Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a kind of talk therapy focused on understanding the ways in which your thinking habits contribute to your behavioral habits. For example, if you have a tendency to think, “I suck at this. I am going to screw up,” then you dramatically increase the likelihood that you’re going to make mistakes on that specific task. This type of negative thinking habit therefore contributes to performance anxiety, so it is a terrible negative feedback loop to interrupt. The focus of cognitive behavioral therapy is to help you connect these dots and challenge negative thinking that may contribute to your emotional health and well-being.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) most commonly used to treat? Anxiety and depression, and the negative thoughts that either cause or correlate with these conditions. CBT can also be helpful with relationship anxiety, performance anxiety, phobias, eating disorders, sexual disorders, substance, use disorders, PTSD, and OCD, as well as others. How does a therapist help you by using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? You and your therapist will work together to analyze your thoughts, emotions, and behavior to determine if these thoughts are realistic or helpful, and then identify a ways in which changing your thinking, can help you feel and perform better. The primary focus of cognitive behavioral therapy, however, is on changing your thinking. What is different about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from other Psychotherapy approaches? CBT is essentially a problem and solution oriented treatment. It focuses on current problems and finding solutions rather than a deep dive into your past. What are the types of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
How do I find a therapist who uses these approaches? If you’re interested in any one of the approaches outlined above, look for these acronyms (CBT, DBT, or ACT) in the profiles of therapists at Columbus Behavioral Health accepting new patients. For a list of therapists at Columbus Behavioral Health, please visit: https://www.columbusbehavioralhealth.com/provider-directory.html
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