Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based treatment that focuses on how an individual’s automatic thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes affect their feelings and behaviors. It is a directive and structured approach in which the client and therapist work collaboratively to identify automatic negatives thoughts, challenge and replace them with more adaptive cognitions and behaviors. This treatment leads to lasting symptom relief, such as decreasing anxious and depressed mood. 

CBT treatment can also include exposure and response prevention (systematically and collaboratively approaching avoided situations and managing the feelings and thoughts associated with these situations) for OCD and behavioral activation (increasing activities to enhance mood and sense of control) for depression.

CBT is proven to foster enduring change and is effective for a wide range of problems including depression, anxiety, anger, OCD, PTSD, panic, social anxiety, phobias, family and relationship problems, work and school difficulties, parenting struggles, stress management, procrastination, and sleep difficulties.