Recently I was reminiscing with a grad school friend about our clinical training. We were sharing our most memorable cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) moments. Mine was singing the alphabet song at the top of my lungs with my patient at a busy Boston street corner. Hers was taking a stroll with her patient ... who was walking a banana on a leash.
Yes, you read it right. The patient had a banana on a leash and he was walking it like a dog.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy?
What do these totally bizarre activities have to do with psychotherapy? How is this supposed to help anyone? Rest assured, both of these patients made huge improvements in tackling their social anxiety. By the end of treatment, they were finally feeling comfortable in their own skin. Of course, bananas and off-key singing weren’t the only ingredients. There’s a lot more to CBT.
CBT is a type of psychotherapy that uses what we know about the brain and human psychology to teach people real-life skills.
CBT is a type of psychotherapy that uses what we know about the brain and human psychology to teach people real-life skills—ones that help us to reduce symptoms of psychological disorders and increase our ability to live fully.
Variations of CBT can be used to successfully treat anxiety disorders, overcome the damaging effects of psychological trauma, alleviate depression for young and old people, reduce the struggle with chronic pain, overcome insomnia, and more.
Today, we take a look behind the scenes to see what CBT is...
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