How CBT Therapists Help Clients with Real-Life Problems—Even Terrible Ones
October 7, 2025/Sarah Fleming
A common myth is that the entire premise of CBT is that clients’ distress is related to their distorted cognitions. So how does CBT help individuals whose cognitions are accurate, reflecting real-life problems?
September 29, 2025/Sarah Fleming
In part two of this blog, Dr. Morgan Hagner explains how clients’ attempts to protect themselves from vulnerability, fear, and discomfort can lead to ruptures in the therapeutic relationship– and what to do about it.
September 25, 2025/Max Hayes
Watch as Lindsey Pinto, LSW, co-presenter of our upcoming CT-R for Schizophrenia and Serious Mental Health Conditions virtual workshop, discusses […]
September 22, 2025/Sarah Fleming
Clients sometimes use specific strategies to protect themselves from perceived threats or cope with emotional distress. Dr. Morgan Hagner explains how to conceptualize these behaviors and use CBT strategies to intervene.
September 9, 2025/Sarah Fleming
Beck Institute faculty member Dr. Patrick McElwaine shares his personal story of recovery from addiction and the journey that led him to CBT.
August 27, 2025/Sarah Fleming
Wellness Coach Deborah Beck Busis, LCSW, discusses CBT strategies that can help when negative comments from friends and family that threaten to derail clients’ personal health journeys.
August 12, 2025/Sarah Fleming
A high school teacher explains how Dr. Aaron Beck’s book Prisoners of Hate is helping students understand the Holocaust.
August 1, 2025/Sarah Fleming
Coddling youth makes it harder for them to develop grit, mastery orientation, and resilience. BI faculty member Robert Friedberg, PhD, explains what caregivers can do instead.
June 25, 2025/Sarah Fleming
We are excited to announce important changes to our CBT certification program. Now, clinicians from a wider range of backgrounds are eligible to begin the process of learning CBT.
May 29, 2025/Sarah Fleming
CBT can support individuals with opioid use disorder with values-based interventions that foster motivation and promote long-term recovery.
March 20, 2025/Sarah Fleming
Sustainability in CBT programming is not only beneficial for patient outcomes but also financially advantageous for healthcare organizations. When implemented effectively, CBT minimizes reliance on emergency and inpatient services by reducing symptoms, improving quality of life, and preventing relapse.
February 24, 2025/Beck Institute Staff
The article “Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression from an Evolutionary Perspective” offers a thought-provoking re-evaluation of depression and its treatment. By framing depression as a potential adaptation rather than a disorder, clinicians are offered different avenues for understanding and treating this condition.
January 14, 2025/Sarah Fleming
By eliciting positive meanings of clients’ experiences, therapists can provide opportunities for them to feel positive emotions in session, and increase the strength of their positive beliefs.
December 5, 2024/Sarah Fleming
Challenging clients’ cognitions violates a fundamental principle of CBT, that of collaborative empiricism. Dr. Judith Beck explains what to do instead.
November 19, 2024/Sarah Fleming
When clients have health-related goals like improving their nutrition, exercise, and sleep, cognitive and behavioral strategies can support lasting change and overall wellbeing.
June 18, 2024/Sarah Fleming
Exposure is an important tool in helping clients overcome anxiety. Learn how to use clients’ values and aspirations to motivate them to engage in exposure exercises.
April 25, 2024/Sarah Fleming
Dr. Judith Beck connected with Arjmand Publishing, who recently published the Farsi language version of her landmark textbook Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond.
April 10, 2024/Sarah Fleming
Beck Institute was proud to play a pivotal role in the 8th Asian CBT Conference which was held in New Delhi, India from February 28 to March 2, 2024.
April 2, 2024/Sarah Fleming
Dr. Judith Beck is pleased to announce that Dr. Allen Miller has been appointed acting Executive Director. Dr. Miller has been with Beck Institute since 2018.
March 5, 2024/Sarah Fleming
We spoke with Rob Rosa from Philadelphia nonprofit New Leash on Life about how the organization helps justice-impacted individuals build resilience using principles from both CBT and CT-R in their animal-assisted therapy approach.