Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in Spokane, WA

Practical Therapy for Anxiety, Stress, OCD, and Emotional Well-Being

Our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are deeply connected. When anxiety, stress, trauma, or self-doubt become overwhelming, it can be easy to feel stuck in painful cycles that affect daily life, relationships, and confidence.

At Spokane Serenity, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to help clients better understand these patterns, develop healthier coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change.

CBT is a practical, evidence-based therapy approach that can help individuals learn new ways to respond to anxiety, intrusive thoughts, emotional distress, and self-critical thinking.

What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured and collaborative form of therapy that explores the relationship between:

• thoughts

• emotions

• physical sensations

• behaviors

CBT helps identify patterns that may contribute to anxiety, depression, OCD symptoms, stress, or emotional overwhelm.

Rather than ignoring difficult emotions, CBT helps clients:

• recognize unhelpful thinking patterns

• develop greater self-awareness

• build healthier coping skills

• respond more effectively to stress and anxiety

CBT Can Help With:

• Anxiety disorders

• OCD and intrusive thoughts

• Panic attacks

• Chronic stress

• Depression

• Perfectionism

• Health anxiety

• Trauma-related symptoms

• Chronic pain and stress-related physical symptoms

• Low self-esteem

• Emotional overwhelm

What CBT Therapy Sessions May Include

CBT is individualized based on each person’s goals and experiences. Sessions may include:

• identifying patterns of anxious or self-critical thinking

• understanding emotional triggers

• learning coping strategies for anxiety and stress

• building healthier behavioral responses

• improving emotional regulation

• practicing mindfulness and grounding skills

• reducing avoidance behaviors

Therapy is collaborative, supportive, and paced according to your comfort level.

CBT and Anxiety

CBT is commonly used to help individuals struggling with anxiety, worry, panic, and intrusive thoughts. Many people find that anxiety creates repetitive cycles of fear, overthinking, avoidance, and self-doubt.

CBT can help interrupt these cycles and build greater confidence in managing uncertainty and stress.

You may also benefit from:

• Anxiety Therapy

• OCD Therapy

• Trauma Therapy

• Chronic Pain Therapy

CBT for OCD and Intrusive Thoughts

CBT techniques are often integrated with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD treatment. Together, these approaches can help reduce compulsive behaviors, reassurance-seeking, and fear-based avoidance patterns.

Many individuals with OCD experience intrusive thoughts that feel frightening or distressing. Therapy can help clients respond to these thoughts with greater flexibility and less fear.

CBT for Chronic Pain and Stress

Chronic pain and stress often affect both the body and nervous system. CBT can help individuals better understand the connection between stress, emotions, thought patterns, and physical symptoms.

Therapy may support:

• stress reduction

• nervous system regulation

• coping with chronic illness or pain

• reducing fear and catastrophizing around symptoms

• improving quality of life

Compassionate CBT Therapy in Spokane, WA

At Spokane Serenity, therapy is personalized, trauma-informed, and focused on helping clients feel supported while developing practical tools for healing and emotional well-being.

We provide therapy for adults and teens throughout Spokane and Washington State via telehealth.

Take the First Step

If you’re looking for trauma therapy in Spokane, we’re here to help.

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