LIGHTHOUSE COUNSELING

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) aims to help the client become aware of negative cognitive distortions that are causing psychological distress. CBT also works with behavioral patterns that reinforce the distortions. The goal of CBT is to correct the negative thinking and the behaviors that are reinforcing them. The objective is not to correct every distortion in a client’s outlook — after all, virtually everyone distorts reality in many ways — just those that may be at the root of distress.