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As a woman of color, I entered this field not only to help people but to bridge a gap in mental health awareness and understanding...
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As a woman of color, I entered this field not only to help people but to bridge a gap in mental health awareness and understanding within my community.
Brianna Lewis is a Resident in Counselling with 3 years of experience in the mental health field. She specializes in helping individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, marital and relationship problems, day-to-day stressors, and LGBTQ+-focused issues. As a lover of learning, Brianna enjoys having a diverse caseload where she can serve clients with different backgrounds. As a woman of color, Brianna is familiar with the need for a comfortable, safe place to be open and feel heard. She takes a person-centered approach to treatment and supports those she works with by focusing on their unique needs.
Brianna has her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Wake Forest University. She tailors care to each client and often uses psychodynamic therapy, narrative therapy, integrative therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based techniques.
Brianna has experienced firsthand the challenges of not feeling seen or heard. She is eager to help others thrive regardless of race, sexual orientation, or background and looks forward to working with you!
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Sue McCray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has more than 6 years of experience working with survivors of trauma due to do...
Sue McCray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has more than 6 years of experience working with survivors of trauma due to domestic and sexual violence, anxiety, depression, and more. She's also provided relief for individuals enduring grief and loss, and supported individuals on their journey towards building a new life of sobriety in an inpatient residential treatment facility. Throughout her career, she has provided both individual and group therapy, as well.
Sue received her Master's degree in Social Work from Boston University and tailors her interventions to meet the needs of her clients. She uses a blend of multiple treatment modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), solutions-focused therapy (SFT), and mindfulness-based therapy to successfully alleviate symptoms and to help her clients live a balanced fulfilling life. She believes that change happens when people are given the guidance they need to draw on their own strengths and realize their potential to live fulfilling, happy lives.
Sue provides an environment of compassion acceptance, warmth, and respect that allows her clients to gain insight, self-efficacy, and empowerment while working toward an ultimate goal of growth and healing. Sometimes life can be overwhelming and stressful and sharing these burdens can help relieve some of that distress. As you walk together with her on your journey toward healing, she'll be your guide as you face challenges and struggles along the way.
As a therapist, I feel very fortunate to work in a field where I am helping and supporting others as they work on their personal g...
As a therapist, I feel very fortunate to work in a field where I am helping and supporting others as they work on their personal goals.
Sarah Stovall is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 15 years of broad experience in the mental health field. She is dedicated and compassionate about helping others grow, develop healthy relationships, and strengthen their overall emotional well-being. Sarah works with children, adolescents, adults, and families to address their personal challenges. She specializes in depression, anxiety, trauma-related issues, PTSD, relationship issues, parenting, and adjustment to recent life changes.
Sarah completed her Master's degree in Psychology at Phillips Graduate Institute in Encino, CA. She has since used her skills and knowledge with all types of clients, where she has observed positive growth and change in others who have overcome many challenges. Sarah utilizes multiple treatment modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), solutions-focused therapy (SFT), family systems (FST), parent-child relations, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), and rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT).
Sarah has a great understanding of many different challenges and life experiences that come to each and every one of us. She also has the tools and techniques to offer supportive change. Sarah has the genuineness, open mind, and willingness to work together with you to support whatever challenges you might be facing. She looks forward to you scheduling your first session.
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Joseph: My go-to approach for helping people in cognitive behavioral therapy is developing an extended and nuanced emotional vocabulary in order to enhance one's ability to recognize the nature of one's thoughts. This helps clients think and do differently in a way that is congruent with their desired future outcomes and personal values. I enjoy watching the intellectual and emotional growth in clients as they refine their abilities for introspection. I find the best benefit of this growth is using it as a means to recognize, more deftly, patterns that may be maladaptive and redirect and learn alternative ways of thinking and approaching situations to support them in the ongoing process that is self-actualization.
Sue: My go-to approach with CBT is to follow a CBT workbook that is an evidence-based 12-week program I use with clients. I first provide psychoeducation on how thoughts impact feelings and behavior choices, how to recognize cognitive distortions, keeping a thought log, and beginning to challenge negative thought and behavior patterns.
Joseph: Often the tools that clients seem to find the most beneficial in therapy are:
Sue: I teach the following tools: keeping a thought log, identifying core beliefs, challenging thoughts, identifying cognitive distortions, and working on cognitive reframing. During sessions, we actively work on challenging negative beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors which assist in improving feelings related to different situations.
Joseph: Clients often describe feeling they are making meaningful progress in cognitive behavioral therapy when they verbalize comprehension of the overarching model, show an increased ability to more fully explain and expand upon their thoughts and emotions, consciously acknowledge how past experiences may play a part in their perspectives, describe their thought processes in detail, and feel equipped to challenge negative thoughts with the understanding of how the thoughts and beliefs can perpetuate and reinforce ineffective thinking.
Sue: CBT sessions are structured, and I conduct weekly check-ins with clients and monitor improvements when skills are used outside of sessions by having clients vocalize levels of distress on a scale of 1-5, with 5 indicating significant distress.
Joseph: Clients can be active participants in their cognitive behavioral therapy progress by reviewing the material, consistently practicing recognition of emotional responses and how they look at situations and circumstances, and persistently implementing tools discussed during therapy outside of the sessions.
Sue: Clients will have weekly assignments to work on and can practice skills learned in sessions weekly. Clients are also encouraged to keep a thought log and show evidence of how the skills are used in day-to-day life events.
Joseph: To prepare for their first cognitive behavioral therapy session, individuals can remind themselves that learning is a lifelong process; that asking questions is essential; that pursuing changes is effortful and purposeful; that change is often gradual and non-linear, and to be open to giving thoughtful consideration to new ideas.
Sue: To prepare for the first CBT session, an individual can create a list of symptoms and come to the first session after intake and discuss specific events that have happened recently that have created unhelpful thoughts or behaviors. It is also helpful if an individual can identify any possible common triggers that could cause the individual to feel mental health distress and create a list of those things.
At Thriveworks, Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a widely recognized and evidence-based form of psychotherapy or talk therapy. It focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns, emotions, and behaviors that can contribute to various mental health issues or challenges that people are struggling with.
Cognitive behavioral therapists specialize in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and can help you to identify and comprehend your thought patterns, which often encompass automatic negative thoughts, cognitive distortions, and self-defeating beliefs. Once these negative thought patterns are pinpointed, cognitive behavioral therapists aim to challenge and replace them with the objective of fostering more constructive and logical thinking. In addition, these therapists place significant emphasis on implementing positive behavioral changes based on the newly established, healthier thought patterns.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is particularly effective for addressing conditions like anxiety disorders, depression, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. It focuses on identifying and modifying negative thought patterns and behaviors, making it well-suited for issues related to distorted thinking and emotional regulation.
At Thriveworks, we accept most major insurance plans, allowing many clients to pay as little as $0–$50 per session with their co-pay. We also offer self-pay options for those out-of-network or without insurance. Self-pay rates for talk therapy range from $160 to $240 for intake sessions and $135 to $195 for follow-ups, depending on your state. For psychiatry services, self-pay intake sessions are $255–$375, with follow-ups ranging from $175–$300, also varying by state. More information on current self-pay costs is available on our pricing page.
The success rate of CBT varies depending on the intentions of the client and their condition(s).
The selection between cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is based on an individual’s unique needs and challenges. CBT is commonly chosen for addressing conditions such as anxiety and depression, whereas DBT is especially beneficial for individuals dealing with borderline personality disorder, emotional regulation issues, and difficulties in interpersonal relationships.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with our Thriveworks therapists in Norfolk, VA is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
Generally, CBT is considered a short-term therapy, typically lasting for about 12 to 20 weekly sessions. In some cases, it might extend to around 16 to 20 sessions for more complex issues.
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