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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an active, directive, time-limited, structured approach used to treat a variety of issues including: depression; anxiety; stress; phobias; anger; pain; self esteem; work; and relationship problems. Cognitive therapy is based on the rational that your feelings and behavior are largely determined by the way you think about yourself, your future, and the world around you. Your thinking is based on attitudes or assumptions developed from previous early experiences. Therapeutic techniques in cognitive behavioral therapy are designed to identify, reality-test, and correct distorted conceptualizations and the dysfunctional beliefs underlying your thinking. Cognitive therapy helps you master problems and situations by teaching you to identify, evaluate and correct your negative thinking or negative self talk.

Behavioral techniques are used not only to change behavior but to elicit thinking patterns associated with specific behaviors.

One of the powerful components of the learning model of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is that you learn how to incorporate many of the therapeutic techniques of the therapist to manage your own issues.

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