Become a CBT REBT Practionioner & Master Core Counselling Skills

Build a strong conceptual understanding of cognitive behavioral approaches and how thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and behaviours interact in psychological distress.

Topics Covered:

• Introduction to CBT and REBT, including the foundations by Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis.
• Understanding the thoughts → emotions → behaviours connection and key differences between CBT and REBT.
• Core counseling micro-skills: active listening, reflective responses, emotional validation, and non-verbal communication.
• Ethics and professional conduct in counseling including confidentiality and boundaries.
• Core frameworks: CBT cognitive model and REBT ABCDE model.
• Key concepts such as automatic thoughts, core beliefs, irrational beliefs, and cognitive distortions.
• Basics of CBT and REBT assessment and case formulation.

Learn how CBT and REBT approaches address emotional processes and interpersonal challenges in therapy.

Topics Covered:

• Understanding primary and secondary emotions and common themes such as shame, guilt, anger, and anxiety.
• Emotion regulation techniques including relaxation, guided imagery, and cognitive reappraisal.
• Applying CBT and REBT in relationship conflicts and maladaptive interaction patterns
• Working with diverse couples and trauma-informed perspectives.
• Skills such as assertive communication, boundary setting, and emotional regulation in conflicts.
• Practical therapy tools including thought records, ABCDE worksheets, and activity scheduling templates.

Develop practical skills to identify dysfunctional thinking patterns and apply structured cognitive and behavioral interventions.

Topics Covered:

• Identifying cognitive distortions such as catastrophizing, emotional reasoning, and overgeneralization.
• Cognitive restructuring techniques including Socratic questioning, evidence examination, and alternative perspectives.
• REBT disputation methods: logical, empirical, and pragmatic disputation.
• Behavioral interventions such as behavioral activation, exposure hierarchies, and behavioral experiments.
• Understanding avoidance cycles and structuring effective therapeutic homework.
• Working with deeper core beliefs using techniques like the downward arrow method and Socratic dialogue.

Integrate CBT and REBT skills with ethical practice and real-world therapeutic application.

Topics Covered:

• Ethical and cultural considerations in counseling including confidentiality, boundaries, and informed consent.
• Situations where structured cognitive models may not be appropriate.
• Managing common therapy challenges such as client resistance and homework non-compliance.
• Integrating CBT and REBT through case conceptualization and therapy planning.
• Supervised practice through mock therapy sessions, case discussions, and clinical feedback for continued professional development.