When depression traps clients in self-critical, ruminating thoughts, how do you help them regain a sense of empowerment and hope? In this video, CBT experts Drs. Ari Zaretsky and Mark Fefergrad demonstrate essential interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the widely practiced, empirically supported method focused on depression’s most difficult symptoms. Here, the two clinicians provide a didactic overview of the model and, in a series of clinical vignettes, demonstrate how to support clients through negative core beliefs and the unhelpful behaviors that ensue.

Here, Zaretsky and Fefergrad are shown assisting Clare, a mother of three experiencing symptoms of depression and a sense of hopelessness since the birth of her last child. The therapists’ annotated sessions illustrate the effective use of empathic reflection, the automatic thought record, the downward arrow technique, Socratic questioning, and cognitive restructuring. You’ll also learn how to collaboratively develop homework assignments, activity scheduling, and graded tasks to support treatment goals, and you’ll get a theoretical review of CBT’s cognitive model. In all, these two clinicians present theory, skills, and interventions that you can start using with your clients today.

With its rich set of takeaways, this video offers practical tools to support your work with clients suffering from the challenging psychological effects of depression. If you’re in search of solid resources on CBT or depression, be sure to add this video to your library.

By watching this video, you will:

• Understand the theoretical foundations of CBT and its application to depression.
• Learn how to use CBT tools such as the automatic thought record and activity scheduling.
• Discover ways to apply CBT techniques such as the downward arrow, Socratic questioning, and cognitive restructuring.