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Yeah, I’d say you have a right to rant. Boy, what excuse will they come up with next? What is CBT, by the way? I’ve not heard of it.

Wow what a hassle! Good for you for pursuing help; it is so frustrating when people won’t take that step. Don’t let this garbage stop you, you’re on a great path!

Found the answer to my own question….
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy…
is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the important role of thinking in how we feel and what we do.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy does not exist as a distinct therapeutic technique. The term “cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)” is a very general term for a classification of therapies with similarities. There are several approaches to cognitive-behavioral therapy, including Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Rational Behavior Therapy, Rational Living Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and Dialectic Behavior Therapy.

However, most cognitive-behavioral therapies have the following characteristics:

1. CBT is based on the Cognitive Model of Emotional Response.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is based on the idea that our thoughts
cause our feelings and behaviors, not external things, like people, situations,
and events. The benefit of this fact is that we can change the way we think to
feel / act better even if the situation does not change.

2. CBT is Briefer and Time-Limited.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is considered among the most rapid in terms of
results obtained. The average number of sessions clients receive (across all
types of problems and approaches to CBT) is only 16. Other forms of
therapy, like psychoanalysis,can take years. What enables CBT to be briefer
is its highly instructive nature and the fact that it makes use of homework
assignments. CBT is time-limited in that we help clients understand at the
very beginning of the therapy process that there will be a point when the formal
therapy will end. The ending of the formal therapy is a decision made by the
therapist and client. Therefore, CBT is not an open-ended, never-ending
process.

3. A sound therapeutic relationship is necessary for effective therapy, but
not the focus.
Some forms of therapy assume that the main reason people get better in
therapy is because of the positive relationship between the therapist and
client. Cognitive-behavioral therapists believe it is important to have a good,
trusting relationship, but that is not enough. CBT therapists believe that the
clients change because they learn how to think differently and they act on that
learning. Therefore, CBT therapists focus on teaching rational self-counseling
skills.

Cognitive-behavioral therapists believe it is important to have a good,
trusting relationship, but that is not enough. CBT therapists believe that the
clients change because they learn how to think differently and they act on that
learning. Therefore, CBT therapists focus on teaching rational self-counseling
skills.

appointment was cancelled because the doctor fell over and smashed out her teeth on the ground. Then after 3 weeks my appointment was cancelled, I don’t know why, 2 weeks later it was cancelled again because she had flu, then a week after that cancelled because she still had flu.

How the heck are you suppose to have a “good trusting relationship” if you don’t even get the chance to start treatment? Ask for a different doctor. This one doesn’t seem that interested in helping you.

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