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Depression, anxiety, social phobia and other mental disorders are the result of distorted, irrational thought patterns. These habitual distortions in thinking, or automatic thoughts, can cause people to withdraw, panic, avoid situations or engage in other self-defeating or self-damaging behaviour. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) uses structured and directive techniques to alter dysfunctional thought patterns by weakening the connection between distressing situations and automatic reactions. Patients learns how to identify and manage irrational thoughts; to cope through controlled exposure. CBT combines two very effective forms of psychotherapy: cognitive therapy and behaviour therapy. Cognitive therapy helps you understand how certain patterns of thinking are causing and maintaining your symptoms. Distorted thinking influences our emotions and can lead us to feel depressed, anxious, and angry. By changing our distorted thoughts we can control our behaviours and feelings. Behaviour therapy weakens the connection between situations and the automatic reactions to them. Reactions such as withdrawing and isolating, avoiding situations, and engaging in other self-defeating or self-damaging behaviours, can cause depression, anxiety and other unpleasant feelings. Changing our behaviours we can control our thoughts and feelings. CBT can offer powerful tools to help you understand why it is what you do, and how to change and control the way you think, feel and behave
Dr. Joanne Coutts is a registered psychologist in Pickering. If you feel your behavioural issues are getting out of control, she provides training in crucial areas like anger management and assertiveness. She also assesses and addresses problems like stress, depression, trauma and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Visit her website for information about other areas of practice such as cognitive behaviour therapy.
Ms. Aitken is a certified member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario and she has more than 20 years of experience providing psychological services. She has worked in a wide variety of settings, including a general hospital/medical centre, school board, community mental health centre and private practice. Ms. Aitken specializes in individual counselling and psychotherapy for treatment of anxiety, depression, panic, stress, chronic pain and interpersonal (relationship) issues. Her approach is based on a cognitive-behavioural model of treatment. Ms. Aitken has experience working with motor vehicle clients and providing treatment for psychological problems secondary to accident-related trauma.
Ms. Aitken has extensive experience in assessment, diagnosis and treatment with adults and the elderly. She has developed and led numerous psycho-educational groups for anxiety/panic, depression, stress, chronic pain, social anxiety and assertiveness.
We offer psychological assessments, individual psychotherapy, couples psychotherapy (with same-sex and opposite-sex couples), group psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and personality assessments to adults. Our focus is on facilitating change toward emotional and psychological wellbeing in order to restore a person's optimal level of functioning.