Therapeutic Approach

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)

CBT therapy in Kingston

About CBT

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking patterns that contribute to emotional distress, promoting healthier perspectives and emotional well-being.

    CBT involves recognizing distorted thinking and replacing it with more balanced, realistic thoughts. Clients develop practical coping skills to manage stress, anxiety, and depression, and are taught strategies to break negative cycles and improve emotional regulation.

  • CBT is effective for anyone dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, phobias, or relationship difficulties. It’s ideal for those seeking a structured approach to managing emotions and building coping strategies.

  • CBT reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety, improves emotional regulation, and equips clients with coping tools for lasting mental and emotional resilience.

4 Key Elements of CBT

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    Thoughts

    CBT focuses on how our thinking patterns can influence our emotional & physical wellbeing, as well as our behaviours

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    Emotions

    Challenging unhelpful thoughts and restructuring negative core beliefs can help individuals access more adaptive emotional states such as confidence, self-compassion, and happiness

  • Physical Sensations

    CBT explores how our physical sensations, such as tenseness & fatigue, can be linked to different emotional states, thinking patterns, or behaviours

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    Behaviours

    CBT explores the link between are actions and our emotional, physical, or emotional wellbeing

How CBT Works

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps individuals recognize and modify negative thought patterns that influence emotions and behavior. Through structured sessions, clients learn to identify unhelpful thoughts and how they contribute to distressing feelings or actions.

In CBT, the therapist guides clients in challenging these distorted thoughts and replacing them with more balanced, realistic ones. This process helps shift emotional responses and behaviors, promoting healthier coping mechanisms and improved mental well-being.

CBT is collaborative and skill-based, with clients actively practicing new strategies between sessions. This hands-on approach equips individuals with practical tools to manage future challenges and create lasting positive change.

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Our CBT Therapists

  • CBT Youth in Kingston

    Taylor Hagerman, RP(Q)

    Individuals ages 12+

    CBT for Neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual abuse, personality disorders

  • CBT for Individuals in conflict with the law

    Matthew Kennedy, RP

    Individuals 16+

    CBT for students, academics, stress, addictions, trauma, grief
    CBT for anger management
    CBT for those in conflict with the law

  • CBT for kids in Kingston, Ontario

    Martha Leonard, MSW

    Children, Youth + Teens
    Caregivers

    CBT for stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, neurodivergence, trauma

  • Shelley Sayle-Udall, RP

    CBT for Individuals, Couples, and Families
    Trauma-Focused CBT
    CBT for health issues, parenting issues, relationship and family issues, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief

  • CBT for athletes and athletic performance

    Zack Revell, RP(Q)

    Individuals 12+

    CBT for athletes + performers + high achieving individuals
    CBT for anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use

  • Yasmin Goldie, RP

    Individuals, Couples

    CBT for couples + relationships, chronic pain, addiction, eating disorders, trauma + PTSD

FAQs

  • CBT is the acronym for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  • A typical session that incorporates CBT will discuss the patients presenting concerns, maladaptive thinking patterns, emotions, physical sensations, or actions & support with reframing these symptoms.

  • Yes!

    CBT has been shown to be effective for individuals experiencing symptoms of anxiety & can benefit ones ability to manage unhealthy responses to situations

  • Similarly to other therapeutic modalities, CBT can be used in coordination to medication or as a standalone therapy without prescription medications

  • CBT sessions will often include time spent on developing therapeutic tools that clients can access independently outside of therapy

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