In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz introduces herself and her work as a CBT therapist. Dr Josefowitz introduces the CBT Training series, outlining what will be covered in the upcoming sessions. This CBT Training series offers a very solid foundation and systematic way to build on your CBT skills. Each session includes CBT worksheets, homework...

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz provides an introduction to Cognitive Behavior Therapy. She explains how to use theory to understand your clients problems and help them understand their problems. Dr Josefowitz examines vicious cycles and how clients can get caught in them.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates how thoughts and behaviours maintain problems and the role of underlying core beliefs. She outlines what core beliefs are and explains how they are about the self, others and the world. Dr Josefowitz also outlines what underlying assumptions are and how core beliefs and underlying assumptions influence thoughts....

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates how to access problems and strengths. She examines how to assess problems and create a problem list and the key questions to ask to understand your client’s problems. Dr Josefowitz also outlines how to access strengths and the key questions to ask to understand your client’s strengths and...

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates setting goals. She examines the role of goals in therapy and how goals enhance the therapeutic relationship. Dr Josefowitz explores what goals are useful in therapy and outlines questions to identify your client’s goals.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates structuring sessions. She outlines what a structured session is, and the basic structure of a therapy session. Dr Josefowitz explores key questions to the set the agenda and how to end a session.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates how to identify your clients’ feelings, physical reactions, behaviour and thoughts. She explores the role of collaborative writing and how to identify a situation and how to identify and rate feelings.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates mindfulness and relaxation. She examines what we mean by diffusion and how to bring mindfulness into your CBT practice. Dr Josefowitz outlines short forms of relaxation that you can use with your clients.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates exposure therapy. She explains the role of avoidance in maintaining fear and what exposure is and how exposure works. Dr Josefowitz provides examples of difficulties where you can use exposure and how to create a fear hierarchy.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz introduces this CBT demonstration series and shows us how to use the four factor model with a client.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz demonstrates how to rate feelings with a client. She shows us how to use a rating scale with her client.

In this demonstration Dr. Nina Josefowitz covers graded task assignments and how to create an effective behaviour change plan. Graded task assignments involve breaking a large, overwhelming task into doable chunks and then planning the first couple of chunks. When a large task is broken down into chunks it starts to feel more manageable.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz continues to investigate how to identify your clients’ feelings, physical reactions, behaviour and thoughts. She outlines key questions to ask to identify thoughts and offers strategies to help your client see how their thoughts, feelings, physical reactions and behaviour fit together and are keeping them trapped.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates general skills related to behavioural change. She examines if the dysfunctional behaviour is being reinforced and the characteristics of an effective behaviour plan.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz continues to investigate exposure therapy. She outlines how to do exposure therapy and when you move up the hierarchy. Dr Josefowitz examines what to do if your client becomes and anxious and how to make exposure effective.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz demonstrates how to ask about problems and highlight strengths.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz demonstrates how to identify thoughts with a client. She explores thoughts using questions and identifies her clients’ central negative thought.

In this demonstration Dr. Nina Josefowitz covers how to incorporate relaxation strategies into therapy. These relaxation strategies involve consciously slowing down breathing. Two breathing strategies, Deep Breathing and Box Breathing, are demonstrated, as well as how and when to practice them.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz continues to investigate general skills related to behavioural change. She outlines how to use motivational interviewing, how to develop coping thoughts and how to use imagery rehearsal.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates behavioural experiments. She outlines how to identify your client’s underlying assumptions and rules for living and develop new rules for living. Dr Josefowitz examines the accuracy of a client’s rules for living, explaining cognitive approaches and developing behavioural experiments.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz demonstrates how to set goals with a client. She explores goals related to social anxiety with her client.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz demonstrates how to examine the accuracy of your clients’ negative automatic thoughts. Once you have identified your client’s thoughts, you want to chose one thought to focus on and examine the evidence for that thought. You want to choose a thought that drives your client’s strong negative feelings. Dr...

In this demonstration Dr. Nina Josefowitz covers how to use imagery rehearsal to help clients practice a new behaviour they would like to try. Imagery rehearsal enables clients to try a new behaviour in their mind and become more comfortable with the behaviour.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates how to identify your client’s thinking traps. She outlines the following dysfunctional though patterns; filtering, overgeneralising, mind reading/ making assumptions, catastrophising/ magnifying and shoulds. Dr Josefowitz explains how to use thinking traps in counselling.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates how to look for the evidence of your client’s thoughts. She explains what Socratic questioning is and how to explore the evidence of your clients’ thoughts. Dr Josefowitz outlines key questions to explore the evidence for thoughts.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates problem solving. She outlines how to help your client overcome avoiding their problems and explains what we mean by problem solving. Dr Josefowitz identifies the four steps to effective problem solving; identify the problem, generate new solutions, evaluate the different solutions and try one solution and evaluate.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates working with core beliefs. She reviews what core beliefs are and how to identify core beliefs in therapy. Dr Josefowitz then outlines ways to help your client modify their core beliefs.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz demonstrates structuring a session with a client. She creates a list, outlines an agenda, and reviews the session with the client.

In this demonstration, Dr. Nina Josefowitz covers how to create balanced thoughts once the client has examined all of the evidence for and against their negative automatic thought. She also covers how to consolidate the new balanced thoughts.

In this demonstration Dr. Nina Josefowitz covers how to use a problem-solving approach to help clients face their problems and solve their difficulties. Problem solving is an important tool clients can take away from therapy. When clients make impulsive decisions or avoid making decisions, it is often because they lack problem-solving skills. The essence of...

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates balanced thoughts. She outlines key questions to develop balanced thoughts and how to help your client consolidate their balanced thoughts.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz investigates behavioural activation. She introduces a behavioural model for understanding depression and examines how to break the cycle of avoidance and inactivity. Dr Josefowitz provides an overview of behavioural activation and how to monitor your client’s daily activities.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz demonstrates how to identify feelings, physical reactions, behaviour and thoughts with a client. Dr Josefowitz and her client work through the Understand Your Reaction worksheet (which can be found in the CBT Training workbook).

In this demonstration, Dr. Nina Josefowitz covers how to help a client identify dysfunctional thought patterns or mind traps. Dysfunctional thought patterns or mind traps are styles of thinking that lead to negative feelings and dysfunctional behaviour.

In this demonstration, Dr. Nina Josefowitz covers how to monitor a client’s daily activities using a Daily Activities Schedule (DAS). She then explores specific questions that can help the client see a pattern between their daily activities and their mood.

In this session, Dr Nina Josefowitz continues to investigate behavioural activation. She outlines how to plan activities that increase positive mood and how to monitor your client’s mood change before and after an activity. Dr Josefowitz explains how to problem solve obstacles, how to establish healthy routines and how to use behavioural activation to increase...