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
Are you hoping to have more energy? Would you like to be a calmer parent or partner? Are you hoping for stronger or smoother relationships with important people in your life? Do you worry about how your child is doing in school, or how they feel about themselves as a learner? I provide detailed assessments, and individual, group and family therapy to help kids, families and adults build on thei...
( English | español ) I have a passion for working with families, couples, and individuals. I have felt the hardships of relationships, the struggles of marriage, and know the building and maintaining of a family can be overwhelming at times. I provide a safe space to explore and process those feelings. Being a Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFTC), I have the skills and training to...
Do you feel hurt, confused, unsatisfied, or underappreciated in your relationships? Are you noticing no matter how hard you try to change you just feel stuck? Maybe you're suffering from severe anxiety or overwhelming sadness and need help figuring out why. You can begin to feel unstuck, silence your inner critic, and find more meaning in your life. I specialize in helping people recover from...
My mission is to provide specialized and compassionate counseling to the most vulnerable affected by trauma and loss; those coping with the death of a child; those affected by disasters. As a bereaved mother and a trained therapist, I have a personal and clinical understanding of traumatic loss and the difficult issues facing those grieving the deaths of loved ones. I base my practice in...
I work with children, adolescents, and adults. In relation to working with children, the most important thing I have to say is that no one fits into a box, not all issues are the same. "Every child is different, every parent is different, every behavior problem is somewhat different from every other" (Spock, 1970). I offer Trauma-Focused CBT and DBT based skills for children. I offer CBT,...
I have been working with children, adolescents, adults, families and couples for both mental health and substance abuse counseling for over 20 years. I enjoy working with individuals, couples and families using a client driven, strengths based approach. I utilize a variety of techniques including psychodynamic, CBT, DBT and others. My specialties include working with depression, anxiety, substa...
Is your child struggling with overwhelming emotions of anxiety or sadness? Are you concerned about your child’s increased explosive behavior or aggression? Do you worry about their family/peer relationships? You are not alone! My passion is helping children discover and build upon their unique set of gifts and abilities so they are able to develop the problem solving and coping skills needed fo...
You know that when there are problems at home and stress, it makes it difficult for each member of your family to thrive. This worries you and makes you wish you could somehow make a change for the better. With years of experience helping individuals & families thrive, you can trust me as a specialist with your family. To get started, Leave a message with: First and Last Name, Phone #. I'll cal...
Ph/Text: 231-206-0480 Dr. McMillian has 35+ years of experience providing psychological services for those experiencing cognitive and emotional difficulties. The beginnings of 2020 have brought uncertainty, fear, doubt, rapid change to so many people—nothing Is more stressful than the unknown or what the future holds. My main message would be to try and live in today. Don’t get too far out in t...
"Are you frustrated with not being heard or validated? Does it seem as though no one understands you and relationships with others have become more stressful than you would like them to be? Relationships can be complicated! If you want to be heard and want to grow personally in order to have a more balanced life and healthier relationships, let me assist you to build connection, become calm,...
Everyday living is not without stressors. How we react to events or interact in relationships can be a struggle as well as puzzling. Why do we feel the way we do? Why do we continue to make the same mistakes over and over again? How can our perceptions be so different from others? How do early experiences impact our perceptions, feelings, and behaviors? I provide a safe, comforting environment ...
Therapy is a collaborative process where you, the client, have a judgement-free zone to explore issues that may be impacting your quality of life. We will work together to identify thought patterns, examine behaviors, process emotions, and explore values and beliefs. It is my belief that through this process you can gain the insight needed to achieve desired change. Though I work with a wide ra...
Welcome! I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in individual and couples therapy. Couples can run into some uncharted areas of their lives that can be a real hurdle to overcome. Best that we first meet individually to gain the unique perspective that each of you have in the relationship. You recognize that issues need to be addressed so take that time individually to speak your m...
As a therapist, my focus is to work collaboratively with my clients in order to address their individual and unique life goals, whether they may be overcoming challenges, enhancing quality of life, and/or gaining insight into difficult decisions or situations. We all experience times in our lives when we need help, and my role is to be a guide and provide professional feedback and assistance, t...
"There is nothing wrong with you. There is something wrong with what happened to you." The ways we are treated by others can convince us that there is something inherently wrong with who we are. Trauma and negative life experiences teach us what to believe about ourselves and the world around us, but sometimes they inform us inaccurately. Whether you've experienced abuse, difficult relationship...
