How We Treat
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with licensed clinicians, in person in San Pedro and virtually across California.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a practical, evidence-based approach built on a simple idea: thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected, and changing one changes the others. Instead of only talking about how you feel, CBT helps you notice the specific thought patterns and habits that keep a problem going, then test and change them. It is structured, collaborative, and focused on results you can feel in daily life.
CBT has strong research support for a wide range of concerns. These are some of the conditions our clinicians use it for.
Notice and change the thought patterns and habits that keep low mood and worry going.
Treated with Exposure and Response Prevention, a structured form of CBT.
Face feared situations gradually so they lose their grip, rather than avoiding them.
Catch unhelpful thought patterns and build steadier ways of responding.
Sessions are active and goal-directed. You and your therapist work through the same few moves, at a pace you can manage.
You and your therapist name your goals and map the patterns of thought and behavior involved.
You look closely at a real moment to see how thoughts, feelings, and actions fed into each other.
You weigh an unhelpful thought against what actually happens, rather than taking it at face value.
You try a behavioral experiment or practice a skill, often with a small between-session exercise to carry it forward.
Several Coastwise clinicians use CBT as a core approach, often alongside ACT, DBT, or trauma-focused work depending on what you need. When you reach out, we match you to a therapist whose training fits your goals.
CBT works well both in the room and over secure video. See us in San Pedro or work with a clinician anywhere in California.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the most researched and effective approaches for anxiety, depression, OCD, phobias, panic, and stress. It is practical, structured, and focused on the patterns keeping a problem in place.
CBT is more structured and goal-directed. Rather than only exploring the past, you and your therapist identify the specific thoughts and behaviors maintaining the problem now, then practice changing them, often with skills you use between sessions.
Many people experience meaningful improvement in 8 to 20 sessions, depending on the concern. Your therapist will set a plan with you and review progress regularly so you are not in therapy indefinitely without direction.
Yes. CBT works very well over secure video. We offer it in person in San Pedro and virtually across California.
Call us for a free consultation and we will match you to a clinician trained in CBT.
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