San Francisco Therapist

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - empirically supported treatment

CBT is a very effective, 'here-and-now' based, practical, and active method of psychotherapy, in which the therapist and you work together, with the goal to overcome problems by identifying and changing the thoughts and beliefs that is causing and maintaining the symptoms.

Numerous research studies found CBT to be an effective treatment for a variety of clinical and non-clinical problems, including:

• depression
• bi-polar disorder
• substance abuse disorders
• relationship problems
• worrying and general anxiety
• obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD
• panic disorder
• post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD
• anger problems
• chronic pain management
• coping with HIV and chronic illness
• social anxiety, shyness
• fears & phobias
• procrastination
• indecisiveness
• psychotic disorders