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 aim is to empower people to live more fulfilling, values-driven lives. I place importance on building a therapeutic relationship that is supportive, nonjudgmental and trusting. I specialize in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including purely obsessional subtype (Pure O), as well as various anxiety disorders (e.g., generalized, social, panic, health and phobias). I have...
I have devoted my life to mastering the art of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy can use a wide variety of psychological treatments and techniques and is designed to help manage the pain, disappointment, sadness, hopelessness, and fear that come from work, relationships, and trying to move forward in our lives. Psychotherapy is also designed to help us to think more clearly about ourselves and peopl...
I view therapy as a process to cultivate seeds of hope in your family and in your life so you could achieve success, happiness and peace that you deserve. It is accomplished by identifying and leveraging your strengths, skills, values and interests. I utilize psychological interventions that are best suited for each client and their specific goals. I place significant emphasis on mindfulness...
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapy Supervisor. I am honored to have worked with a diverse clientele for over 20 yrs . My initial specialization was psycho-dynamic in nature, focused on treating children and adolescents utilizing expressive therapies. I am also trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered, Family Systems and Solution-Focus...
My predominant theoretical model is solution focused. It is a very respectful form of therapy, and respects each client's cultural beliefs, religious beliefs, and personal journey. One of the things I love most about my role, is witnessing other's journey, and helping them move through struggles and life challenges....
When you look back at your day, you feel like nothing you have done is good enough. That even when you try your hardest, you can't live up to the expectations of others, much less your own. Over time, what you had hoped would be a one-off lousy day, has turned into your life. You want to believe that something can change. That there is a direction to head towards that offers something better. W...
Optimal mental health includes 5 basic concepts. Balance is achieved through adding and subtracting parts of your life that are healthy and unhealthy. Being open minded and letting go of toxic habits is vital to growth. Grieving loss of yourself, others and ideals offers you an opportunity to heal. Recognizing how ready you are for change and beginning the natural process of feelings release...
Therapy can be viewed as a Journey to Self -Actualization and can be a very exciting journey. Whether the challenges present as Debilitating Depression, Addictions and/ or Limiting beliefs: that have developed with the worst one being "something is wrong with me"! To paralyzing Anxiety and Panic Attacks that move one to seek out relief in a variety of dysfunctional ways. Learning to embrace the...
From pouring a glass of water to playing piano, driving to work and checking our smart phones, so much of what we do is habit. The more iterations we perform, the more engrained it becomes. As it turns out, the way we think is no different. Left unaware, how we see ourselves and the world around us can become automated and no longer a choice. It becomes a reaction rather than a response. My...
Choosing a therapist for you and your family is not only a great step but also intimidating. How do you know who is competent and who can best work with the most important people in your life (self, family, child, partner). Like all relationships, there needs to be a good fit where you can trust and know the person is knowledgable and has your best interest. Please feel free to look at my websi...
It is a privilege for me to participate in my clients' efforts to grow, change unproductive patterns, and build healthier, more satisfying lives. Whether a person suffers from anxiety, depression, traumatic experiences, the pain of divorce, or simply needs help navigating life's transitions, the relationship built in therapy allows understanding, exploration and transformation to take place. I...
At The Wagner Center for Psychotherapy we understand the challenges people face as they move through life. Our psychologists have the education, experience and empathy to provide the highest standard of psychotherapy to our patients. We are deeply committed to helping our patients heal and return to their optimal state of living. We treat people of all ages-from children to seniors- individuals...
I specialize in working with patients and/or family members dealing with adjustment reactions to medical illnesses including: cancer, neurological, aging, various physical/mental challenges: with associated grief; loss; depression; anxiety. I teach different coping strategies to deal with these issues. Including: Cognitive Behavioral techniques; Relaxation/stress reduction exercises; in naming...
I provide general psychotherapy for individuals and couples. In addition, I specialize in three areas of concern - Advanced Addiction Recovery, Sex and Love Addiction, and Relationship Issues. Advanced Recovery is for individuals who have completed inpatient or outpatient treatment for substance abuse or for those in sustained recovery who are facing current issues beyond what can be addressed ...
My clinical practice is aimed at addressing a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, spirituality, transition, parenting, behavioral and interpersonal/relationship challenges. My therapeutic orientation is an integrated approach of mindfulness cognitive behavioral therapy, insight oriented, psychodynamic therapy (including dream work), and Somatic Experiencing (SE)...
