Categories: Therapy Focus

Thinking about making a change in your life? If you see a therapist, do you wonder if it is necessary to dig up all the issues in your past in order to make changes in your present life

Cognitive therapists focus on the present instead of visiting all the issues of the past.

Why? The simple answer is that research shows us it is not necessary for change. In fact, the fastest change occurs in therapy when a client has clear and specific goals for change and then collaborates with the therapist to learn and apply skills to make that change.

This issue is briefly discussed in a New York Times article titled: More and More, Favored Psychotherapy Lets Bygones Be Bygones by Alix Siegal.

[READ THE NY TIMES ARTICLE] Psychotherapy lets bygones be bygones ...

Categories: CBT, Therapy Focus

Dr. M. Joann Wright was a Hofstra University professor of psychology and psychologist at Student Counseling Services when she filmed this brief description of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Run Time: 32 seconds
Date: May 27, 2008

Here's Dr Wright's brief explanation of what to expect in CBT

Run time: 38 seconds
Date: May 27, 2008

Categories: CBT, Therapy Focus

David Clark, Professor of Psychology at Kings College London, is a cognitive behavior therapy expert. Professor Clark explains how CBT works and who could benefit from it. (by NHS Choices Media Library)

Video length: 3:31
Date: June 26, 2008