Kimberly Moton LCSW

The process of therapy is to help patients identify prob-lems and the thoughts that cause them, and then to help them change their thoughts through thought-challenging and behavioral experiments. I understand that Cognitive Restructuring varies therefore it necessitates the incorpo-ration of various strategies during the service delivery process.

As a clinician, I believe that recovery from mental illness or decrease/management of symptom impairments is likely if patients receive evidence-based treatments in line with NICE guidance. CBT involves psychoeduca-tion, which relies on my ability as a practitioner to ex-plain how it works to patients. It is a here-and-now, goal-focused, collaborative, evidence-based theory and thera-py. Therapy is time-limited, structured and based on a skills-based learning approach. It is a model where thoughts are central; thoughts cause feelings, distorted thoughts cause psychological distress, therapy can only be successful through changing thoughts.

• Texas, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 105165