Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based method of engaging thinking, feeling and action which has been proven effective for the relief of many psychological and psychiatric symptoms or syndromes. It was first applied specifically in the treatment of clinical depression and anxiety disorders and has been successfully applied in addictive disorders, recovery from trauma, emotional problems and some impulse control disorders. The assumptions underlying CBT include identifying distortions in your thoughts and beliefs that predispose you to emotional, behavioral or relational distress. Once identified the distortions in thinking are replaced with more functional thoughts and beliefs.

Among the evidence-based methods that fall beneath the broad umbrella of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, Prolonged Exposure Therapy has been demonstrated to effectively reduce avoidance behaviors associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Additionally Gottman Therapy for marital relationship problems, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for emotional dyscontrol, and Emotion-focused Therap y for couples, have all been applied reliably by therapists trained in these methods. This provider is fluent and experienced in all of the above methods.