What Is CBT?
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a structured, goal-oriented type of psychotherapy focusing on the connection of our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is based on several core principles, including:
- Many issues are partly based on problematic or unhelpful patterns of thinking often identified as distortions.
- These issues are also partly based on learned patterns of unhelpful behavior.
- Issues are partly based on problematic core beliefs, including central ideas about yourself and the world around you.
- People experiencing many issues can learn better ways of coping with them which can help relieve their symptoms and improve their overall mental and emotional health.
During CBT, your therapist helps you to take a closer look at your thoughts and emotions. You’ll come to understand how your thoughts affect your actions. Through CBT, you can unlearn negative thoughts and behaviors and learn to adopt healthier thinking patterns and habits.
What Can CBT Help Me Overcome?
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a valuable tool for treating and managing a variety of mental health conditions and emotional challenges. People of all ages can benefit from CBT.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to treat many mental health conditions, including:
- Depression
- Anxiety & Stress
- Anger
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Phobias
- Personality disorders
- Eating disorders
- And when combined with medication, it is useful in treating bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can also help with:
- Relationship issues
- Divorce
- Problems at work
- Grief
- Adjusting to a new life situation or medical condition
- Stress and coping difficulties
While CBT is helpful for these issues stated above, it has been proved to be helpful for many more struggles as well!
How Can I Get Started
If you are struggling and would like to find new ways of thinking, our therapists can help. We are here for you and can guide you to a better and more hopeful place in life!
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