Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

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WG Psychology offers an array of modalities for those looking for mental health support, including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Our psychologists and psychotherapists at our CBT clinic in Toronto offer in-person and virtual sessions to address your mental health concerns, and provide you with the tools to deal with difficult circumstances in your life.

CBT Key Principles:

  • Thoughts: CBT therapy emphasizes the role of thoughts in shaping our emotions and behaviours. Unhelpful thinking patterns can contribute to distress and problematic behaviours.

  • Emotions: Our thoughts directly impact our emotions. Unhelpful or inaccurate thoughts can lead to unwarranted feelings of sadness, anxiety, anger, or shame.

  • Behaviours: Our behaviors influence and are influenced by our thoughts and emotions. Unhelpful thoughts and feelings can lead to problematic behaviours, like avoidance, aggression, impulsivity or risk-taking, and problematic substance use.

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How CBT Therapy Works:

  • We all have unhelpful thoughts sometimes. CBT can help you identify when your thoughts are unhelpful or inaccurate in the service of shifting them in more helpful directions. Our CBT treatment in Toronto can help.

  • Once identified, CBT helps you challenge unhelpful thoughts by examining their accuracy and helpfulness. At our CBT clinic in Toronto, this process involves examining evidence for and against the thought, considering alternative perspectives, and identifying cognitive biases (e.g., all-or-nothing thinking, catastrophizing).

  • Our CBT psychologists in Toronto teach clients practical coping strategies to help navigate difficult thoughts and emotions. These strategies include relaxation techniques, problem-solving skills, and behavioural activation techniques.

  • We all engage in unhelpful behaviours some of the time. CBT can help you identify when your behaviours aren’t serving you in the long term and provide you with alternatives that are more helpful and fulfilling.

  • Acceptance-based practices, including mindfulness, are used in CBT to teach you how to be more aware and accepting of day-to-day experiences. This will help you navigate difficult thoughts and emotions more fluidly.

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Seeking CBT Therapy In Toronto?

WG Psychology is a mental health clinic dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based assessment and psychotherapy services for adults. Our CBT therapists in Toronto are ready to help you work on a range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, substance use, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorders, and more. WG Psychology’s skilled CBT therapists are ready to help you either in-person at our downtown location or virtually for everyone across Ontario. Connect with us to book an appointment!

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