
CBT for Depression 1
with Dr Nina Josefowitz
In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz demonstrates Strategies to Increase Motivation. She addresses one of the biggest obstacles clients face in recovery: low motivation. Her client Julia has previously begun mood-boosting activities, but struggled to follow through this past week. Dr. Josefowitz introduces two CBT techniques to help: imaginal rehearsal, where Julia mentally practices approaching...
In this session, Dr. Nina Josefowitz builds on previous strategies to enhance motivation for individuals with depression. She introduces three new motivational tools as part of behavioral activation in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Concrete and Specific Planning, Decisional Balance and the Premack Principle. Throughout the session, Dr. Josefowitz skillfully applies these strategies with a client,...
In this session, Dr. Nina Josefowitz demonstrates the foundational steps of problem solving as a behavioural intervention for clients struggling with depression. Building on prior work with behavioural activation, she guides the viewer through the early process of helping a client, Julia, identify a specific and concrete problem. Through a careful use of open-ended questions,...
In this session, Dr. Nina Josefowitz further demonstrates the problem-solving work initiated in the previous episode. Having helped Julia identify a specific issue, this session she introduces the structured problem-solving process. Dr. Josefowitz guides Julia through brainstorming potential solutions using key principles: quantity, variety, and deferral of judgment. Together, they generate a list of actionable...