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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? These 3 Videos (with notes) Explain

Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 by Mag Nolia

  • What is CBT? It’s a theoretical approach where a therapist will work with you to examine Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors and see how they intersect.
  • Why work with a CBT therapist? It’s an effective and evidenced-based way to work through a variety of issues – it is a team approach to examining issues you struggle with.
  • CBT is typically a more structured approach versus other therapies – it includes identifying goals you and the counselor agree to work on together.
  • A common misconception of CBT is that CBT therapists will not look at your past — it is true the CBT therapist will focus more on the present, but a CBT therapist should also spend time seeing and understanding how your past affects you today.

  • CBT combines cognitive therapy (examining the things you think) and behavioral therapy (examining the things you do)
  • CBT is a practical type of talking therapy – which focuses on goals and mostly on the present day and things that are affecting you in your life right now.
  • The theory behind CBT is that the way we Think about situations affects the way we Feel and Behave → it teaches you coping tools to deal with different problems
  • Cycle of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors can happen so many times they become habit — a CBT therapist can help you break this cycle and help you deal with negative thinking.
  • CBT can be delivered in a variety of formats and in groups — but it doesn’t work for everyone; also you will receive CBT-based homework 

  • CBT challenges negative thoughts and restates them in positive terms
  • CBT can show you negative and irrational thoughts that don’t match up to facts
  • CBT can help you rethink and reevaluate how you see the world — CBT can teach you how negative thoughts can team up with strong emotions to depress you
  • By learning to recognize extreme negative thoughts, I could turn them into positive statements; CBT can help you identify unproductive thoughts and behaviors
  • CBT can teach you how to stop attacking yourself and think more productively — can view things as individual parts that you can attack one at a time.

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