Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment that operates on the premise that your thoughts affect your feelings, which affect your behavior, which affects your physiology. As its name implies, CBT has two parts: cognitive and behavioral. The cognitive portion helps people recognizes, challenge and change ways of thinking that keep them from living fully. People are often unaware of the distorted, stress-inducing thoughts they engage in on a daily basis. A trained CBT therapist can work with you and help you challenge these negative, often exaggerated thoughts that contribute to unhappiness. In CBT you can begin to see the distortions in your thoughts and develop replacement thoughts. These alternative thoughts are more conducive to creating a life filled with mental and emotional wellbeing.
What would life be like if you could influence the way you think and feel?
For more information on mind-body healing:
» Andreas, Connierae, Core Transformation: Reaching the Wellspring Within, Malibu: CA, www.coretransformation.org
» Emotional Freedom Techniques, www.emofree.com
» Hay, Louise, (1999) You Can Heal Your Life, Hay House Inc., Carlsbad, CA, www.louisehay.com
» Hicks, Ester and Jerry, The Astonishing Power of Emotions: Let your Feelings be Your Guide, www.abraham-hicks.com
» Katie, Byron, Loving What Is, www.thework.com
» Tolle, Eckhart, (1999) The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, New World Library, Novato. CA, www.eckharttolle.com