Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps you understand how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are connected. When negative thinking patterns take over, they can create stressful emotions and unhelpful habits. CBT teaches practical skills to challenge those patterns and replace them with healthier ones.
Good for people who:
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Struggle with anxiety, depression, panic, or OCD
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Get stuck in negative thinking patterns
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Want practical tools and structure
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Like goal-oriented, skills-based therapy
How CBT Helps:
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Reduces anxiety, depression, and stress
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Builds healthier thinking habits
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Improves emotional regulation
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Strengthens problem-solving and coping skills
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Helps you identify triggers and develop new responses
What Sessions Look Like:
CBT sessions are active, collaborative, and goal-focused. You and your therapist work together to explore thought patterns, identify what’s fueling current challenges, and practice new skills both in session and through gentle “homework” between sessions.
Additional resources
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VA National Center for PTSD — Evidence-Based Treatment List (includes CBT)
https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/get-help/treatment/ebt.asp Mental Health VA
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Coping Cat Program (CBT for Anxiety in Youth) — Wikipedia summary with research links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coping_Cat Wikipedia
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Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) — Evidence-Based Practice Overview https://www.abct.org/get-help/what-is-evidence-based-practice/
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