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
Hi- not able to take new clients at this time. Thank you. Are you really hard on yourself - trying to get all aspects of life right? You could be the person agreeing with others just to keep them happy. You might be questioning past career or life decisions (getting caught in "I wish I had done..."), feeling overwhelmed by current work or family demands, or wanting to find more meaning in your...
One of my passions in life is to join people where they are, help them identify their goals, and walk with them through the process of making necessary changes to reach those goals. What a beautiful blessing to be invited into someone's story and to have the opportunity to help them to define or re-write it! I work with teen and adult clients who struggle with past traumatic memories or current...
Unfortunately, I can not accept new clients now. I have been working nationally and internationally to develop methods of interviewing, assessment, and treatment for clinical and forensic clients since the mid 1990's. I help clients to find peace, joy, and strength, and to use this grounding and efficacy to change themselves and their world. Therapy is a process of becoming, removing symptoms a...
As a marriage and family therapist, I have education and training in treating children, adolescents , and adults. I work in treating depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, and various issues that arise in relationships including communication skills and marital issues. I have had success in helping clients develop the skills they need to understand, cope with, and solve the problems tha...
In order to survive trauma and other difficult life experiences, we cope the best way that we can. Some people numb their feelings by creating a life of perpetual busyness, some cope with food, others with alcohol or substances. Others might isolate because their experience interacting with the world has resulted in so much hurt. While we are surviving, we start to miss out on life. We lose...
The choice to enter into your story is admirable. Examining past wounds and current patterns is brave and risky. I count it a privilege to partner with clients as we work toward health and freedom. You can expect a safe and compassionate space to engage your pain, fears, passion, desires and self. I collaborate with clients to address areas of struggle, need and strength. I delight in pointing...
Is the transition to motherhood more difficult than you expected? Sadness, guilt, scary thoughts, and anger can stop you in your tracks, robbing you of the joy you want to experience during this phase of life. It can make you question your worth and suitability as a mother and as a partner. The plans and dreams you'd had for your family can begin to seem like cruel joke. You may be experiencing...
Sometimes, life's inevitable challenges leave us feeling overwhelmed. With the demands of work and relationships, self-care may seem nearly impossible to implement regularly. However, preserving your mental well-being doesn't have to be “just one more thing” added to the to do list. In each session, I will collaborate with you on setting goals to help break negative thinking patterns and behavi...
Whatever it is that you are looking to change or better understand we will work at changing together. Whether you and I begin individual therapy or family (any relationship) therapy, you will see that our time together will be compassionate and exciting. I know a great deal about patterns, the family's role in passing down patterns from generation to generation, and how those patterns transpire...
Everyone has the right to feel emotionally healthy. I believe that begins with giving yourself permission to address those emotions/behaviors that are disrupting your life. For some of my clients, their treatment includes resolving issues from their past or getting unstuck from a present day situation. My style with clients is always collaborative, interactive and motivating. We work together t...
EVENING SESSIONS AVAILABLE! Do you struggle in your relationships with others? Having a hard time managing post divorce or in a co-parenting situation? Is your blended family difficult to be in sometimes? Let me help you with effective communication, anxiety and depression management, and creating that balance that we are all striving for in life. Our connections with others are important....
I specialize in assessment and solution-oriented psychological consultations with children, adolescents, and adults. My work is active, directive, pragmatic, and collaborative, focusing on meaningful and measurable behavioral change, clinical relevance, social validity, client satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness. I have expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of ADD, AD/HD, ASD, disruptive...
It is my goal to work with you and help you sort through whatever you may be dealing with, be it trauma, low self esteem, anger, grief, whatever the issue...I want to help you live a more fulfilling life. I see clients of all ages but my goal is always to work with the family. I offer Individual and family sessions, and occasionally groups. I am certified in FST (Family Systems Trauma) and trai...
I offer individual therapy to adults with treatment specialization in: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Relationship issues, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Codependency, Domestic violence, and Sexual assault. I work hard to tailor my approach to fit your needs. I am aware that emotional healing is some of the hardest and most important work that you will ever do. I create a space where we can explore what...
