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
I have had the honor and privilege of working with individuals and families for more than 15 years and really love what I do! My areas of specialty include anxiety, depression, mood disorders, grief, loss, and trauma, as well as women's issues. I recognize that the client is the expert on his or her life, and brings strengths to the therapy process. I position myself to be walk alongside client...
We all need to feel understood and accepted for our own uniqueness and individual ways of learning, doing and being our "personal best". We need courage to find ways to try again when things don't go as planned despite our efforts. Counseling provides a safe haven for the release and expression of our thoughts and feelings without judgement . My life and 30 years of career experiences in the...
We all experience difficulties in life. I am here to help you work through whatever difficulties you may be experiencing. I encourage my clients to overcome their obstacles in order to lead a more fulfilling and productive life. I am a very compassionate therapist and I want to provide a comfortable and trusting environment in order to assist you in making the most impactful and lasting...
Tonya Osmond is a licensed professional counselor with a Masters Degree in Counseling from Virginia Tech, a Post-Master’s Certificate in Counselor Education from the University of Maryland, and a Doctorate in Higher Education from Morgan State University. Tonya has over 20 years experience treating adults and adolescents 16+ with various mental health and adjustment issues including anxiety,...
I am a licensed, bilingual clinical social worker providing evidence-based treatment to the area of El Paso- Juarez Border Region. I provide individual, family and couples therapy. By creating a safe, comfortable and confidential supportive environment we will find solutions together. I apply my professional skills and my experience according to the client's needs by using empathy and...
Volusia Neuropsychology & Behavioral Health offers multiple services to meet the needs of all patients. Our dedicated clinicians provide counseling and psychological services for children, adolescents, and adults in a supportive environment that promotes optimal well-being. The neuropsychological component of the practice is dedicated to the evaluation of brain function and assess cognitive,...
I have experience treating individuals and couples with depression, anxiety, attachment and trauma. I have worked extensively with children, teens and young adults and believe my relationship with my clients is a partnership working to achieve the clients goals. I strive to assist clients with identifying and building upon their strengths and growing through their challenges. I am an eclectic...
Calling all of the overthinkers, the treatment-resistant depression sufferers, the people who say ‘therapy never worked for me,’ or ‘will never work for me,' the perfectionists and imperfect perfectionists alike. If you break out in hives when you are asked about your five-year plan, I’m your therapist. I promise to challenge you and make you laugh. I promise a safe space to make mistakes. I na...
Winter's darkness calls for stillness and introspection. Maybe you've thought to yourself, "I'm lost. I feel like I'm living outside of my own life. Like I'm not even living, just on autopilot. The anxiety overtakes me. I'm constantly exhausted." You may have even tried therapy before but felt like it didn't make a difference so are skeptical about trying again. You want results, to feel more...
Whatever might feel under or overwhelming in your life right now, never forget that it can change. This can be the moment that it does. Life doesn't have to be stressful, painful, lonely, depressing, or worse yet, "just ok." Whether it's for you, your child, your marriage, or your family, finding the right therapist and approach can be so powerful. With so much emphasis on quick and profitable...
My work is focused on helping tweens to adolescents navigate through the tricky stage of life through middle to high school and early adulthood. They experience many changes physically, emotionally, academically, with peers and family dynamics while at the same time trying to figure out who they are and what their purpose is. I help parents to understand themselves and how they can become...
Someone once told me “we are all swimming around in the same dirty water”. I found this to be encouraging. We are not alone! We have all been impacted by painful or traumatic experiences, thoughts, or emotions. Often we are unaware of how these experiences affect us, though we can sense that something isn't quite right. Through the use of trauma-informed care, mindfulness meditation, and...
Have you been feeling overworked, under loved, or under appreciated? Do you have excessive worry? Do you doubt yourself? Do you find that every time you try to talk things out with someone you care about you just can't find the right words to say? Trust me, you are not alone. Everyone needs a safe place where they can process a problem or work through a difficult life transition. Whether you ar...
Serving as a minister and earning a PhD in Counseling Psychology equipped me to care for people in crises. Working with vulnerable children and their families or caregivers, also proved to be a valuable foundation for clinical care. In a medical academic setting, training residents in the use of spirituality and psychology as they cared for their patients, deepened my own understanding of just ...
I seek to help clients better manage stress, anxiety and depression; to support them through life transitions; to improve communication patterns, strengthen relationships, and process past trauma. A skilled mediator, I help couples improve communication, rebuild trust, remove barriers to intimacy and work through struggles due to infertility. I believe that therapy is meant to be a creative,...
