(212) 787-5564
email Dr. Hubbard at
bh2140@columbia.edu

What is Treatment Like?

Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies

Natural Relaxation Release mental and muscular tension associated with stress, fear, frustration, anger

Cognitive Restructuring Develop clear, grounded thinking to support healthy feelings and actions

Exposure/Desensitization Reduce fear naturally through the gradual, supported approach of feared events

Mindfulness Enhance management of distressing thoughts, feelings and impulses through nonjudgmental focus on the present moment

Relationship Effectiveness Learn to establish and maintain valued relationships through communication, assertion, problem solving

Structuring Address goals and manage complex tasks in a focused, organized, manner

Habit Reversal Enhance control over smoking, nail biting, overeating, hair pulling, skin picking

Step 1: Taking Charge

Therapy begins with a careful evaluation leading to a treatment plan defining the goals of therapy and the strategies for achieving them. To encourage your active participation, your therapist will share with you the latest expert knowledge about the problem.

Step 2: Learning New Tools

Treatment then focuses on applying new cognitive and behavioral strategies to replace old, ineffective patterns. The goal is to enhance control over disruptive feelings, thoughts, body sensations, impulses and behaviors.

Step 3: Practicing

The therapist will then coach you through a period of intensive practice aimed at applying new insights and skills under the full range of likely challenges.

Step 4: Staying Well

Final sessions focus on maintaining new skills, adapting to future challenges, and staying on track long after therapy ends.