CBT: Change the way you think to change how you feel and what you do.

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy also called CBT for short is a structured, evidence-based form of therapy that focuses on the connection between our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. CBT helps clients identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior, understand how these patterns may contribute to emotional distress, and develop practical strategies for creating meaningful change.

CBT is collaborative and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on developing skills that clients can use both in and beyond therapy. It can be effective for a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, weight loss, sleep problems, relationship difficulties, and other emotional or behavioral challenges.

Through CBT, clients learn to approach difficult thoughts and situations in new ways, build healthier coping strategies, and work toward lasting improvements in their emotional well-being.

How does CBT work?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is based on the idea that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected. When we experience distress, we can become caught in patterns of thinking and behaving that unintentionally maintain or worsen how we feel. It is not the situation causing distress but rather how you think about it. Our thoughts are not always 100% true or based on the facts. These unhelpful thoughts lead to negative emotions and unhelpful behaviors that only reinforce the negative thoughts which maintain the problem. In other words, they are all interconnected.

In CBT, we work together to identify these patterns and develop more helpful ways of responding. This may involve examining unhelpful thoughts, changing behaviors that contribute to difficulties, developing practical coping skills, and gradually approaching situations that may have been avoided.

CBT is collaborative and goal-focused. Sessions often include practical exercises and strategies that clients can practice between appointments. Over time, these skills can help clients feel more confident in managing difficult emotions, responding to challenges differently, and creating lasting change.

Can this approach be helpful for you?

I work with people who want to understand what's behind the problems that brought them to therapy and learn strategies for lasting change. Clients who are drawn to my CBT practice often recognize that something isn't working and want to see real progress whether they are high achieving, work in competitive roles, or prone to anxiety and have difficulty managing stress or depressive and negative thoughts.