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Improve Low Motivation

For most people, motivation is elusive. It comes and goes unpredictably, and sometimes does not show up at all. Lack of motivation can result in procrastination, not working toward goals, and oftentimes, depression. The problem with motivation is that we feel very inspired when it is present, so much so that we feel it is tooContinue reading “Improve Low Motivation”

CBT Treatment for Low Confidence

Low confidence often plays a significant role in both anxiety and depression. By not believing in our abilities, we tend not to take risks, or we complete tasks half-heartedly. After all, it’s hard to muster up the courage and energy to put your best foot forward if you’re convinced you don’t have what it takesContinue reading “CBT Treatment for Low Confidence”

Social Skills Training in Individual Therapy

This treatment focuses on skills in meeting other people, starting and maintaining conversations, acting effectively in a variety of social situations, and starting and strengthening relationships. Social skills training treatment can be used with a number of psychological problems such as depression and anxiety, which can inhibit social interaction and interfere with the learning ofContinue reading “Social Skills Training in Individual Therapy”

Cognitive Restructuring

Our emotions, thoughts, and behavior are inextricably linked. When any one of these components is altered, it affects all the others in the system. When people are depressed or anxious, usually thoughts, behavior, and emotion are in a negative feedback loop, feeding off one another, and maintaining the negative mood state. Cognitive restructuring is aContinue reading “Cognitive Restructuring”

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is…

In a nutshell, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps you learn to change your thoughts, feelings and behaviors so you feel better. By targeting your reactions to situations, CBT can help you react more effectively in challenging situations, and even learn to feel better when you are unable to change situations happening around you. GOAL-ORIENTED UnlikeContinue reading “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is…”

Assertiveness training

Definition Assertiveness training is a form of behavior therapy designed to help people stand up for themselves—to empower themselves, in more contemporary terms. Assertiveness is a response that seeks to maintain an appropriate balance between passivity and aggression. Assertive responses promote fairness and equality in human interactions, based on a positive sense of respect for selfContinue reading “Assertiveness training”

Problem-Solving Therapy

Problem-solving therapy is a treatment that helps people take action in their lives, helping them cope with difficulties, and teaching them to proactively solve their problems. Unlike traditional psychotherapy, problem-solving therapy makes use of cognitive and behavioral interventions, helping people directly work on life’s challenges. Problem-solving therapy can help with achieving goals, finding purpose, reducing depression,Continue reading “Problem-Solving Therapy”

Behavioral Activation

There are many different theories on treating depression. Behavioral Activation is a CBT treatment for depression that helps people understand environmental causes of their depression, and targets behaviors that maintain or worsen the depression. Life events, including loss, trauma, biological predispositions to depression, and the day-to-day hassles of life, can result in people experiencing reducedContinue reading “Behavioral Activation”

Build Self-esteem

Self-esteem is a term that really refers to how we think about ourselves. In a sense, it is the aggregate of all of the thoughts that run through our mind when thinking about our confidence in our abilities. When people talk about good self-esteem, what they’re really talking about is a healthy level of self-confidence. Poor self-esteemContinue reading “Build Self-esteem”