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Evidence-based care · A clearer view
Cognitive Processing Therapy CPT
A gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Virtual or in person · A free 15-minute first call
New perspective.
Lasting change.
About CPT
See yourself more clearly.
CPT is another gold standard, evidence-based treatment for treating PTSD. This 12 session treatment involves targeting negative thoughts you have developed as a result of your trauma. Through this treatment, you learn skills on how to challenge these thoughts and how to develop more balanced thoughts to improve how you see yourself, others, and the world.
Understanding the treatment
How does CPT
help you heal?
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The idea behind CPT
Trauma can change how you see things.
After trauma, it’s common to develop beliefs about yourself, others, and the world, around safety, trust, control, and self-worth, that keep you feeling stuck. CPT calls these “stuck points.”
Noticing a thought is the first step to changing it.
Looking at what it means
Making sense of your experience.
Early in treatment, you reflect on how the trauma has affected your life and what it has come to mean to you. This helps you and your therapist see which beliefs to work on together.
You set the pace with your therapist’s support.
Skills you practice
Questioning stuck points.
With structured worksheets, you learn to examine stuck points, weigh the evidence, and develop more balanced thoughts, practicing between sessions so the skills become your own.
Over 12 sessions, the skills build on each other.
Educational overview · Source: National Center for PTSD ↗
How CPT helps
What you can expect to change
Name the thoughts
Identify the negative thoughts you developed as a result of your trauma.
Challenge them
Learn practical skills to question and challenge those thoughts.
Find balance
Develop more balanced thoughts about yourself, others, and the world.
Our process
How to get started
A first conversation. A shared plan. A way forward, together.
Free consultation
A free 15-minute call to see if we’re a good fit.
Assessment session
We get to know you and your treatment needs.
Treatment planning
Together, we set your goals and choose your treatment.
Treatment
We begin the plan we decided on together.
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