Northpoint COunseling | Virtual Online Therapy
CHALLENGE UNHELPFUL THOUGHTS & REPLACE UNWANTED BEHAVIORS
You’re not broken, you’re just human
We all experience difficulty throughout our lives; and when life feels hard, it can be so easy to get caught up in (critical) thoughts like, “It’ll never get better,” or to feel anxious, overwhelmed, and discouraged. Before too long, you realize you’re far from the life you’d imagined or the person you’d hoped to be.
What Is CBT?
As the name suggests, cognitive behavioral therapy (also known as “CBT”) is a blend of the behavioral therapies originating in the early 20th century with the cognitive therapies of the mid-20th century. It gained popularity through the work of Aaron T. Beck and is now a widely used evidence-based treatment for a number of mental health concerns, including depression and anxiety.
The basic premise of CBT is that a person’s perception of events (rather than the event itself) ultimately determines how that person will feel and then act in response. Moreover, those actions or behavioral responses can then further influence a person’s mood and thought processes.
In other words, a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all interrelated and can work together to either drive up– or tamp down– psychological suffering.
How Does CBT Help?
I like to think of CBT as our “first line of defense” in treating symptoms of depression or anxiety. Using a CBT approach, we’ll identify and explore how the beliefs you hold about yourself, others, and the world (called “core beliefs”) influence your perception of events and contribute to unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. You’ll also learn strategies for restructuring or replacing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, with the goal of helping you to manage psychological suffering more effectively.
While CBT is typically a highly-structured approach complete with agendas, worksheets, and homework, I tend to use it more flexibly– integrating CBT concepts and skills with other “third wave” cognitive behavioral therapies, including ACT and DBT, for example. That being said, if you’re looking for a more “traditional” CBT approach, just let me know, and I’ll be ready, worksheets in hand!
About us
Who We Are
Britt Jones
Founder & COUNSELOR
We all have a mountain to climb
And while MY mountain might look a little different from YOUR mountain, I’ve learned some strategies and skills throughout my own journey (both personal and professional) that I’m excited to share with you.
By “practicing what I preach,” I’ve been able to free myself from the struggle against worry and self doubt, and create a life I love. My hope for YOU is that I can help you to do the same.
In my free-time, you’ll find me roaming the country in our RV or exploring other cities across the world, enjoying summer back home in Minnesota with our friends and family, or curled up on the couch with a blanket and a good book.
it is possible to “re-wire” your brain, and NorthPoint Counseling can help
Together, we will explore how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors contribute to anxiety, and learn evidenced-based strategies for managing anxiety more effectively so that you can invest that time and energy instead into pursuing the things you value.
