Do you suffer from anxiety or depression?
Is low self-esteem adversely impacting your life, your happiness, or even your success?
Do you feel generally stressed or angry?
Would life be happier if you could stop those destructive thoughts and behaviors?
You are not alone.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, at least 1 in 5 adult Americans experience a mental illness, with nearly 10 million living with a severe mental illness. As difficult as these challenges are, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has proven effective for issues like these and a multitude of others.
CBT is a powerful therapeutic approach that looks at your current thoughts and the behaviors they trigger. It hones in on your automated assumptions and how these manifest when you experience frustration or stress.
In CBT we identify the unhelpful thoughts that inform your feelings, decisions, and actions, and challenge these in a safe and non-judgmental way. What do you think about “X?” Is this thought accurate? What is the likely reality in situation “Y?” Are your thoughts counterproductive? What would be a more plausible explanation?
CBT provides you with greater understanding of your internal dialogue, helping you to train different thinking patterns and beliefs to better reflect both the reality around you and a more empathetic self-image.
With CBT techniques, the goal is to ease your suffering, improve your problems, and help you live a healthier, happier life.
If you’d like to experience firsthand how CBT can dramatically improve your life, please contact me today for an appointment.