Utah Drug Rehab » Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Marriage and Family Counseling

turningpoint — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:07:57 +0000

One of our therapists, Markus, has come up with a great idea to do more intense Marriage and Family Therapy workshops! The interpersonal communication between the different families and Markus combined with our cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach will certainly make the workshops productive. This would be an intense weekend of therapy for families wanting to move forward not only with beating the addiction in the family but also strengthening their own relationship. We’re in the beginning phases of setting this program up and I feel it’s going to be a strong component to Turning Point Centers program!

Byron Katie compared to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

turningpoint — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:16:43 +0000

In the new revised 5th Edition of A Headache in the Pelvis (pgs. 326 – 330) which came out in May 2008, Stanford Psychologist David Wise, Pd.D. and Neurologist Rodney Anderson, M.D. refer to Alber Ellis’ Rational-Emotive Therapy and Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and write: “The best form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, in our opinion, is offered in The Work of Byron Katie, who provides an approach to disarming catastrophic thinking by means of a process that one can do oneself. This is one approach that we recommend.” Wise and Anderson are practical, in the trenches, therapists who work daily with sever pelvic pain and other chronic syndromes. They recommended Byron Katie’s method in their 4th edition of the book. THANKS LORALEE FOR FINDING THIS INFORMATION!

How Does Cognitive Therapy Work?

turningpoint — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:08:51 +0000

A lot of people understand Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (once explained) but most potential clients ask “how do you do it in treatment?” Here’s a little on some of the efforts made in treatment; Cognitive Therapy talks about triggers; clients talk about feelings and thinking that leads to involvement in destructive behaviors like drug and alcohol addiction. It also goes beyond talking. Any good center that utilizes it will give strong educational homework like assignments that are given with expectations on how to relax and just be with your feelings. “Lots of people with addiction hate being with feelings and they use these behaviors to escape uncomfortable feelings. So Cognitive therapy will sort of focus on groups, individual sessions and bio feedback to help one regulate and stay with just uncomfortable feels and be able to manage without escaping them.” Dr. Marc Kern, Director of Addiction Alternatives.

We Love Cognitive Therapy!!

turningpoint — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:07:46 +0000

And yet another report showing why Cognitive Therapy works…I was reading this today from the National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists. It fits the mold we love so much!

“CBT is based on the Cognitive Model of Emotional Response. It is bsed on the idea that our thoughts cause our feelings and behaviors, not external things, like people, situations and events.” Check this next statement out…”The benefit of this fact is that we can change the way we think to feel/act better even if the situation does not change!” Sounds familiar…I’m loving that this is our model.