Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Create Lasting Change by Understanding the Connection
Between Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions

Sometimes, you can recognize that a pattern is not serving you and still feel unsure how to change it. Anxiety, self-criticism, avoidance, and deeply held beliefs can become automatic, leaving you feeling stuck in the same emotional and behavioral cycles.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, commonly called CBT, is a practical and collaborative approach that helps you understand the connections between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. By bringing awareness to these patterns, CBT can help you develop healthier perspectives, respond differently to difficult situations, and create meaningful changes in your daily life.

This may include:

• Identifying negative or self-defeating thought patterns

• Recognizing situations that trigger difficult emotions

• Exploring how thoughts affect behaviors and relationships

• Questioning beliefs that may no longer reflect your present reality

• Developing healthier coping and problem-solving strategies

• Practicing new ways of responding to stressful situations

Although CBT often focuses on what is happening in your life now, it does not require us to ignore your past. Understanding where a belief or behavior began can help you recognize why it developed and decide whether it is still serving you today.

Your experience is unique, so therapy will be shaped around the concerns, patterns, and goals that matter most to you.

What Does a CBT Session Look Like?

CBT is collaborative, which means we work together rather than following a rigid, one-size-fits-all formula.

During a session, we may begin with a recent situation that caused distress and explore what you noticed, thought, felt, and did in response. We can then look for recurring patterns, consider other ways of understanding the situation, and identify responses that may better support your needs and goals.

Depending on what feels useful, we may also discuss strategies you can practice outside of therapy. These might include noticing triggers, tracking patterns, practicing coping skills, or taking small steps toward behaviors you would like to strengthen.

CBT can provide structure and practical tools, but our work will always leave room for your emotions, personal history, and individual experience.

CBT and Trauma-Informed Therapy

How CBT Fits With My Other Therapeutic Approaches

Therapy does not always fit neatly into a single method. CBT may be used on its own or thoughtfully combined with other approaches based on your needs.

CBT can help you recognize present-day patterns and develop practical strategies for responding differently. EMDR and Brainspotting may help process distressing experiences that continue to feel emotionally or physically activated. Internal Family Systems can help you better understand the protective parts of yourself connected to certain thoughts and behaviors. When appropriate, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy may provide another way to support emotional exploration and therapeutic work.

Together, we can determine which approach, or combination of approaches, feels most supportive for you.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

You are the expert on your life and your experiences. My role is to provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where we can better understand the patterns keeping you stuck and help you begin creating meaningful, lasting change.

If you are interested in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or would like help determining which therapeutic approach may be right for you, I invite you to reach out.

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