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6,480 people sought cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) help in Texas in the last year

Discover how starting therapy with a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can support your own journey toward a happier, more fulfilling life.

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ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

Aetna, Cigna | Evernorth, United Healthcare | Optum, +2 more
Coping Skills, Infidelity, Stress, Relationships, Anxiety, +3 more

As an empathetic therapist, I have developed the ability to truly listen to the needs and desires of each client and help them determine what they nee... As an empathetic therapist, I have developed the ability to truly listen to the needs and desires of each client and help them determine what they need, allowing my clients to achieve their goals to live happier and more productive lives. Read more

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

Aetna, Cigna | Evernorth, United Healthcare | Optum, +3 more
Self Harm, Narcissism, LGBTQIA+, Anger, Behavioral Issues, +13 more

As a new multi-cultural professional, Cassandra Cantu believes in the holistic approach to health and personal transformation. It is a great joy for C... As a new multi-cultural professional, Cassandra Cantu believes in the holistic approach to health and personal transformation. It is a great joy for Cassandra to work with individuals, couples, and families in an atmosphere of safety, deep compassion, and non-judgement to bring about real change, healing, and growth. Read more

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

Aetna, Ambetter by Superior Health Plan, APEX Memorial Hermann, +34 more
Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Self Esteem, Stress, Life Transition, +4 more

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

Aetna, Cigna | Evernorth, United Healthcare | Optum, +2 more
Military / Veteran, Behavioral Issues, Infidelity, Stress, Divorce / Breakup, +8 more

As a mother of special needs children, I understand the reality of life and the need for an unbiased and nonjudgmental person to work through life's u... As a mother of special needs children, I understand the reality of life and the need for an unbiased and nonjudgmental person to work through life's unique journey. Read more

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

Aetna, Cigna | Evernorth, United Healthcare | Optum, +2 more
Anger, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Self Esteem, Stress, +7 more

I am a firm believer in everybody’s potential to achieve well-being. My approach to therapy is based on principles of positive psychology: We all ha... I am a firm believer in everybody’s potential to achieve well-being. My approach to therapy is based on principles of positive psychology: We all have strengths and a purpose to fulfill; we can regulate emotions and rule thoughts and behavior to build gratification. Read more

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

Aetna, Ambetter by Superior Health Plan, APEX Memorial Hermann, +38 more
LGBTQIA+, Anger, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Infidelity, +14 more

Therapy is a safe space for you to share openly about your concerns each week, explore different perspectives of problems, and make decisions based on... Therapy is a safe space for you to share openly about your concerns each week, explore different perspectives of problems, and make decisions based on what is most important and meaningful to you. Read more

Fallon Beasley

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What is your go-to approach for cognitive behavioral therapy?

My go-to approach for helping people in cognitive behavioral therapy is to guide clients in connecting their behavior to their thoughts and feelings. I find the best benefit in connecting their whole experience, watching clients grow, experience new behaviors, and express how they feel about themselves.

What tools do you teach in cognitive behavioral therapy?

I teach the following tools in CBT: journaling, cognitive restructuring, and unraveling cognitive distortions.

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in cognitive behavioral therapy?

I know a client is making meaningful progress in CBT when they describe how they've utilized learned tools and coping skills that gave them a different experience they didn't previously believe possible.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement cognitive behavioral therapy?

Clients can supplement their time in CBT with self-care, reflecting on scenarios they want to play out differently in the future, and practicing setting simple and small boundaries.

What should someone do to prepare for starting cognitive behavioral therapy?

To prepare for their first CBT session, an individual can be prepared to change and willing to learn how they can make those changes.

Starting Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

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Counseling that Utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Austin, TX

Any positive change usually begins with one’s own thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and perspectives. If you are ready to make a change in your life but are not sure how, CBT may be able to help. In studies, clients who underwent CBT made substantial and sustainable life changes by first changing their thinking. Even clients who face significant mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, experienced as much symptom relief with CBT as medication gave them. Further, individuals who participated in cognitive behavioral therapy were equipped with emotional and cognitive skills that they were able to use long after their counseling sessions finished.

Thriveworks Austin offers cognitive behavioral therapy because we have seen the power it can bring to an individual’s life. Our therapists and counselors have seen lives transformed as people transform their own thinking. Reach out today to start your own journey.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: How Does It Work?

It is possible to change negative, untrue thoughts to positive, true thoughts, but it is not as easy a changing the channel on the TV. In many ways, doing so is a skill that takes practice, and CBT provides the opportunity for clients to build these cognitive and emotional skills. In this way, CBT is very practice. During sessions, clients and therapists usually focus upon a current and specific problem the client is facing. This issue can be social, emotional, relational, and/or psychological. For example, CBT has been used to treat…

  • General health issues
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Child and adolescent issues
  • Depression
  • Relationship issues
  • Drug and/or alcohol addiction
  • Insomnia
  • Self-destructive habits
  • Anger management
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Self-mutilation
  • Mood swings
  • Anxiety

Prevalent Cognitive Distortions

When people put an inaccurate and negative spin upon a situation, these are called cognitive distortions. Some of the most prevalent distortions include…

  • “Black and white” or polarized thinking puts life into an all-or-nothing category. People do not allow grey or shades. Life is either wonderful or awful.
  • Filtering diminishes any good or positive experiences so that only the bad and the negative as seen. Thus, people filter out anything beneficial and focus only upon adversity.
  • Catastrophizing sees and expects disaster as the outcome of every situation. Any setback or challenge is seen as a sure sign of the catastrophe to come.
  • Control fallacies can come in two forms. First, people may take control that is not theirs—as when a codependent spouse feels guilty for their loved one’s addiction. Second, people may abdicate control that naturally belongs to them, blaming fate, the universe, and/or luck for their own choices.
  • Overgeneralization draws a universal principle from one experience. The connection is not usually logical or warranted.
  • Personalization means that people interpret another’s words and actions as directly reflecting themselves. Instead, people’s own words and actions only reflect upon themselves, not others.
  • Blaming looks for fault, whether there is fault or not and whether blame is helpful or not.

Scheduling CBT Counseling at Thriveworks Austin

After reading through this list of cognitive distortions, did you recognize any? Most people probably will, and many are learning that these negative thoughts do not have to rule their lives. With cognitive behavioral therapy, many people are learning how to change the channel in their mind from negative, untrue thoughts to positive, true thinking.

If you are ready to make a change, the therapists at Thriveworks Austin are ready to help. When you contact our office, you may be meeting with your therapist the same week. We also accept most insurance plans.

Let’s work together for a positive change. Call Thriveworks Austin today.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
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Our Austin therapists and counselors accept 44 insurance plans

  • APEX Memorial Hermann

  • ARIA | Covenant Management Systems

  • Aetna

  • Ambetter by Superior Health Plan

  • Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)

  • Auto Club Enterprises (Employers Health Network)

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Buist Byars and Taylor (Employers Health Network)

  • Carelon

  • Christus Health Plan Exchange

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Self-pay costs at Austin
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

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Thriveworks helped me realize that I do believe people can change. I’m not the person I was three months ago, broken and fearful. I’m healthy and happy and for the first time being kind to myself. Thank you for giving me my life back.
Read more Thriveworks helped me realize that I do believe people can change. I’m not the person I was three months ago, broken and fearful. I’m healthy and happy and for the first time being kind to myself. Thank you for giving me my life back.
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Austin is located on Crown Colony Dr, off of Monarch Hwy. We share a building with Onion Creek Homeowners Association and other businesses. Sullivan Park is nearby.

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(512) 601-5856

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