COGNITIVE

BEHAVIORAL
THERAPY
ROLE OF THERAPIST
Collaborate with client to
THEORY OF CHANGE develop an understanding of
Adapting mindset and the problem
behaviors by adjusting Help the client develop coping
distorted thought patterns strategies and be their own
Focus on improving the client’s ‘therapist’
current state of mind

COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING/
GUIDED DISCOVERY EXPOSURE THERAPY

Can be used to
Help the clients confront fears and
restructure the phobias
SCHEDULING way they think Therapists expose
Replace stress- clients to a stimulus
producing-thoughts that provokes fear
Plan each day in with more balanced or anxiety while
advance thoughts providing guidance
Reduce the mass of Types of exposure:
tasks to a
manageable list In-vivo
Re-establish daily RELAXATION/ Imaginal
routines and deal Interoceptive
with problems and STRESS REDUCTION

Graded
difficult issues to Flooding
reduce anxiety Teach the client to
consciously pay attention Systematic
to their thoughts and desensitization
feelings without any
judgments upon them
Meditation
Body Scanning
Mindfulness
Yoga
 Bibliography
Alavi N., Omrani M. (2019) Activity Scheduling. In: Online Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-
99151-1_9

Fenn K, Byrne M. The key principles of cognitive behavioural therapy.

InnovAiT. 2013;6(9):579-585. doi:10.1177/1755738012471029

Larsson, A., Hooper, N., Osborne, L. A., Bennett, P., & McHugh, L. (2016). Using
Brief Cognitive Restructuring and Cognitive Defusion Techniques to Cope
With Negative Thoughts. Behavior Modification, 40(3), 452–482.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445515621488

Resources
https://beckinstitute.org/resources-for-professionals/
https://thinkcbt.com/think-cbt-worksheets