“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is based on the idea that what we think influences how we feel. The goal of CBT is to help clients take control of how they interpret and deal with life issues.
- By replacing negative thoughts or core beliefs with thoughts that are more balanced, you can change your life—often dramatically.
- CBT is effective in treating a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, phobias and addictions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). DBT adds to CBT the use of dialectics, which is the idea that everything is composed of opposites and that clients can make progress by learning to understand and synthesize oppositional states of mind.
DBT is a structured therapy that takes place in stages with identifiable targets. Like CBT, the goal of DBT is to teach clients skills to cope with stress, regulate emotions and improve relationships with others.
Questions
For more information on how cognitive and dialectical behavior therapy can be of specific help to you, and/or which practice would be most beneficial, contact Dr. Freitag.