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For patients affected by certain psychological challenges, cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, offers a number of advantages that may not be available through other types of treatment options.
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A Patient’s Guide to A Patient’s Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Cognitive Behavioral
TherapyTherapy
By Dr. Barry Slone By Dr. Barry Slone
Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy
For patients affected by certain For patients affected by certain psychological challenges, psychological challenges, cognitive behavioral therapycognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, , or CBT, offers a number of advantages that may offers a number of advantages that may not be available through other types of not be available through other types of treatment options. treatment options.
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A key principle behind CBT is that feelings A key principle behind CBT is that feelings and behaviors are driven by thoughts. and behaviors are driven by thoughts. Once an individual learns to control his Once an individual learns to control his thoughts, he can successfully adopt self-thoughts, he can successfully adopt self-counseling methods. This often results in counseling methods. This often results in the patient gaining the confidence to the patient gaining the confidence to continue these practices even after formal continue these practices even after formal sessions have ended.sessions have ended.
Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy
In addition, CBT therapies tend be shorter-In addition, CBT therapies tend be shorter-term, with the research suggesting an term, with the research suggesting an average of 16 sessions for patients average of 16 sessions for patients participating in CBT therapy. Knowing that participating in CBT therapy. Knowing that the number of sessions is likely to be the number of sessions is likely to be limited, patients more readily focus on limited, patients more readily focus on correcting underlying issues that allow correcting underlying issues that allow them to solve their problem and move on them to solve their problem and move on with life. with life.
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In a similar vein, CBT therapy focuses on In a similar vein, CBT therapy focuses on the client’s goals and offers structured the client’s goals and offers structured therapy sessions. This approach reduces therapy sessions. This approach reduces the likelihood that the patient and therapist the likelihood that the patient and therapist will slip into unproductive sessions during will slip into unproductive sessions during their work together.their work together.
About Dr. Barry Slone About Dr. Barry Slone
A respected cognitive behavioral therapist, A respected cognitive behavioral therapist, Dr. Barry Slone is a member of American Dr. Barry Slone is a member of American College of Advanced Practice College of Advanced Practice Psychologists. For more than 25 years, Dr. Psychologists. For more than 25 years, Dr. Slone has run a private practice in Aliso Slone has run a private practice in Aliso Viejo, California, and served as an Viejo, California, and served as an instructor and clinical supervisor at instructor and clinical supervisor at California State University at Fullerton. California State University at Fullerton.
