Cognitive Therapy

Everyone is wired to experience anxiety, unfortunately some people experience a more exaggerated state of anxiety than intended. Rather than continue reading

Managing Negative Thoughts : Anxiety & Depression Therapy

We all have thoughts. We couldn’t survive without thinking, but that doesn’t mean it’s always pleasant. Sometimes our minds race and keep us up at continue reading

Using the KonMari Method to Let Go of Unhelpful Core Beliefs

You have likely heard about the Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. You may have spent hours binge watching it and wistfully imagining continue reading

Overcoming negativity bias is far more complicated than most people imagine. Though we often split the world into optimists and pessimists, the reality is our brains are hypervigilant to threats; therefore, we inherently have a continue reading

Circle Activity for Negative Thoughts

Do you often find yourself trapped inside your own negative thoughts? Are these thoughts often negative thoughts towards you? Often times, a person may be trapped inside negative thoughts, whether continue reading

The way we see the world has a huge impact on our mood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can be extremely effective in improving mood by focusing in on our cognitions, or thought patterns. We all have continue reading

Center for Growth / Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia: Common Cognitive Distortions.

This is an overview of Common Cognitive Distortions. Cognitive Distortions tend to occur when we are stuck in our negative thinking. These types continue reading

Center for Growth / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Philadelphia, Santa Fe, Ocean City, Mechanicsville

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a prominent evidence-based therapeutic process developed by Aaron Beck in the 1960s. CBT is a form continue reading

Perfectionist therapy in Philly, Ocean City, Mechanicsville, Santa Fe: perfectionism is more than just setting high standards and working hard to achieve goals. Perfectionism is the idea that if something is not perfect or ideal continue reading

Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia: Changing All or Nothing Thinking

How do I change ‘all or nothing thinking’? All-or-nothing thinking, also known as black-and-white thinking, is a type of cognitive bias that can lead continue reading

Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia:

"All or Nothing Thinking" "All or nothing thinking" is commonly referred to as “black and white thinking.” This type of thinking is unrealistic, and limiting. "All or nothing thinking" limits continue reading