How to Use cognitive behavioral therapy in a Sentence

cognitive behavioral therapy

noun
  • There are different styles of cognitive behavioral therapy based on the problem that the client wants to work on.
    Laura E. Knouse, The Conversation, 9 May 2022
  • Aaron Beck, the pioneer of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), has died at the age of 100.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 2 Nov. 2021
  • With cognitive behavioral therapy, the goal is to extend the delay between a thought and an action.
    Stefan Krajisnik, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2020
  • For most people, that treatment is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which has been proven to lower the amount of binge eating episodes over time.
    Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Frost co-authored a book titled Buried in Treasures, which presents cognitive behavioral therapy practices in a self-help book.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 15 July 2024
  • Researchers working on the study theorized that the lack of efficacy could have been due to the cognitive behavioral therapy offered to both groups.
    Grace Browne, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Gates is in the medical magnet program at Jones and hopes to pursue a career in cognitive behavioral therapy.
    Annie Martin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 May 2018
  • The higher the score, the more likely a person will need professional treatment, like cognitive behavioral therapy, to cope.
    Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2019
  • This six-week course employs cognitive behavioral therapy to improve the quality of your sleep.
    Simon Hill, Wired, 21 Aug. 2021
  • The funding goes toward teachers, life coaches, cognitive behavioral therapy and a payment of $150 per week to each participant to help with costs, such as child care and parking, while they’re enrolled in the course.
    Emily Davies, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
  • The coaching is personalized from the first session, where time is taken to find focus for what support the employee needs, and the flow is loosely based on cognitive behavioral therapy.
    Malcolm Burenstam Linder, Quartz, 10 Jan. 2023
  • This is how cognitive behavioral therapy works: you’re guided to change your perspective to, more or less, avoid self-fulfilling prophecies.
    Iman Milner, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Its approach is based on cognitive behavioral therapy, or C.B.T.—a treatment that aims to change patterns in people’s thinking.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The Bazaar program blends elements of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help young people and young adults aged 17 to 35 understand their minds and give them the training, skills, tools and techniques to support themselves.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
  • So, don’t worry: The factors that turn worry into GAD and the strategies that can help alleviate them are part of a standard cognitive behavioral therapy approach.
    Jelena Kecmanovic, Houston Chronicle, 24 Dec. 2019
  • It’s one of the main tools in modern-day cognitive behavioral therapy: Learn how to pull yourself back from getting swept away by strong feelings, and then evaluate the situation with your rational side.
    Sarah Smith, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2021
  • MoodKit employs the tools of a technique called cognitive behavioral therapy.
    David Freedman, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2013
  • Another form of treatment is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) where a patient who may be depressed due to having migraines works with a mental health counselor, Blaya said.
    By Allison Horton, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • After two or three doses of psilocybin, along with cognitive behavioral therapy, 80 percent of the subjects quit for at least six months, the investigators found.
    Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Prompts could take the form of a suggestion to meditate, try a breathing exercise, or engage with some cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
    Will Coldwell, Wired, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Some types of therapy, like cognitive behavioral therapy, have plenty of evidence to back up their effectiveness when used on their own.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 19 June 2024
  • The authors use tools of cognitive behavioral therapy to affect behavioral change.
    Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2020
  • One that pops up frequently is CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy.
    Molly Burford, Allure, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Her therapist prescribed Prozac; that, combined with cognitive behavioral therapy, helped her turn things around.
    Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Only 8 percent got cognitive behavioral therapy, which has been shown to help, and fewer than half are ever prescribed exercise.
    NBC News, 21 Mar. 2018
  • By the way, these tactics come from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a first-line therapy treatment for panic disorder.
    Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 5 June 2019
  • Brewer has been trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, has used it clinically, and still refers some patients to C.B.T. specialists.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023
  • Varenicline, the best smoking-cessation drug on the market at the time, had just around a 35 percent success rate, while cognitive behavioral therapy on its own typically led fewer than 30 percent of smokers to stop.
    Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Based on cognitive behavioral therapy, the goal is to challenge patients’ thoughts, beliefs and attitudes to improve their emotional well-being.
    Bhav Jain, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2023
  • Ketamine therapy, a combination of ketamine and cognitive behavioral therapy, aims to break this cycle.
    Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024

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