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CBT for Kids: How You Can Improve the Mental Health of Younger Clients

Relias

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one method that can help kids and teens in your community in need of mental health care get the attention they deserve. What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)? CBT is generally short-term and goal-oriented, focusing on helping clients deal with specific problems.

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How Much Do You Accommodate Your Kids?

Gary Direnfeld

If the issue reaches a threshold where the parent seeks counseling for the child, very often the counseling of choice is CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy). Ironically, CBT is somewhat the opposite of over-accommodating where the child learns to confront their issues such that the issues may be overcome.

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Treating Anxiety

Gary Direnfeld

That’s where cognitive behavior therapy comes in (CBT). CBT is all about learning to think things through to facilitate your decisions and actions. In CBT there are strategies to learn, cognitive or thinking strategies to help better sort things out and allow you to move forward.

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When Your Emotions Betray You

Gary Direnfeld

The whole thing about CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) is about using your head to process the situation instead of your gut. That’s how CBT works. As a disorder, your feelings are actually betraying you. Think about it. Think about it. You can even do that on your own.

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Autism, Anxiety, and Depression: What You Need to Know About Comorbidity

Relias

Treatment options for those with autism and comorbidity CBT for individuals with autism and a comorbidity The comorbidity of autism and depression or anxiety changes how therapists and caregivers approach individual treatment plans. Part of the rationale for using CBT to treat comorbid conditions is its versatility.

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Five Ways I Build Mental Wellness

My Brains Not Broken

There are several types of talk therapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mentalization-based therapy (MBT) and so many more. Yes, there is sitting in a room with a therapist, or on a Zoom call with a mental health professional; but therapy is so much more than that.

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Guest Post: Resiliency When Dealing With Bipolar Disorder by Christine

Bipolar Bandit

You name it I’ve tried it; talk therapy, CBT, DBT, ECT, EMDR and medication management. I have been experiencing bipolar moods for thirty-four years, diagnosed for twenty. I have learned an awful lot about myself through this journey. It takes courage, patience, being teachable and perseverance to cope with bipolar disorder.

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