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CBT HAS EMERGED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES AS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED AND WIDELY UTILIZED FORMS OF THERAPY<br>
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COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) CBT HAS EMERGED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES AS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED AND WIDELY UTILIZED FORMS OF THERAPY
WHAT is CBT? CBT FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING THE THOUGHT PROCESS THE PATIENT IS GOING THROUGH PATIENTS LEARN HOW TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS THEY LEARN TO RECOGNIZE HOW THESE THOUGHTS AFFECT THEIR BEHAVIOR IT'S A HIGHLY PRACTICAL FORM OF THERAPY PATIENTS ARE GIVEN EXTENSIVE HOME WORK
DOES IT WORK? IT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. IT RELIES ON THE PATIENTS COMMITMENT TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK STUDIES SHOW THAT CBT WORKS FASTER THAN OTHER THERAPIES IT'S NOT VERY EFFECTIVE ON PEOPLE WITH ONGOING CRISIS MANY PROFESSIONALS AGREE ITS A SHORT TERM SOLUTION IT SHOULD BE COMPLIMENTED WITH MORE INSIGHTFUL THERAPY
THE RIGHT THERAPY? EXPERTS AGREE THAT THE MOST SUITED CANDIDATES FOR CBT ARE PEOPLE WHO: LOATH THEMSELVES LACK DISCIPLINE SKILLS STRUGGLE WITH ANXIETY STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION CAN'T CONTROL THEIR CRAVINGS
CHOOSING THE RIGHT THERAPIST ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS FOR ANY KIND OF THERAPY SUCCEED ISS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT & THERAPIST, KEEP THESE QUESTIONS IN MMIND WHEN CHOOSING ONE. ARE THEY LICENSED TO OPERATE IN YOUR STATE? HAVE THEY EVER BEEN DISCIPLINED? WHEN DID THEY START?
DO THEY SPECIALIZE IN CBT? SO THEY USE TECHNIQUES FROM OTHER THERAPIES? HOW LONG WILL THERAPY TAKE? WHAT IF CBT FAILS? www.landmarktherapymi.com 248-779-9107 5840 Lorac Drive, Suite 8,Clarkston, MI 48346