Capo by the Sea is located in Dana Point, California, just a few minutes walk to the beautiful Dana Point Harbor and famous Doheny Beach where there is surfing and other water sports daily. To view photos of our homes, click here.
You are more in control of your life than you think and have more control than you give yourself credit for.
Capo by the Sea can help you if you are dealing with or suffering from:
- addiction
- substance abuse
- depression
- anxiety
- anger issues
- ADHD
This approach does not give our minds enough credit for the incredible power it possesses and, in a way, shortchanges it. Popularized as a result of research more than a half century ago, we now recognize that we control far more than previously thought.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Treatment?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) combines two separate research and treatment approaches.
Cognitive Therapy – treatment aimed at identifying and correcting thoughts, emotions and behaviors. In essence, it is an approach that isolates negative or harmful thoughts then sets out to help the client make corrections in order to prevent recurrence.
Behavioral Therapy – also referred to as behavior modification, uses techniques to reinforce and encourage preferred behaviors. The benefit of this therapy helps clients realize their approach and the way they think does impact the way they feel, even in the situation does not change.
You are in Control
Above all else, it is important for clients to understand and accept the fact they are in control. There are no unseen forces guiding them to harmful or dangerous situations.
While Freud dealt with the unseen and subconscious, CBT manages the tangible and confronts it in a constructive, supportive, thought-based way.
Having the power to make sounds decision and proper choices, knowing there very often is a right or wrong answer, is a critical step for many of our clients.
CBT Therapy Sessions
In private therapy sessions, the counselor helps the client form self-perceptions, thoughts and expectations about the client's life and environment. This allows the counselor to assist the client to understand differentiate between critical issues and minor inconveniences or annoyances.
Using this information allows the counselor and client to form goals while providing the counselor with a benchmark in order to gauge future progress and achievements.
Sigmund Freud and the Early Psychotherapy Approach
Interpreting dreams for insights into human behavior was first explored by Sigmund Freud. Freud, the grandfather of modern psychoanalysis, advanced a theory that our unconscious minds controlled much of our conscious behavior. Humans, so the theory says, are almost powerless in controlling urges, thoughts and behaviors.
A Positive Outlook
Capo by the Sea strongly believes in taking a positive approach with clients, focusing on relative strengths and building on those. Clients are reminded often to rely on their strengths during difficult times and not lose sight of the ultimate goal.
The client is able to reinforce the positive outlook through practice in therapy sessions using role-playing, script writing and other exercises.
CBT – an Alternative Approach
Your mental health and well-being is not a sitcom. Cognitive Behavioral Treatment at Capo by the Sea does not involve the client lying on the couch while the therapist with a German accent probes into the adolescent years. Though the past holds some interest, our counselors are far more interested in the present and future, and the treatment plans we undertake reflect that.
CBT is a forward-thinking approach to therapy. Clients learn early-on that their thoughts and behaviors are controllable. Capo by the Sea believes that current irrational thoughts and behaviors are the targets for change and the basis for a client's psychological issues.
By identifying these harmful thoughts and behaviors, counselors help our clients see them as the source of their unhappiness.
Capo by the Sea – a Positive Change
We welcome you to contact Capo by the Sea to learn more about our Cognitive Behavioral Treatment approach and a consultation with one of our qualified expert counselors.
