CBT Basics

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What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy?

Collaborative

The client and therapist work together to understand the problem, define goals and develop the best treatment plan.
Active

During sessions as well as between sessions the client is practicing skills and for anxiety facing their fears and gaining mastery over them.
Objective

Questionnaires are used on a regular basis to monitor improvement of symptoms.
Effective

Clients usually experience meaningful lasting change in a relatively few number of sessions

CBT is considered a brief treatment. For most specific problems,
significant improvement can be seen between 12 and 22 sessions.

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