Topic: CBT

Understanding Eco-Anxiety and Why Many Kids Today Experience It

Farah Premji | November 17, 2021

With climate change becoming an increasingly common theme in politics, news, and even entertainment, it’s no wonder more young people than ever seem concerned about the state of our environment. But that concern can become a mental health risk when it is too intense or not managed properly—and kids and teenagers can be particularly susceptible. Below, we’ll ...

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a Nutshell

Dr. Tali Shenfield | May 1, 2013

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a goal-oriented, short-term treatment in which a therapist and client work collaboratively to solve the client’s problematic thinking and behavior in order to resolve difficulties and change the client’s negative emotions. Cognitive behavioral therapy is considered short-term because treatment occurs over eight to twelve sessions, at a frequency of about once a week in ...

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming: Do They Work for the Treatment of Anxiety?

Guest Author | March 18, 2013

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, at any one time some 40 million people will suffer with an anxiety disorder that will last at least 6 months and worsen without treatment. Unfortunately people with the most prevalent mental disorders, such as anxiety, are among the least likely to seek treatment yet anxiety is a highly treatable condition and there is ...

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