Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in El Dorado Hills + Online in California

Preparing for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves a few simple steps to help you make the most of your therapy experience. Firstly, it's helpful to reflect on your reasons for seeking therapy and what you hope to achieve. Consider jotting down any specific goals or concerns you'd like to address during your sessions.

The duration of healing with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can vary depending on several factors. These include the nature and severity of your concerns, your level of engagement in therapy, and your willingness to practice the skills learned outside of sessions. While some individuals may experience significant improvements relatively quickly, others may require longer-term therapy to address underlying issues and achieve lasting relief. It's important to understand that healing isn't always linear, and progress may occur at different rates for different people. You can discuss the frequency of sessions and duration of treatment with your therapist.

CBT offers effective treatment for various mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), personality disorders, eating disorders, and insomnia. This therapeutic approach is designed to address a wide range of psychological issues, making it beneficial for anyone seeking support and relief from various mental health challenges.

With CBT, your therapist targets maladaptive thoughts and behaviors contributing to your depression symptoms.

For instance, if you feel isolated and hopeless, your therapist might challenge negative thoughts by helping you remember positive life events and recent social interactions. This can help you see that not all thoughts are 100% true, and expand your capacity for thoughts and feelings other than the ones you feel ‘stuck’ with.

Various interventions can be used to disrupt negative cycles that keep you in a depression cycle, increasing your capacity for changing your thoughts, feelings and ways of being in the world to help alleviate your depression symptoms.

CBT is an evidence based treatment for healing anxiety, meaning it has been shown in clinical studies to reduce anxiety symptoms.

Our therapists will use CBT therapy as part of your treatment plan to help you find relief from anxiety symptoms by addressing the problematic thoughts, feelings and behaviors contributing to your symptoms.

If you’re ready to explore Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, make sure to work with a licensed mental health professional with advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

All of our therapists here at The Holistic Counseling Center are licensed to practice psychotherapy and are trained in CBT.

If you’re ready to get started with CBT, reach out to schedule a free consultation call. We’ll discuss what’s going on in your life, look at logistics like fees and schedules, and if it feels like a good fit, we can schedule your first appointment!