CBT Therapy in Vancouver & Coquitlam

What is CBT?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is based on a simple but powerful idea: our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all interconnected. When we get stuck in unhelpful thinking patterns, it affects how we feel and what we do—which then reinforces the negative thoughts.

CBT breaks this cycle by helping you:

• Identify automatic negative thoughts
• Examine the evidence for and against these thoughts
• Develop more balanced, realistic perspectives
• Change behaviors that maintain the problem
• Build practical coping skills

Unlike some therapies that focus primarily on the past, CBT is present-focused and action-oriented. You’ll learn skills you can use immediately and long after therapy ends.

What CBT Treats

CBT is considered the gold standard treatment for many conditions:

• Anxiety disorders – generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, phobias
• Depression – major depression, persistent depressive disorder
• OCD – obsessive-compulsive disorder
• PTSD – post-traumatic stress (often combined with EMDR)
• Insomnia – CBT-I is the first-line treatment for sleep issues
• Anger management – learning to regulate emotional responses
• Stress – chronic stress and burnout
• Low self-esteem – challenging negative self-beliefs