CBT Therapy: Dallas Treatment Center For Teen Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
BasePoint Academy Offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) For Adolescents & Teenagers Age 12-17
Overcoming Mental Health Challenges and Negative Thought Patterns With Dallas CBT For Adolescents
The adolescent population has far more stress and worries than most parents realize. With numerous physiological and widely fluctuating emotions, many teens are left feeling stuck or isolated in their depression, anxiety or other mental health challenges.
It doesn’t have to stay that way. With the help of a compassionate therapist and expert counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help. Our Behavioral Therapy practitioners specialize in evidence-based and patient-centered interventions for the modern-day experience of our adolescents.
Centered around their individual needs, we’ll develop a custom treatment plan that incorporates a variety of effective behavioral therapy modalities, life counseling, and coping skill development techniques.
What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a form of psychotherapy or talk therapy that takes place over a short period of time. The process of CBT explores the connection between one’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Working with a CBT therapist or child counselor will help the patient uncover where undesirable behavior and unhealthy patterns may be stemming from.
Our evidence-based approach to this type of therapy has been scientifically proven to be effective in treating a wide variety of behavioral and mental health challenges. From anxiety disorders, teen depression, ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and processing disorders to eating disorders, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorders. It’s also an industry-standard behavioral therapy modality for treating other issues, such as dual diagnosis and substance use disorders.
How CBT and Trauma-Focused Therapy Can Help Your Texas Teen
At BasePoint Academy, we specialize in adolescent behavioral health, mental health, holistic care and dual diagnosis treatment for teens. We see lives changed and futures become brighter every day in our outpatient individual and group therapy sessions.
PTSD and Stress Management
CBT work involves the practical application of proven strategies for problem-solving, increasing focus, and managing emotions.
Participants will become increasingly adept at identifying self-destructive habits and learn to instead pursue the desired behavior and manage PTSD and other stress-related symptoms.
Negative Thinking
Mindfulness meditation is a practice of focusing on all the senses and feelings that the patient is experiencing without assigning judgment or trying to interpret them. Patients will learn how to direct their attention in a healthier way and prevent intensifying symptoms or depressive relapse.
Anger Management
Grounding is a meditation practice that is a blend of breathing exercises and mindfulness techniques. By acknowledging their surroundings, the patient can begin to calm down or self-soothe. Grounding is especially effective for teens working through past trauma or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or struggling with relapse prevention.
Panic Attacks
Mindfulness exercises and movements teach the patient to recognize when they’re feeling physical tension and begin to address it through a series of simple exercises. This also serves to encourage self-compassion
From rolling their shoulders and stretching their arms to twisting the body and going limp like a wet noodle, there are many ways to connect the mind to any body movement to promote relaxation and prevention of relapse.
Fears and Phobias
Artistic pursuits naturally engage both the mind and body. When mindfulness programs are applied together with Art Therapy activities, it enhances the best elements of both modalities. These therapy sessions help the patient release their emotions in a mindful way and develop greater insight into their psychological state to reduce the risk of relapse prevention and exercise greater degrees of self-compassion.
Grief Processing
Music is a natural mood shifter. As an evidence-based type of therapy, music therapy is a modality that leverages music’s natural effects and helps teens overcome their mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and chronic depression or a depressive disorder. Mindfulness techniques, together with music therapy, help patients focus on positive outcomes rather than past choices or events.
Mood Disorders
A body scan is a common practice of mindfulness meditation. The patient will learn to tune in to their body and reconnect with their physical self.
They will learn to recognize sensations without assigning judgment, blame, or any negative emotions. The goal of these mindfulness techniques is to train the mind and increase awareness of sensory experiences.
How Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Different From Family Systems Therapy?
These two therapy modalities are similar, but they utilize a different approach to the patient’s thought process. With Cognitive Therapy, the focus is on how the individual interacts with their thoughts.
With Family Systems Therapy, the focus is on the individual’s role within their own family system. It explores the relationship of each family member or family structure to better understand the individual impact of each role. At BasePoint Academy, one of our qualified therapists will determine which modality is the best fit for each patient based on the severity of their mental health issues and overall wellness.
Looking For Teen CBT in Dallas? Contact BasePoint Academy In Dallas, Texas!
If your teen is suffering from low self-esteem, relationship issues, school or work stress, our experienced teen therapists and teenage psychiatrists are here to provide effective solution-focused treatment.
