What is Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy?

Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy is a research based approach to mental health which primarily focuses on improving the quality of an individual's present day functioning and life satisfaction. This type of therapy is an active therapy, whereby the client and practitioner talk, act, and work together to achieve agreed upon goals for life change. Clients can expect to work actively within each session, as well as to oftentimes receive guided assignments to execute between sessions. These between-session assignments may include behavioral exercises and/or reading. Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy highlights that it is our beliefs, interpretations, and perceptions of life events that determine our feelings, moods, and ultimately, our actions. Therefore, a universal goal of this therapy is to help people identify, understand, and modify their belief systems in order to function more effectively and happily. Additionally, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy seeks to teach people to provide bits of therapy to themselves, and to know when they need to pursue professional "booster" sessions.
read description of Cognitive-Behavioral principles for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Therapies Available at the Center:

Individual Psychotherapy: read more...
- 45-50 Minute Sessions

Group Psychotherapy: read more...
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Public Speaking & Social Phobia
- Diabetes Education and Therapy
- Expectant Fathers

Couples and Marital Psychotherapy:
- Communication Skills Training
- Family Therapy read more...
- Parent Effectiveness Training

Home-based Visits: read more...
- Hoarding Elimination
- Agoraphobia

Psychological Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation:
- School Consultations read more...

Business Consultations:
- Job Satisfaction
- Worker Productivity

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