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Evidence-Based School Mental Health Systems That Work: Part One

How do effective school mental health systems work? Learn how evidence-based school mental health improves access, prevention, and outcomes in this interview with John Crocker, MEd

Countertransference in CBT: How Therapists Can Manage Unhelpful Reactions to Clients

As a CBT therapist, what is the most important question to ask yourself to assess whether you’re having a negative reaction to a client?

Introducing Beck Institute’s Youth-Focused CBT Certification Program

Evidence-based CBT certification from Beck Institute designed to help clinicians deliver effective care to children and adolescents.

Research Highlight: How Trauma-Focused CBT Improves Outcomes for Parents

Dr. Judith Beck comments on new research that highlights the impact of trauma-focused CBT for parents and its benefits on parenting and parent mental health outcomes.

Live CBT Workshop in New Delhi: Beck Institute Brings CBT in Practice to India

Dr. Allen Miller will be traveling to New Delhi, India, to deliver a special live, in-person workshop, CBT in Practice, March 7–10, 2026. Learn more!

Bridging Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Play Therapy

Explore how Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy bridges CBT and play therapy to help children build coping skills, emotional regulation, and resilience through play.

Creating Groups that Are Stronger Together: How Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy Strategies Can Help You Transform Group Treatment

Delivering treatment to a group of people together is a commonplace practice in mental health and justice-involved settings. Both efficient […]

Why Cognitive Behavior Therapy Clinicians Should Not Use Treatment Manuals

Clients with the same diagnosis often require vastly different treatment approaches, demonstrating how using treatment manuals for every client simply won’t work.

CBT and Rumination: Q&A with Dr. Judith Beck

Dr. Judith Beck responds to a question from our audience about how to approach a client that has an unhelpful belief about rumination.

Beck Institute CBT Certification: An Interview with Joanna Lipowska, PhD

Dr. Joanna Lipowska shares her experience achieving Beck Institute’s new Certificate in Theoretical Foundations of CBT.

A Return to In-Person Learning: Our CBT for Complex Cases Workshop

Drs. Judith Beck, Allen Miller, and Sofia Chernoff led CBT for Complex Cases, giving participants an inside look at how to provide effective treatment for clients with challenging problems from their own clinical and supervisory work.

How CBT Therapists Help Clients with Real Life Problems—Even Terrible Ones

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?

When Clients Protect Themselves in Therapy: Repairing Ruptures

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.

When Clients Protect Themselves in Therapy: Understanding Protective Strategies

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.

From Relapse to Recovery: How CBT Saved My Life

Beck Institute faculty member Dr. Patrick McElwaine shares his personal story of recovery from addiction and the journey that led him to CBT.

CBT Interventions for Social Undermining: Helping Clients Stay on Track to Meet Their Health Goals

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.

Prisoners of Hate in the Classroom: Teaching the Next Generation About the Psychology of Racism, Persecution, and Genocide 

A high school teacher explains how Dr. Aaron Beck’s book Prisoners of Hate is helping students understand the Holocaust.

Supporting School-Based Mental Health Professionals with CBT Training and Consultation 

School-based mental health provider Caroline Molieri, LICSW, reflects on CBT training and consultation she received from Beck Institute.

Helping Children and Adolescents Meet Difficult Moments

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.

Aaron T. Beck Day 2025: Celebrating a Global Movement

On July 18, we marked what would have been our co-founder Dr. Aaron T. Beck’s 104th birthday. Find out how colleagues around the world celebrated this special day.