This therapy is useful to address a number of issues including: depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, and eating disorders to name a few. This therapy has a number of research studies showing effectiveness in helping you to improve quality of life and impairment functioning.
CBT is based on the following basic principles
- Psychological problems stem from faulty and/or unhelpful thinking patterns.
- Psychological problems stem from unhelpful/learned behavior patterns.
- Psychological problems can be addressed by learning more effective coping skills which can lessen and/or relieve symptoms affecting daily life.
What you can expect in CBT Therapy Session
- Primary focus of CBT is present life. While past history may be needed for assessment purposes a majority of time is spent on your current life issues verses what has lead up to issues.
- Assistance to identify negative thinking patterns present and learn to reframe them to more adaptive/helpful thinking patterns
- Gain a better understanding and learn to view others behaviors and a different way
- Learn problem-solving skills to cope with difficult situations
- Gain and increase self confidence
- Learn to identify and face fears rather than avoid
- Use of role playing to address various specific situations and or issues you may be facing
- Learn to calm and relax the body and mind
- You may be asked to complete various homework assignments in between sessions