Have you or your child experienced trauma that is impacting your ability to parent? Has the trauma your child experienced impacted your child's overall functioning? As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker wi...
"Who looks outside dreams. Who looks inside awakens" (C.G. Jung). I am a doctor in depth psychology, with a psychodynamic therapeutic approach. If you notice behaviors, thoughts, or feelings interfering with your life creating depression, anxiety, etc. even addiction, we will work on your insights, and increase your self-awareness regarding intentions and/or behaviors that no longer serve any...
In my experience, the best way to address a problem is head-on. If we avoid the things, people, and places that are stressing us out we only prolong our feelings of anxiety and depression. I believe this policy sticks whether we are dealing with avoiding cleaning a messy house, walking on eggshells with a significant other, or feeling at a loss when your child just doesn't listen. My...
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Substance Use Disorder (formerly Chemical Dependency) Professional. I am also a Master Addiction Counselor (national certification). I have been practicing since 2004, providing both mental health and substance use disorder services to clients in community mental health agencies in King County. I have two master's degrees from Antioch...
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Not able to accept new clients right now.... Therapy at its best has the potential to enable us to HEAL and RECOVER, ENJOY more positive relationships, FIND BELONGING in the world and LOVE OUR LIVES! It is important to address symptoms and problems, but also to begin to move beyond them. The patterns of behaviors, thoughts and feelings that we have developed keep us stuck. With insights from th...
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In practice for over 40 years, I have a great deal of experience with children, adolescents and adults. Area of specialization working with perpetrators of and family members impacted by domestic violence. Anxiety and life adjustments are also an area of specialty. Retired as high school social worker, I've worked with hundreds of adolescents. It is my belief that emotional energy is finite and...
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A straightforward approach is necessary in order to promote lasting change. My goal as your therapist is to create a comfortable environment for you to identify and express your thoughts and feelings. I have worked in the mental health field for 15+ years, and with my knowledge and experience I will help guide you to the solutions you need in a direct, genuine, and empathetic way. I utilize a...
I provide psychotherapy to clients ranging from young children to older adults with a wide range of issues. At some point, in most of our lives, we experience difficulty, turmoil, and/or pain in some aspect(s) of our lives; emotionally, psychologically, in relationships, or coping. I do my best to connect with and understand the people I work with on many levels. Together we identify and explor...
It has been my great pleasure to serve adolescents, adults, and families in a variety of therapeutic settings since 2005. Many of the clients with whom I work experience anxiety, depression, addiction, or other disruptions in mood or behavior, that may affect their ability to live productive lives or merely be their best selves. Using a whole person, mindfulness approach, my goal is to help you...
Have you or someone you know experienced a time where you just didn't know what to do in a particular situation and you felt held back in some way? You felt like you tried everything you could think of? I've been there, my friends have been there. What I do is help empower people by clearing some of the barriers or mental blocks that keep them from getting where they want to be. Do you want to...
Life offers us all challenges, and sometimes those challenges may seem unbearable or especially unique. Some of us experience difficulties from the time we are little children- trauma, abuse, neglect. We each have unique abilities and strengths. Sometimes, we have trouble accessing our strengths, but you have gifts in your being that are your gifts and strengths alone. My goal in working with y...
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