Monday, May 9, 2011

... cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt) in the philippines ... (life coach, counselor, psychotherapist, psychologist, psychiatrist)

way back when i was in training as a psychiatric resident, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) was virtually unheard of among psychiatrists. that's because psychiatrists are basically trained in the the psychoanalytic (freudian) tradition of psychotherapy. having taken up psychology as my pre-med course, i was well-aware of the weaknesses and limitations of the psychoanalytic approach and decided that i would never use it as stand-alone therapy. in my desire to offer more substantial help for my patients, i studied and learned how to do cognitive-behavioral therapy at the same time that i was training myself in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
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me teaching cbt to psychotherapy students
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in my current clinical practice as a psychotherapist, i commonly employ cognitive-behavioral therapy on my clients with anxiety disorders (panic attacks), depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd), and addiction problems. cognitive-behavioral therapy teaches that "bad" thought patterns cause us to experience"bad" feelings and makes us engage in "bad" behaviors.
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cbt however is not always the appropriate therapy to use. when the client is still overwhelmed by emotions, the emotional intensity must first be reduced before cbt can be applied successfully.
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1 comment:

  1. Gusto po naming kaung makapanayam tungkol sa cbt. mrs. navasero, 09292730336 po number ko. Tnx.

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