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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression, and disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorders. This therapy focuses on challenging unhelpful and irrational negative thoughts and beliefs, referred to as ‘self-talk’ and replacing them with more rational positive self-talk. This alteration in a person’s thinking produces less anxiety and depression.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a type of psychotherapy that emphasizes acceptance to deal with negative thoughts, feelings, symptoms, or circumstances. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages increased commitment to healthy, constructive activities that uphold one’s values or goals. It is another form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Strategy
Socratic Questioning is a technique used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that helps clients move beyond tunnel vision thinking and consider new perspectives by using logical, reflective questions. It supports clients in understanding their negative core beliefs about themselves, others, and the world in order to better distinguish between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors—an essential skill in cognitive and emotional awareness. Anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and other conditions can significantly influence how we think. A counselor or therapist helps clients examine distorted thoughts to determine whether they are based on facts or opinions.
Implementation
CBT uses various tools and techniques to help clients identify their negative thought patterns and behaviors. Worksheets on behavioral activation, or activity scheduling, are tools used to administer techniques that have been shown to help people overcome low motivation, fatigue, and low mood. Worksheets on cognitive distortions, cognitive restructuring, automatic thoughts, and negative core beliefs are additional tools that help clients develop necessary behavioral and cognitive skills. Guided discovery, journaling, and exposure or flooding therapy are other techniques commonly utilized in CBT.