Overview
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the most thoroughly researched and widely used therapeutic approaches in the world. At its core, it’s built on a deceptively simple insight: the way we think about a situation shapes how we feel about it, and how we feel shapes what we do. When our thoughts are distorted, overly negative, or stuck in unhelpful patterns, our emotions and behaviors follow. CBT gives you the tools to interrupt that cycle.
Notice when your mind is working in absolutes and find the more accurate, nuanced middle ground.
Distinguish between what you actually know and what you’re assuming, and test those assumptions against evidence.
Separate feelings from facts a feeling is information, not evidence. What you feel about yourself is not the same as what is true about you.
Evaluate the realistic likelihood and impact of feared outcomes rather than treating the worst case as inevitable.
Replace rigid self-rules with more compassionate, flexible standards ones you’d actually apply to someone you care.
Examine how much responsibility actually belongs to you versus what is outside your control, without either self-blame or avoidance.
My Value
CBT is at its best when it’s not applied like a formula. The techniques are powerful, but they work best in the context of a genuine therapeutic relationship, where I understand not just what you’re thinking but where those thoughts came from and what they’ve been protecting you from. That’s the difference between learning skills in a workbook and actually integrating change.
I bring CBT into my work as part of a broader, integrated approach. Depending on what’s driving your patterns, I may combine CBT techniques with EMDR for deeper processing, or with ego state work to understand the parts of you that have been holding these beliefs for a long time. The goal is always the same: durable change that you can feel, not just strategies you have to remember to use.
I start by mapping the specific thought patterns, emotional responses, and behavioral cycles that are causing you distress.
CBT is built on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In this stage I trace how specific thoughts are triggering specific emotion.
Using cognitive restructuring techniques, I systematically examine distorted thoughts testing them against evidence.
Changing thoughts alone isn’t always enough. I also address the avoidance, safety behaviors, and patterns of action.
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CBT is one of the most structured therapeutic approaches available which is part of what makes it so effective. Each stage of the process builds on the last, and you leave sessions with concrete tools you can use between appointments. Here’s what that process looks like.
FAQs
CBT is one of the most well-known therapeutic approaches which means people often arrive with strong opinions about it, sometimes based on partial information. The questions below address what CBT actually involves, how it works alongside other modalities, and what to expect when you begin.
Not at all, and this is one of the most common misconceptions. CBT isn’t about replacing negative thoughts with unrealistically positive ones.
CBT has the strongest evidence base for anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, panic disorder, social anxiety, phobias, and low self-esteem.
CBT works primarily at the level of conscious thought, identifying, examining, and restructuring the beliefs and cognitive patterns that are maintaining distress.
CBT is practical, structured, and backed by decades of research but what makes it truly effective is the relationship it’s delivered in, and the way it’s tailored to you.
Whether you have questions, want to learn more about a specific service, or are ready to schedule a consultation, this is the right place to start. There’s no pressure and no commitment, just a conversation.
