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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Our evidence-based approach equips individuals with the tools to tackle OCD and anxiety, promoting lasting mental health improvements.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): The Gold Standard for OCD and Anxiety

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the leading evidence-based treatment for OCD and anxiety disorders. At the Renewed Freedom Center, we take a practical, results-driven approach to CBT, empowering individuals to actively overcome their challenges. Unlike traditional talk therapy, CBT focuses on teaching tools and strategies that you can practice and apply in your daily life. Most of our patients see significant symptom relief by the 8th session and complete their tailored program within 4 to 6 months of weekly sessions.

CBT works by combining two forms of treatment:

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Behavior Therapy

Behavior Therapy focuses on reducing the link between distressing situations and self-defeating reactions like fear, anger, or avoidance. Through this approach, you learn to calm your mind and body, think more clearly, and make healthier decisions. It equips you with adaptive skills to face challenges confidently and effectively.
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Cognitive Therapy

Cognitive Therapy helps you identify and change negative thinking patterns that distort your perspective. These “mental traps” often worsen emotional and physical health. As you learn to correct these negative patterns, your thoughts will reflect the situation more realistically and appropriately. When you adopt more accurate perspectives about yourself, situations, and the world, you can engage with life in more productive ways.

Our CBT Program is Designed for:

Individuals

Families

Couples

Children and Adolescents

Additional Specialized CBT Techniques We Use:

Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
ERP is a specific type of CBT that helps you confront fears and worries in a stepwise manner in order to learn that the fears are actually not so threatening. You also learn to disobey OCD/anxiety-driven rules that keep you stuck in order to break free, become stronger, and build confidence to tackle further challenges in life.

Mindfulness Training
Mindfulness training increases your ability to be in the present moment physically, emotionally, and mentally. Attending to the present helps to decrease anxiety by keeping you from contemplating over past mistakes or worrying about future catastrophes. Being mindful helps you to identify the negative thinking patterns that lead to irrational anxiety. This provides the opportunity to adjust for those reactions, correct misperceptions, and minimize your discomfort from anxiety.

Family Systems Strategic CBT (FS-SCBT)
Family Systems Strategic CBT is one of the distinguishing and unique features developed by Dr. Yip and integrated with our treatment program. FS-SCBT restructures unhealthy family dynamics as a result of the powerfully negative influences OCD and anxiety has on the entire family. Your family members will learn how to be supportive of the sufferer without further enabling the condition. Productive family interactions are developed by establishing clear and concrete expectations, boundaries, and rules. This helps your child learn to be accountable for his/her own successes. As the child builds self-reliance, confidence, and independence from family members, this provides freedom from OCD and anxiety for the whole family.

If you're ready to experience relief from anxiety and OCD, contact us today.