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
As your therapist, my goal is to help you overcome life’s challenges in a safe and comfortable space. I will help you fill your coping toolbox with skills needed to succeed and build upon your strengths so you can reach your treatment goals. My clinical experience includes working with children, adolescents and young adults facing behavioral or mental health challenges in their homes, outpatien...
Sometimes we have enough "bad days" that we start to wonder if something is wrong with us...or with our child. I can understand because I’ve been in your shoes. I can help because I’m a professional with over 15 years of special training and experience in working with (and training other people to work with) young people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, learning and attention...
I consider therapy to be a partnership between client and therapist. I enjoy working with individuals, women in transition, children/youth and families on issues of love, loss, change, parenting, mastery, success, self-esteem, getting along and moving on. You are the captain and I serve as a temporary navigator and consultant until you reclaim/discover your strengths and ability to move forward...
Currently my work is focussed on helping clients use the unique opportunity of psychotherapy to explore and understand feelings, thoughts and behaviors that contribute to some difficulties they might be having. Goals can be to learn about oneself, and find self acceptance, provide emotional relief, make and sustain satisfying relationships and make good choices going forward. Choosing to begin...
( English | español ) Life can be stressful, overwhelming and even confusing. Sometimes we need to talk to someone who is understanding of our fears, concerns, and problems but also can shine a light to our inner strengths to overcome these obstacles. That is why I created, Shining Lights Counseling LLC to provide a supportive, safe environment which will empower you to explore and challenge th...
A Step Beyond Counseling and Consulting, LLC provides virtual counseling services on a sliding scale fee. We all have many facets of ourselves, and we have multiple roles that occur simultaneously. We are family members (husbands, wives, daughters, sons, mothers, fathers), friends, co-workers, employees, bosses, and many more. Balancing these roles and responsibilities can often be a struggle t...
*I am not accepting new clients at this time.* Do you ever wonder if you're going crazy or if it's just the world around you that's crazy? I hear a lot of people say, “I can’t live like this anymore” or “Something’s gotta change.” Maybe you need help coping with your parents or dealing with your kids. Maybe you want your anxiety or bad thoughts to go away. Maybe you don’t like a situation you a...
I am an e-therapy expert, and focus on clients who prefer virtual therapy due to location or schedule. Often my clients are working professionals or busy family members who are looking for a counselor who can meet them on a flexible schedule, which my group and I are happy to accommodate. My clients who are motivated to achieve stable recovery and benefit from compassionate accountability,...
I believe your desire to change must be greater than your desire to stay the same. My specialty is working with adult women recovering from life challenges. My goal is to meet adult women where they are by using my clinical expertise with compassion, understanding, and empowerment to help clients grow from their struggles, increase their faith, heal from their pain, and receive hope, healing, a...
My approach to counseling is practical, supportive, & collaborative. It is understandable that asking for help can feel vulnerable. By forming an authentic professional relationship while working to alleviate distress, my goal is for therapy to feel safe & effective. I use your values & goals to guide our work together. My background includes 15 years in diverse organizations which gave me a ri...
The hardest thing to do sometimes is ask for help when it is needed most. Ella Stanley Therapeutic Services, Inc. (ESTS), established in October 2018, is a private practice that is passionate about affecting change in their clients who seek assistance in their time of need. Owner & therapist, Vernee Stanley, has worked in the mental health field for over 10 years in a variety of settings,...
I AM ON MATERNITY LEAVE AND NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. I work with parents and children, individual adults, and families. Clients see me to alleviate anxiety and manage stress, support their child's behavior and growth, and address issues in the parent/child relationship. Parenting a young child can bring great delight and satisfaction, and also present isolation, bewilderment and...
We all experience difficulty. You may be dealing with any number of life challenges: depression, anxiety, grief and loss, life transitions, relationship issues. All of these and more are common reasons to seek counseling services. I think growth and healing are most likely to occur when we feel safe, understood, connected, and believe that we matter. My primary focus in counseling is to offer a...
The Healing House offers higher-level care to treat, primarily: depression, anxiety, detox & addiction, obsessive thinking, and emotional trauma. We are a practice that delivers integrative psychiatry & alternative mental health services through the use of TMS Therapy, Counseling (Individual & Couples), Biofeedback and Infrared Sauna therapy. Our team provides holistic brain health services,...
Life’s challenges sometimes can feel like mountains which we are never going to get over or storms that we may never be able to see another sunset or sunrise. This is when we need a little helping hand that I can provide to allow you to move within the world in a healthier and more fulfilling way. I work with adults, adolescences, preadolescences, children, and families to help get through thei...
