CPT Therapy Online in North Dakota & Minnesota
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a powerful, structured approach that helps you break free from the negative thoughts and beliefs that trauma can create.
In CPT, we’ll work together to identify and challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, allowing you to gain a clearer, healthier perspective on your experiences. This process can help reduce overwhelming feelings like guilt, shame, or anxiety, giving you more control over your emotions and your healing journey.
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In each session, you’ll have a safe space to talk through your thoughts and feelings, while also practicing practical tools that support your progress. CPT is designed to help you not only understand your trauma but move beyond it, opening the door to a life with more peace and confidence.
How CPT Works
Step 1: Understanding Your Trauma
The first step in CPT is helping you understand how your trauma has shaped your thoughts and beliefs. Together, we’ll explore how the event has impacted the way you see yourself and the world around you. We’ll uncover the specific thoughts, like guilt, shame, or fear, that have been keeping you stuck, so we can begin to shift them.
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Step 2: Writing About Your Experience
In CPT, writing about the trauma in detail is a powerful way to process what you’ve been holding onto. Putting your thoughts and feelings into words allows us to take a closer look at how you’ve been interpreting the event and how certain beliefs may be adding to your pain.
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Step 3: Challenging Negative Thoughts
Once we’ve identified the thoughts tied to the trauma, we’ll begin challenging them. Together, we’ll question the accuracy of beliefs like “It was my fault” or “I can’t trust anyone.” By exploring the evidence for and against these thoughts, you’ll start to replace them with more balanced and realistic perspectives, freeing yourself from their weight.
Step 4: Changing Unhelpful Beliefs
As we continue, we’ll focus on transforming those deeper, unhelpful core beliefs. Whether you’ve been feeling unsafe, guilty, or unworthy, CPT will guide you toward healthier beliefs like “I did the best I could” or “I deserve to feel safe.” This shift helps loosen the emotional grip the trauma has on you, allowing you to move forward with more peace.
Step 5: Practicing New Skills
CPT is about more than changing how you think—it’s about applying those changes to your life. You’ll practice new skills that help you manage triggers or reminders of the trauma, building your confidence and giving you the tools to handle difficult emotions with more ease.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a treatment that helps people who have experienced trauma and are struggling with painful thoughts, emotions, or memories. Trauma can change how you think about yourself, others, and the world, often leading to negative beliefs like "I’m to blame" or "I’m not safe." CPT helps you challenge and change these unhelpful thoughts so you can heal and move forward.
Who Can Benefit From CPT
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People Struggling with Trauma or PTSD
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Individuals with Guilt or Shame from Trauma
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Survivors of Abuse
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Those Facing Relationship Difficulties After Trauma
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Individuals with Depression Linked to Trauma
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People Struggling with Fear and Safety Concerns
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Veterans or First Responders with Combat or Duty-Related Trauma
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Those with Childhood Trauma
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People Struggling with Negative Core Beliefs
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Those Experiencing Anxiety Linked to Trauma
Are You Ready to Transform Your Healing Journey?
You don’t have to face the challenges of trauma alone. Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) can help you understand and reshape the beliefs that are holding you back. If you’re ready to take control of your healing and embrace a more positive perspective, I’m here to support you every step of the way.
