Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the most-researched form of talk therapy, with hundreds of randomized trials supporting it for anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and most mood disorders. It's structured, skills-based, and time-limited — most people see meaningful change within 12–20 sessions.
Most major
insurances
accepted.
We’re in-network with most major plans — commercial and employer insurance, and Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare).
Check your coverageCommercial + employer plans
- Aetna
- Allied Benefit Systems
- BCBS Tennessee
- BCBS Texas
- Cigna
- Magellan
- Meritain
- Optum
- UHC Commercial
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare
Public + government plans
- BlueCare
- Tricare
- UHC Community
- VA
- Wellpoint
More ways to pay
- Self-Pay
- HSA / FSA
- Sliding Scale
- Deep Sliding Scale*
Don’t see your plan? We sign new contracts a few times a year — ask during intake and we’ll let you know if yours is being added soon.
*Limited spots available.
How Cognitive works in our practice.
CBT identifies the specific thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors keeping you stuck — then teaches you how to interrupt them. The premise: thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are linked, and changing one shifts the others.
Sessions follow a structure: check-in, agenda-setting, work on a specific issue, homework. Between sessions you practice — tracking thoughts, running behavioral experiments, exposing yourself to feared situations in graded steps. The work happens between sessions as much as during them.
CBT is the first-line treatment for most anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, and many trauma presentations. Our perinatal clinicians use a perinatal-adapted version (CBT-P) for pregnancy and postpartum depression and anxiety.
From first call to first session.
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Skills-based, structured sessions
Each session has an agenda. We work specific issues — not open-ended venting — and build a toolkit you take with you.
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Homework between sessions
You'll track thoughts, run experiments, or practice skills. The clients who do the homework get better faster.
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Time-limited
12–20 sessions for most presentations. Some clients continue longer for maintenance or different issues; many graduate.
Common questions about cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt).
Is CBT just thinking positively?+
No. CBT examines whether your thoughts are accurate and useful — not whether they're cheerful. A thought like 'my baby could die' isn't fixed by 'think positively' — it's worked through by examining the actual data, the catastrophizing pattern, and the underlying anxiety driver.
How is CBT different from talk therapy?+
Traditional talk therapy is open-ended and exploratory. CBT is structured, skills-based, and goal-oriented. Both can be effective; CBT has the strongest research base for specific diagnoses.
Does CBT work for trauma?+
Yes, in specific forms — Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) are evidence-based for PTSD. EMDR is another option; many clinicians combine modalities.
Can CBT help with postpartum?+
Yes. CBT-P (perinatal-adapted CBT) is one of the most-studied treatments for perinatal depression and anxiety, with outcomes comparable to medication for moderate severity. Many of our clients use CBT alone; some combine with medication.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also referred to as CBT therapy, cognitive therapy, cognitive behavioral counseling, evidence-based therapy, and structured talk therapy. Whatever you call it, our specialists treat it.
Often paired with this work.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and intense relational patterns.
EMDR & trauma-informed care
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing — the gold standard for single-incident trauma.
Pregnancy & perinatal mental health
Antenatal anxiety, prenatal depression, and the loneliness of a high-risk pregnancy.
Therapy for new moms — postpartum depression & anxiety
For new moms: PPD, PPA, intrusive thoughts, sleep disruption, and the identity shift of new motherhood.
Ready to start?
Same-week availability, in-network with major insurance, and a specialist who actually treats cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) as their main work.