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 focus is a client centered approach, assisting people with mental health wellness. Helping people get through those life bumps in the road. It happens to all of us. We can choose to sweep feelings and/or emotions under the rug and not talk about it which can eventually turn into lashing-out behaviors (that can hurt others emotionally). Unresolved emotions can be the underlining of acting out...
I specialize in working with individuals, couples, and families who may need guidance in addressing and resolving their relational difficulties with their partners, children, and parents, in addition to dealing with family changes and transitions. Furthermore, I help clients overcome and manage their symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and grief. As a Prepare and Enrich facilitator, ...
Meghan Wilson is a clinical social worker who believes that transformative healing can begin through connection with a trusted therapist. She explores how one’s past can affect one’s present and collaborates with clients around ways to feel empowered to make positive changes. She uses a relational framework to help clients struggling with emotional distress in various aspects of their lives....
Given our current situation, I'm offering extended evening hours via teletherapy for working professionals or parents. When facing challenges, it is difficult to make sense of what it is going on around you. These challenges may impact your relationships with your friends or family, affect your career, or even alter the way you view yourself. During these times, it is important to understand ho...
Each person that I meet with comes through my door with their own unique story and journey. It is important to focus on the strengths of each individual and work toward building coping skills to reach their goals. Because the work of therapy and healing can be challenging, I believe that it is important to build a trusting relationship in therapy as a foundation for all clinical work. I use thi...
Life can be overwhelming and stressful at times. Therapy can provide the support one needs to overcome the challenges we may face. I believe each of us possesses the strength and courage needed to face life’s difficulties and make positive changes for ourselves. With respect and compassion, I would work with you to develop the most effective and empathic approach to achieving your therapeutic...
Jaclyn is a Licensed Practicing Counselor (LPC), who earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Adler University. Jaclyn takes a client-centered approach, which has been most beneficial for her work with clients. Common therapeutic approaches Jaclyn may use will be CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, harm reduction techniques, and ERP. She has experience working wit...
My experience includes counseling adults and adolescents who might be experiencing issues of depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and issues regarding self-harm. I have experience in marital and family counseling, parenting skills, co-parenting skills, grief and loss, as well as individuals who experience low self-esteem. Most clients are looking to live the life they dreamed of, and they ca...
While our face to face services are on temporary hiatus due to the Covid 19 crisis, we have Confidential Hippa Compliant online services. The stresses of the Covid Virus and the growth pains of out great country are challenging us to rise to action and meet the needs of each other and in most cases we people are doing a great job. We at Vilas & Co Therapists are available to help you meet your...
You are frustrated and worn out. Maybe you're struggling in your relationship — you keep having the same fight, and feel unheard and stuck. (Or you're not fighting, because you're more like roommates than romantic partners.) Or maybe you've always held it together pretty well, but you're finally realizing how anxiety, trauma, or that unkind inner critic has been subtly (and not so subtly)...
Hi! I'm Kate, and I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, trained in Counseling and Psychotherapy, based in Kingston, NY. I have a masters in Human Sexuality from NYU, and a masters in Social Work from Fordham University, and almost ten years' clinical experience. I work with young adults, and adults (both individuals and couples), helping them with a variety of issues. Are you feeling stressed?...
Everyone needs relationships. Whether you're looking for a safe, healing relationship within which to explore and repair past hurts or trying to mend or strengthen existing relationships, I'm here to help. I believe personal growth requires a supportive and secure environment, and I've been told my warmth and humor have put clients at ease as we seek to understand what they are wanting from...
We are imperfect people striving to navigate an imperfect world. When we get stuck in a problem or pattern, those imperfections impact our ability to function both within ourselves and without. Relationships and tasks which seemed comfortable or satisfactory before become more difficult, and when we avoid them, we become further stuck, ultimately running the risk of losing touch with not only...
My name is Lacie Kummer and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and families. I strive to provide valuable skills, tools, and resources to help each client create the life they want. I specialize in working with children who have behavioral challenges, adjustment/transition difficulties, anxiety, depression, ADHD symptoms, and also in using ...
Need someone to listen in a judgement free zone? Wish you could make changes or feel better but don't know where to start? You're not alone, counseling is a healthy, natural way to help & heal from trauma & troubling feelings that come with unexpected life events. For 14 years I have worked with those who experienced loss of a child, their ideal family, faced unexpected disappointments, traumat...
