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 name is Jon and I would love to work with you! My background is in structural family therapy (SFT); however, I also have extensive experience in individual and couples therapy. I love helping individuals, couples, and/or families find more effective ways to cope and communicate. I can meet in Irwin, PA; Greensburg, PA; Bethel Park (Pittsburgh) Murrysville (near Monroeville/Pittsburgh); or...
As a Licensed and Board Certified, DBT-trained counselor, and, more aptly, as a human Being, I understand pain in life and know from observation and experience that we humans have an amazing capacity to live from the inherent wisdom within that allows us to both tolerate and be at ease in life no matter what arises in Life. Utilizing evidenced-based practices with timeless principles of...
Each of us is on a tremendous journey in this human life, and sometimes we find ourselves struggling to meet its challenges. As a Contemplative Psychotherapist, I understand that the qualities we need to meet those challenges abide in our very nature—loving-kindness, insight, and clarity of mind. My goal is to help you connect to those qualities and bring them into relationship with yourself,...
Dr. Karst has 17 years of combined experience in the health and mental health fields. As a primary therapist at Boardwalk Recovery Center she provides outpatient group and individual psychotherapy to adult men struggling with symptoms of substance use, mood, and personality disorders. Dr. Karst conducts clinical psychodiagnositc assessments which inform the development of a comprehensive treatm...
Are there changes you are going through making you feel stressed, stuck and unhappy..? As a Licensed Therapist I have extensive experience working with anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and relationship issues and the importance of healthy communication. Imagine taking back the ability to create the life you desire to have.. All in a safe, therapeutic, and relaxed environment we will work...
If you're tired of putting your life or relationships at risk because of alcohol and drug use or compulsive sexual behavior, I can help. You don't have to live in secrecy and silence regarding your behavior. I know how overwhelming it can be to seek out help. I also know how brave it is to work to regain trust in your relationships and to stop engaging in unwanted behaviors. Whether you're sure...
My goal is to help you, or your child, come to peace with life's past conflicts and difficulties and move forward with a plan for developing a bright, meaningful, and engaging future. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and directly resolve life's challenges. Through our work together, we will explore and change behavior patterns or...
I am an eclectic practitioner, and I combine strategies from Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Dyadic Developmental Psychoanalysis (DDP), Attachment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems theory, Behavior modification, and Psychodynamic theories. I specialize in trauma therapy and EMDR. I recently completed a doctoral program in social work. My dissertation was...
My approach to therapy can best be described as holistic, integrative and systemic. Working from these perspectives my focus is on treating the whole person within the context of the systems in which he or she is a part of. I approach treatment from the perspective that everything is connected and provides us with important information about how we think, feel and act. I work with adolescents,...
I am committed to providing quality mental health services that promote positive change through collaboration, compassion, reflection, and direction. I like to help patients explore and carve innovative changes and opportunities in one's life. Through the provision of confidential psychotherapy that integrates sensitivity and warmth, I integrate the latest approaches on how lasting improvements...
I am passionate about working with couples, families, and individuals in positive and creative ways. In therapy, we build on strengths and capabilities you already have, using different therapeutic techniques appropriate for your unique situation. With couples and families, we build communication skills, and intentionally grow deeper connections, and stronger relationships. Humor, and playful...
As an interactive, solution-focused therapist, my treatment approach is to provide support and realistic feedback to help clients move beyond their current difficulties and long-standing issues. With empathy and compassion, I help individuals find resolution to a wide range of personal concerns and psychological issues. I draw from a variety of methodologies and techniques to incorporate what i...
My specialties are helping couples resolve relationship issues, assisting individual adults in coping more effectively with life challenges, and empowering children and adolescents to overcome barriers to school success. As an African-American male, I am especially sensitive to issues of concern to African-American boys and African-American families. I have a PhD in Social Work from Tulane and...
I work with primarily clients suffering from addiction of any type. My primary focus is on intervention and working with the family or loved ones to motivate the individual into getting treatment. I am an interventionist and work with multiple treatment facilities to get the individual into a facility which is best suited for the clients needs, also aftercare, upon completing treatment, I assis...
