What to expect in my first cognitive behavioral therapy session?
Therapists have their own methods…but probably in your first session your therapist will just sit there and let you begin talking…the point being to get you to think about the basic reason you are there. The theory with this type of treatment is to teach the "patient" to figure out what caused them to have the problem(s) they are encountering, and to try to lead them into discovering and acting on the things they (the "patient") needs to do to free themselves from their presenting problem(s). The therapists usually ask very few, but deep questions…that are key to you figuring out how to change the situation you are in. For instance, if you are depressed, at some point in your treatment your therapist might ask "What are you gaining by continuing being depressed?" While questions like this seem insulting, after asking how you would gain anything by being depressed (for which you will get no answer from your therapist) It leads you, to – after you leave the office – try to figure out why your therapist said that to you and why would anyone want to be depressed, and how dare they think you are "getting something" as a result of your depression. Very long answer….too long for writing here…."cognitive" means that you are taught – (nudged) into becoming aware of why you do things and/or how to deal with things in your life that are causing you pain.
November 28th, 2009 at 2:17 am
explain what cognitive bahavioral is and why you are going there.
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November 28th, 2009 at 2:56 am
Therapists have their own methods…but probably in your first session your therapist will just sit there and let you begin talking…the point being to get you to think about the basic reason you are there. The theory with this type of treatment is to teach the "patient" to figure out what caused them to have the problem(s) they are encountering, and to try to lead them into discovering and acting on the things they (the "patient") needs to do to free themselves from their presenting problem(s). The therapists usually ask very few, but deep questions…that are key to you figuring out how to change the situation you are in. For instance, if you are depressed, at some point in your treatment your therapist might ask "What are you gaining by continuing being depressed?" While questions like this seem insulting, after asking how you would gain anything by being depressed (for which you will get no answer from your therapist) It leads you, to – after you leave the office – try to figure out why your therapist said that to you and why would anyone want to be depressed, and how dare they think you are "getting something" as a result of your depression. Very long answer….too long for writing here…."cognitive" means that you are taught – (nudged) into becoming aware of why you do things and/or how to deal with things in your life that are causing you pain.
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