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
Justin Leitstein is a marriage and family therapist. The Malibu-based psychotherapist and former director of two acclaimed treatment centers works with individuals, couples, and families. Justin has an established reputation amongst many treatment professionals for providing instrumental therapeutic results for a wide range of challenges. He draws upon his refined therapeutic resources to deliv...
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I am passionate about meeting people in the mess of life and working together towards productive and positive outcome. I prioritize the therapeutic relationship based on trust and empathy. Therapy is a place where unconditional positive regard and increased awareness of the present understanding and past learning can help us move through our difficulties into a space that allows for compassion ...
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My name is Ed Nissen and I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who seeks to empower people to be the best version of themselves. I do this through a simplified approach to life’s obstacles based on a model that teaches people how to respond to adversity assertively and confidently. More specifically, this approach will enable you to shift your focus in order to maximize your potential in...
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Amyra specializes in the assessment and treatment of special needs and gifted students, and works with their parents as an educational advocate to access appropriate special education services. Treatment modalities include individual, couples and family treatment. Additionally, Amyra is a Collaborative Divorce Coach and Child Specialist, committed to fostering healthy co-parenting relationships...
**Currently accepting new clients** The Center for Collaborative Health (CCH) is a multidisciplinary group practice that provides innovative and integrated options for the diagnosis and treatment of mental health. Our clinicians are well-versed in general mental health with a special focus on how traumatic experiences impact mood, behavior, relationships, and the underlying structure of the bra...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Old Town, Alexandria. I am dedicated to create a safe, caring space where you feel heard and supported. We work together to explore and identify emotional barriers that keep you from feeling and living your best, develop more helpful patterns of thoughts and behavior, improve mood, and reduce overall anxiety. My hope is that our work together...
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**Currently offering Evening & Weekend appointments ** Counseling as a journey is eye opening to being mentally the healthiest version of yourself. As the journey unfolds my role is to make you feel safe and empowered as you find what interferes with your goals and how to over come those barriers to live the life you desire. Together we will create goals that are manageable, attainable and help...
I am the founder of Artisan Clinical Associates. I work with adults and adolescents and also specialize in family therapy and couples therapy. My areas of particular clinical interest include relationship challenges, conflict resolution and communication skills training, treatment of substance abuse and relapse prevention, depression, anxiety, trauma, and issues of self-esteem and development o...
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