03. January 2012 · Comments Off · Categories: All

Psychotherapy has become increasingly popular in recent years. One of the greatest benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is that it helps clients to overcome a wide variety of maladaptive behaviors and develop coping skills that can be useful both now and in the future. Because of the interrelationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviors, therapeutic interventions frequently involve the client’s behavior. It is generally short-term therapy and focused on helping clients deal with a very specific problem. To overcome stressful situations, client needs to confront them. People who seek CBT can expect their therapist to be active, problem-focused, and goal-directed. The therapist will help client to work out how to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. The strength of CBT is that clients can continue to practice and develop their skills even after the sessions have finished.

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