Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a method that my clients often find effective during and after divorce. Sonja Alsofi, whose information has previously been posted on this blog, provides the following summary of CBT. Please visit Ms. Alsofi's website for more information about her practice.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients to use their rationality to change the way they think and feel...

CBT, pioneered by Aaron Beck, provides a simple and effective method for overcoming certain kinds of thinking patterns that tend to lead to sadness, hopelessness, anxiety, or anger. CBT has been shown to be at least as effective as medication for treating depression and anxiety disorders.

The lesson of CBT is that how we think has a profound effect on how we feel. Since we can challenge irrational, negative thought patterns, we can change negative emotional patterns as well...

CBT is a powerful tool to help people feel better. It cannot provide a simple answer to the questions of existence. CBT work typically involves looking at how clients think, with an emphasis on how they talk to themselves in their own heads. When there is a critic inside you saying "look, you messed up again--just like you always do", it's easy to start feeling discouraged. Clients to identify these kinds of thoughts and then to challenge those thoughts.

Other evidence-based techniques:
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Behavioral Therapy

If you wish to contact Ms. Alsofi, please do so:

1020 SW Taylor #660
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 222-5570
www.counseling-resources.com
sonja.alsofi@gmail.com