Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based treatment method that has shown effective results for anxiety, depression, trauma, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), couples counseling issues, panic attacks, sleep issues/disorders, and more. CBT is effective for adolescents/teenagers, and adults. Even child therapists and family therapists incorporate cognitive behavioral therapy because of it’s effective and self-adaptive use. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a great supplement to EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy, as well as a great support for clients trying medication management. CBT is also effective for OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder).
CBT is a based on the understanding that how we think influences how we feel, and therefore, how we act. When we think about our experience as hopeless, we feel hopeless, and then we act as if there is nothing that would lead to a hopeful response. Alternatively, if we believe that the person who cut us off while driving did it by accident, we may feel more compassion and understanding instead of anger, and continue driving with caution instead of anger and vindictiveness.