Module One: 5 Sessions
CBT for Depression 1
with Dr Nina Josefowitz
Creating Balanced Thoughts
SESSION 3 OF 4
Duration 14mins 08secs
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In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates the process of creating balanced thoughts as a continuation of cognitive interventions for depression. Building on previous sessions, we review the identification of automatic negative thoughts, and the evaluation of evidence for and against those thoughts. Dr Josefowitz then examines developing balanced thoughts that take into account all available evidence, emphasising questions and techniques to help clients construct these thoughts. She focuses on consolidating balanced thoughts to ensure they resonate emotionally and stick with the client, using repetition, emotional engagement, and simplified versions of the thoughts. This process helps clients replace rigid, depressive thought patterns with nuanced and supportive alternatives.
ALL SESSIONS IN THIS MODULE: CBT for Depression 3
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Evidence for Your Client’s Negative Thinking
In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates the first step in examining the evidence behind clients’ negative thoughts, specifically focusing on identifying evidence for their thoughts. This process involves helping clients articulate and document the reasons they believe their negative thoughts to be true, particularly thoughts about themselves, others, or the future.
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Evidence Against Your Client’s Negative Thinking
In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz focuses on guiding clients to identify and explore evidence that challenges their negative, depression-fuelled thoughts. Building on previous steps—identifying key thoughts, introducing the concept of thought habits, and examining evidence supporting negative thoughts—we shift toward helping clients find and expand on evidence against these thoughts. Dr Josefowitz explores key...
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In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates the process of creating balanced thoughts as a continuation of cognitive interventions for depression. Building on previous sessions, we review the identification of automatic negative thoughts, and the evaluation of evidence for and against those thoughts. Dr Josefowitz then examines developing balanced thoughts that take into account all...
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Identify Dysfunctional Thought Patterns
In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz delves into common dysfunctional thought patterns, or cognitive distortions, that often reinforce depression. She builds on the previous session’s introduction to cognitive interventions by pausing to explore how these habitual negative thinking traps contribute to feelings of helplessness and withdrawal. We learn how to identify and label these thought...
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