Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is kind of like learning to surf your thoughts. It helps you spot those negative, stressful waves that mess with your head and teaches you how to ride them out without wiping out. Basically, CBT helps you catch the bad mental patterns that keep you stuck and replace them with healthier, more positive ways of thinking.
During CBT, we’ll work together to figure out when your brain is going into overdrive with unhelpful thoughts, then you challenge and change them. It’s all about staying present and learning new tricks to handle whatever life throws your way. It’s practical, hands-on, and totally focused on getting you back to feeling good.
The cool thing about CBT is that it’s usually pretty quick and action-packed, with exercises and even homework to keep you moving forward. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, stress, or just feeling off, CBT gives you the tools to ride the mental waves with more confidence and control.
"I've experienced therapy with 5 different therapists over the past decade. They each taught me some things, but never created palpable breakthroughs. Spencer is an incredible active listener, asks powerful questions, and noticed things in our very first session that others never caught in months, or even years, of interaction. Spencer has helped create substantial movement in just a few sessions, in a couple of areas of my life that I've been stuck for a long time. I could not imagine giving a higher recommendation for anyone!"
"I was very hesitant to start my therapy journey but I am so thankful that I did. And I am even more grateful that it was with Spencer! He is an attentive listener, genuine, down to earth, easy to talk to, all-around great individual and professional whom I would trust to work with even my closest friends and family. I think it's safe for me to say that I am a much better person because of my time working with Spencer. Highly, highly recommend!"
"Spencer at Congruence Therapy has been exactly what I needed. The guy is an incredible therapist and goes about helping his clients in a direct but also very laid back fashion, and has really allowed me to discover my own direction and solutions to the things I’m working on. He’s also very experienced and has really honed his skills and craft, while not becoming formulaic at all in his approach. I’m a working professional and I think Spencer fits my demographic really well - he specializes in life transitions, self awareness, and self esteem, but frankly I think he would be great for just about anything.
Since starting therapy with him, I’ve recommended him to so many of my friends. When people ask how’s life or what’s new, I often bring up how great my therapist is haha, because he has really made a positive impact on me.
Definitely worth the money twice over, 10/10 would recommend."