Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) is a structured and systematic method to symptom relief. Unlike traditional psychotherapy, CBT is an approach where the client and therapist collaborate on ways to best manage symptoms and develop individually tailored approaches for long term relief. The application of CBT has been evolving, as it is also a scientifically derived approach to treatment. CBT is considered an 'empirically-supported therapy' for each of the anxiety disorders and eating disorders as well as many other conditions.

CBT has many specific techniques that are tailored and applied to alleviate symptoms. These involve a combination of strategies to challenge patterns of thinking that lead to upsetting emotional states, as well as specific behavioral exercises to practice new ways of coping. Typically, exercises are designed to be practiced between sessions. These between-session activities then lead to faster symptom relief, as well as encourage long term maintenance of treatment gains. For more information about CBT, please see our CBT Frequently Asked Questions page.