
CBT-Informed Therapy: Naming the Thought Patterns Keeping You Stuck
I'm CBT-informed in my clinical work, meaning I draw on cognitive behavioral principles — identifying the automatic thoughts, core beliefs, and patterns driving how you feel and act — without treating it as a rigid, worksheet-only protocol. For clients navigating imposter syndrome, external praise that doesn't feel internalized, or the mental gymnastics of masking at work, CBT gives us language for what's happening in the moment.


How I Use It
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Naming the automatic thought behind a feeling (“I got the promotion, but I still feel like a fraud”) and tracing where it came from
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Building practical strategies for high-pressure moments — a hard meeting, a performance review, a conflict with leadership
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Pairing cognitive work with EMDR when a belief is rooted in something deeper than a single thought pattern


