I was recommended Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: what is it about?
It is one of the most successful types of therapy worldwide due to the countless number of cases of improvement that it has presented to the scientific community.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy was created in the 20th century and since then great renowned psychologists have done it. followed over the years until it is currently emphasized as the best type of intervention in cases psychological, because it works on our most powerful weapon: our thoughts. It detoxifies us from the programming that has kept us sick for years and has not allowed us to adapt functionally. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is applied in clinical cases such as:
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Social phobia
- Specific phobia
- Mixed anxious-depressive disorder
- Separation anxiety disorder
- Depression
Among others, or in cases such as emotional dependence, love breakups, anger, impulsivity, behavioral problems, couple relationships, vocational guidance and personal growth issues in both the child, adolescent and adult.
How does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy work?
CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) allows us to clarify what the individual's way of thinking is, is this a realistic way of thinking or, on the contrary, is it catastrophic, negative and pessimistic?. What is sought is to identify what the repetitive pattern of thinking is, whether or not it is harmful to change for a healthier and more adaptive one, which allows us to fulfill our needs in a healthy way. goals.
CBT is made up of several sessions in which it begins with the reason for the consultation, that is, what does the patient bring to the session, what is their concern, what is has been tormenting, in order to establish the objectives that are desired to be achieved and for this a work plan is established, based on the evaluation in the main areas such as: family, behavioral, intelligence, personality, emotional among others, according to each case, and then continue with the treatment respective.
On the one hand, the cognitive area is worked to restructure the pattern of erroneous thinking that has been created. been intensifying over the years, and which is currently being detrimental to health mental. And on the other hand, the behavioral area with behavioral techniques that aim to modify the patient's behavior, leaving aside avoidance and escape as coping styles.
How do I know which CBT is best for me?
First, when it comes to purely clinical cases, those that have been referred by Psychiatry or Neurology, such as those mentioned above. Likewise, also when you feel that your case is not determined by the situation, the object or the person around you, when you do not necessarily have a pathology, but you want to work on the psychological area of your life, prevent psychological disorders, or work on specific points that are not going well in your life as in the work area: perhaps you are having problems at work, with your boss, with your colleagues, or at university or in the case of adolescents with their classmates. school.
On the other hand, also when you feel that “something” is not going well in your life and you want personal growth and development, or some other issue in your life that you feel You are not controlling it, and it is causing your body to react with pain that no matter how much you take painkillers, the pain continues or the doctor has referred you to Psychology.
But what are the benefits of taking CBT? The work plan is specific for each case, even though the techniques and tools are the same for everyone, not everyone has the same story., the same resources and talents to exploit that will favor the performance of the therapy.
By working with a guided plan for each patient, the objectives to achieve each session are clear and timely, which allows us to guarantee progress. There is a first base evaluation that allows us to have a starting point. The sessions are educational, which makes the reprogramming of limiting beliefs much more effective.
We work in the present time, in the here and now. The intervention time is short. Treatment is active, participatory and collaborative. We work on lifestyle and new habits. The results are supported by scientific evidence. It is the most used by the most recognized psychologists worldwide.
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