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How CBT Can Help Treat Depression & Anxiety

Cognitive Behavior Therapy at Rocky Mountain Counseling

As a trained Cognitive Behavioral Therapist at Rocky Mountain Counseling, Louisville, I have seen the positive benefits of CBT in treating Depression and Anxiety. Research has consistently shown that CBT is one of the best treatments for depression and anxiety and can result in long lasting, positive changes for clients.


What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Assistance with Anxiety

At no point should feeling of anxiety control your life. My goal is to assist you by providing support, which will enable you to learn skills to manage anxiety. Anxiety can make you feel weighed down, like the world is closing in on you.

With the help of an counselor in Louisville like myself, we can turn your world right side up and free you from the bonds anxiety often creates.

What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy?

Did you know that how a person perceives a situation has more to do with their reaction in comparison to the situation itself? In other words, if a person constantly perceives things negatively, they are likely to have a negative reaction in a bad situation. However, if a person perceives things in a positive light, they are more likely to have a positive reaction, even in a negative situation.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, or CBT, is a psychotherapy approach geared toward understanding and changing a person’s perceptions and reactions to situations. The practice uses various cognitive and behavioral exercises to train a person to perceive things differently, thus changing their reaction.

Borrowed from Other Practices

Cognitive Behavior Therapy borrows its approach from several other therapies, such as Gestalt therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, positive psychology, acceptance therapy, and solution focused therapy. It can be used for a variety of issues, such as personality disorders.
Many psychological issues are rooted in the way people think and their learned patterns. Fortunately, a person who suffers from psychological problems can learn different ways to cope, which reduces their symptoms. By reducing their symptoms, people who have psychological issues can lead healthier, happier, more effective lives.

How to Change Thinking Patterns

In order for Cognitive Behavior Therapy to work, it must change a person’s thinking patterns. Strategies used to change thinking patterns will vary. One way in which it is possible to change a person’s thinking patterns is by identifying what their mind distorts. The mind will often distort things, which can create enormous problems.

Using CBT, it is possible to teach someone how to reevaluate those distortions so they can transform them into what is realistic instead. It is also best to train yourself into focusing on the behavior and motivation of others. By thinking more about others, you become more aware so you can change your reaction to certain situations.

Through CBT, you can learn problem-solving skills that help you understand and cope with difficult situations. You will also learn how to develop an understanding of yourself. You will build confidence in your own abilities, which will give you a more positive outlook on life. Thanks to Cognitive Behavior Therapy, you will learn to calm your mind and body, too.

The best way to incorporate CBT into your life is to speak with a therapist. Setting up an appointment with a qualified therapist is one of the most important steps you can take. A therapist can assist you in determining if CBT is right for you.  You can contact Monica at Rocky Mountain Counseling here.

"Looking back several years ago when my oldest daughter started seeing Monica, I realize how much we didn't understand about anxiety in children, how common it is and how it can manifest itself in a variety of struggles for kids, whether not sleeping well, worrying, problems with schoolwork, friends, transitions into new situations, and stress from tests. Now, it is clear to our family that anxiety is something quite a few relatives have struggled with, so it is not surprising that our daughters would also feel anxious about many situations in life and feel unable to cope. Monica has helped each of my daughter's figure out what was the source of their anxiety, what causes "worries" and tools they could use to make themselves feel better. Each year, it seems some new challenge would arise from their anxiety, and we always went back to Monica to help us work through it. I can say that she is a great resource for working with kids on a wide variety of issues. She is kind, fun, and highly tuned to what kids are dealing with and need to feel better. Our family wholeheartedly recommends her, and have passed her name on to others who are willing to share some of these struggles, as there are many of us out there."
"Working with Monica has been a transformative experience for me. With kindness and compassion she has helped me make sense of trying times in my life. I feel lucky to have Monica for my therapist."

Monica Ramunda



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