🧠 Thoughtful Thursdays

Open to adults 18+ | Drop-ins welcome* | Come as you are | Private-pay only, Insurance does not cover psychoeducational groups

Foundations of CBT

  • Introduction to CBT and Thought Records
  • The CBT Triangle: Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviors
  • Automatic Thoughts: Awareness and Impact
  • Identifying Cognitive Distortions (Part 1)

Understanding Cognitive Distortions

  • Cognitive Distortions (Part 2): Practice and Examples
  • All-or-Nothing Thinking & Overgeneralization
  • Mental Filter & Discounting the Positive
  • Jumping to Conclusions: Mind Reading & Fortune Telling

More Distortions & Restructuring Techniques

  • Emotional Reasoning & Should Statements
  • Labeling and Personalization
  • Challenging Thoughts with Evidence-Based Questions
  • Creating Balanced Thoughts

Deepening Awareness and Application

  • Socratic Questioning Techniques
  • Mood Tracking and Thought Logs
  • Patterns in Core Beliefs
  • Exploring Core Beliefs vs. Automatic Thoughts

Targeting Core Beliefs

  • Identifying and Naming Core Beliefs
  • Challenging Core Beliefs with Logic and Evidence
  • Creating New Adaptive Core Beliefs
  • Reinforcing New Beliefs Through Action

Emotions and Thought Restructuring

  • The Link Between Emotions and Cognition
  • How to Sit with Discomfort: Avoidance and Acceptance
  • Using Thought Restructuring to Regulate Emotions
  • Coping Ahead with Thought Planning

CBT in Relationships

  • Unhelpful Thinking in Relationships
  • CBT for Communication Patterns
  • Reducing Reactivity with CBT Skills
  • Using CBT for Boundary Setting

CBT and Behavior

  • Behavioral Activation and Thought Change
  • CBT for Avoidance Patterns
  • Problem-Solving with CBT
  • CBT and Motivation: Thought Fuel for Action

Advanced Thought Restructuring

  • Reframing and Reappraisal
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis of Beliefs
  • Decatastrophizing Techniques
  • Cognitive Defusion (informed by ACT)

Stress, Anxiety, and CBT

  • CBT for Managing Worry and Rumination
  • Breaking the Anxiety Cycle
  • CBT for Social Anxiety and Self-Criticism
  • CBT Strategies for Panic and Fear

Depression and Low Mood

  • CBT for Depressive Thinking
  • Thought Patterns That Fuel Hopelessness
  • Cultivating Self-Compassion Using CBT
  • Gratitude and Positive Reappraisal

Trauma-Informed CBT

  • Understanding Trauma’s Impact on Thought Patterns
  • Grounding and Thought Tracking for Trauma Responses
  • Challenging Shame-Based Thoughts
  • Cognitive Restructuring for Safety and Empowerment

Integration and Maintenance

  • Relapse Prevention: Recognizing Cognitive Traps
  • Creating a Personal CBT Toolkit
  • Review of Key Skills and Practice
  • Celebration, Reflection, and Closure