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 specialize in helping those within diverse communities work through challenges related to our racial and ethnic identities and give sound reflections to those facing life transitions or existential concerns. I offer help with difficulties such as depression, trauma, anxiety, and issues related to family of origin. These are amongst my core competencies; as are addressing inquiries related to...
Have you been having frequent struggles with balancing your life, feeling tired and overwhelmed, or finding the motivation to get things done? I believe we all go through times like this but sometimes these periods can be harder to deal with and cope, especially for long periods of time. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I have been helping and supporting individuals through some of their m...
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state Georgia, I have extensive experience working with children, families, couples and adults with concerns including past trauma (sexual, emotional, physical), transition/adjustment, depression, anxiety, self esteem, relationship issues, parenting problems, and life challenges. I practice in a client-centered therapeutic style which means that I ada...
The therapeutic process is key in the journey of emotional healing. Making the decision to seek guidance from a therapist shows impressive strength, willingness, and a desire for things in your life to improve. As a therapist, my goal is to work collaboratively with you to build a strong therapeutic alliance and pave the way to support you in working towards a happier and more fulfilling life....
Relatable. Practical. Honest. Meet you right where you are. Not to mention, affordable. These are all things that matter when considering who you’re going to go to as a counselor. Quite often, most don’t want to be in counseling. What if instead, you were able to finally connect to that objective third party who can help challenge and support you to reach whatever goals you may have for yoursel...
I believe many of the current life issues people struggle with are the result of dysfunctional coping skills developed as a result of previous experience. These can negatively effect you and your ability to live the life you want to live. Change is not easy, but it is worth it when you see the difference it can create in your life. The ideal client for my practice is one who is motivated for...
Asking for help is both difficult and incredibly brave. On the one hand, you know you're in pain and want it to stop. On the other, you may have certain beliefs about what therapy is or who actually goes. Maybe you tell yourself that you "should" be able to handle this alone, that you're "weak" if you can't, or that only people with "real issues" need therapy. And yet, so often when people...
Couples (both married and unmarried) experiencing relational issues including communication, trust issues and even those considering separation or divorce. Additionally, I work with engaged couples in providing premarital counseling. I also work with musicians and entertainers experiencing "creative blocks" and looking to deal with feelings of depression, performance anxiety, and self-esteem...
The process of therapy is all about change and fulfilling one’s ultimate potential and purpose. My role as a counselor is to assist in the process of self-change and personal growth. I attended the University of Albany where I obtained my Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. I have worked in outpatient and managed care settings and have addressed mental health and substance use disorder...
Life brings about many issues that we often want help working through. Irvin Yalom wrote “it’s the relationship that heals," and I aim to build a strong therapeutic alliance with each of my clients in a safe, warm, and empathic environment where we will work together to determine your specific goals for therapy, identify strategies to make your desired changes, heal wounds, increase your coping...
What a great day for change! I would be so honored to have the opportunity to work in partnership with you in overcoming life's hurdles. My practice is geared towards working with those who battle depression, severe anxiety, compulsive disorders and/or tendencies. I also work with young professionals and millennial women that are struggling with balancing their career and personal goals. I...
Relationships make the world go round. Do you struggle in any of your relationships; work, friends, family, significant other or children? How does your relationship with others affect how you feel about yourself, how you relate to others, how you trust them? Are you the parent that you thought you would be? Do your relationships stop you from going after the things you dream about? Focusing on...
Adults, adolescents, and couples, reach out to me for assistance with psychological trauma and help with depression, anxiety, life transitions, stress, emotional crisis, grief, spiritual growth, and relationship issues. I specialize in helping people stuck in their trauma who do not feel like they can move on from the hurt and pain they have experienced in their life. Additionally work with...
The hardest part of therapy is making the choice to seek help. If you’re reading this, you’ve already begun the work. Congratulations. You're at the beginning of an exciting and fruitful journey. When working with me, you or your loved ones can count on receiving loving, respectful, and supportive treatment while exploring the issues you bring to therapy. Whatever you are feeling and whatever i...
***Accepting New Teletherapy Patients *** ***Currently not accepting patients under 13.*** I consider the overlapping experiences of self, authenticity, identity and relationships as central to therapy and the ways in which we make sense of ourselves and others in the world. Within therapy I work with patients in an empathic, challenging, supportive and relational way toward life changes, as we...
