I Was Recommended Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: What Is It About?
It is one of the most successful types of therapy worldwide due to the countless number of cases of improvement that it has presented to the scientific community.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy was created in the 20th century and since then great renowned psychologists have followed it over the years until it is currently recognized as the best type of intervention in psychological cases, because it works on our most powerful weapon: our thoughts. It detoxifies us from the programming that has kept us sick for years and has not allowed us to adapt functionally. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is applied in clinical cases such as:
Among others, or in cases such as emotional dependence, breakups, anger, impulsivity, behavioral problems, relationships, vocational guidance and personal growth issues in both the child, adolescent and adult population.
How does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy work?
CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) allows us to clarify what the individual’s way of thinking is, is this a realistic way of thinking or, on the contrary, is it catastrophic, negative and pessimistic? What we seek is to identify what the repetitive pattern of thinking is, whether it is harmful or not to change it to a healthier and more adaptive one, which allows us to achieve our goals in a healthy way.
CBT is made up of several sessions in which it begins with the reason for consultation, that is, bringing the patient to the session, what their concern is, what is tormenting them, in order to establish the objectives that they want to achieve and to do so. A work plan is established, based on the evaluation in the main areas such as: family, behavioral, intelligence, personality, emotional, among others, according to each case, and then continue with the respective treatment.
On the one hand, the cognitive area is worked on to restructure the pattern of erroneous thinking that has been intensifying over the years, and that is currently being harmful to mental health. And on the other hand, the behavioral area with behavioral techniques that aim to modify the patient’s behavior, leaving aside avoidance and escape as coping styles
How do I know which CBT is best for me?
First, when it comes to purely clinical cases, those that have been referred by Psychiatry or Neurology, such as those mentioned above. Likewise, also when you feel that your case is not determined by the situation, the object or the person around you, when you do not necessarily have a pathology but you want to work on the psychological area of your life, prevent psychological disorders, or work on specific points that are not going well in your life as well as in the work area: perhaps you are having problems at work, with your boss, with your colleagues, or at university or in the case of adolescents with their school friends.
On the other hand, also when you feel that “something” is not going well in your life and you want personal growth and development, or some other issue in your life that you feel that you are not controlling, and is causing your body to react with pain that No matter how much you take painkillers, the pain continues or the doctor has referred you to Psychology.
But what are the benefits of taking CBT? The work plan is specific for each case, even though the techniques and tools are the same for everyone, not everyone has the same story the same resources and talents to exploit that will favor the performance of the therapy.
By working with a guided plan for each patient, the objectives to achieve each session are clear and timely, which allows us to guarantee progress. There is a first base evaluation that allows us to have a starting point. The sessions are educational, which makes the reprogramming of limiting beliefs much more effective.
We work in the present time, in the here and now. The intervention time is short. Treatment is active, participatory and collaborative. We work on lifestyle and new habits. The results are supported by scientific evidence It is the most used by the most recognized psychologists worldwide.
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