Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Individuals in Denver, CO

"When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened."

-Sir Winston Churchill-

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical and short-term form of psychotherapy that focuses on making positive, concrete changes. At Heart Bloom Therapy in Denver, Colorado, our approach to CBT is designed to help clients understand the connections between their thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. Over time, this empowers them to break free from unhelpful patterns and achieve a healthier, more fulfilling life.

What is CBT?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a structured, collaborative approach to therapy where the client and therapist work together to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to emotional challenges. The therapy focuses on the idea that it’s not events themselves that dictate our emotions but our perceptions of these events. This perspective is key to creating lasting change.

CBT: A Proven, Evidence-Based Therapy

CBT is a goal-oriented, evidence-based therapy, meaning it’s supported by extensive research and designed to achieve specific outcomes. It’s collaborative, with both the client and therapist working together, and it focuses on current life challenges, not just past experiences. Sessions are highly active, as well, with skills practice both during therapy and between sessions. This helps clients build independence in managing their thoughts and behaviors.

The Principles Behind CBT

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is rooted in several core principles, including:

Awareness of Negative Thinking Patterns

Psychological problems, such as anxiety and depression, are based, in part, on unhelpful ways of thinking. These patterns of thinking can be identified, recognized, and changed through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Understanding Limiting Behaviors

Psychological problems are also based, in part, on behavior that gets reinforced and then becomes unhelpful and limiting in one's life. For example, the more we avoid the things that we fear, the more avoidance becomes reinforced, and life becomes smaller and less fulfilling.

Learning Coping Skills Through CBT

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps clients overcome these thoughts and behaviors with practical tools to manage stress, anxiety, and challenging situations. For example, clients learn to identify and counteract negative thinking patterns, improve problem-solving abilities, and boost confidence in their coping skills.

How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Sessions Works

With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, clients learn to recognize the thoughts and underlying beliefs that directly influence emotions and behavior. This adjustment process is referred to as “cognitive reconstructing,” which happens through different CBT techniques. Here's a diagram of how thoughts, emotions, physical reactions, and behaviors are connected in CBT.

Strategies to achieve healthier ways of thinking and behavior during and in between CBT sessions include:

· Learning to recognize, evaluate, and challenge unhelpful thinking patterns.

· Using problem-solving skills to process and cope with difficult situations.

· Facing one’s fears instead of avoiding them through social, experiential, and thinking exercises

· Employing role playing during sessions to prepare for potentially difficult interactions with others.

· Learning mindfulness and relaxation skills through practices such as meditation and journaling to calm one’s mind and relax one’s body.

Is CBT Right for Me? Conditions It Helps Treat

There’s no cookie-cutter approach to CBT. At Heart Bloom Therapy in Denver, this kind of therapy is tailored to each individual and often incorporates other approaches, such as mindfulness and acceptance. As a result, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help with:

Personalized CBT is a Call Away in Denver

Led by Dr. Pamela Brody, Heart Bloom Therapy offers CBT services that will be tailored to help you develop effective ways of coping with life’s challenges. Our goal is to empower you to move forward with confidence and resilience.

Ready to make a positive change? Contact Heart Bloom Therapy in Denver, CO, to begin your journey with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy .

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