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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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Putting Your Negative Thoughts On Trial: A CBT Technique

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In dealing with unhelpful thinking patterns, there is a common CBT strategy called cognitive restructuring. In fact, solely using positive thinking can be harmful in its own way, but not allowing us to acknowledge, validate, and move through painful experiences. Keep this in mind as we practice these strategies!

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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. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. As a disorder, your feelings are actually betraying you. Think about it. Think about it.

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Putting Your Negative Thoughts On Trial: A CBT Technique

Social Work Bubble

In dealing with unhelpful thinking patterns, there is a common CBT strategy called cognitive restructuring. In fact, solely using positive thinking can be harmful in its own way, by not allowing us to acknowledge, validate, and move through painful experiences. Keep this in mind as we practice these strategies!

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CBT Strategy: Naming the Voice

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy comes with many great strategies and interventions, but at it’s core, it is simply challenging and changing unhelpful thinking patterns, which in turn influence our emotional and behavioral responses to situations. However, our thoughts can be POWERFUL and convincing, so how do we even see what thoughts to change?

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CBT Strategy: Naming the Voice

Social Work Bubble

Cognitive Behavior Therapy comes with many great strategies and interventions, but at it’s core, it is simply challenging and changing unhelpful thinking patterns, which in turn influence our emotional and behavioral responses to situations. However, our thoughts can be POWERFUL and convincing, so how do we even see what thoughts to change?

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