AspenPointe uses CBT to help people recognize their negative thought patterns and practice evaluating their thoughts, feelings and behaviors in everyday life. The purpose is to create more positive, realistic and health-promoting ways of thinking and feeling.
Magnification or minimizing.
You magnify (blow out of proportion) your own human errors and others' successes. Alternatively, you minimize (discount) your successes and good qualities while minimizing other's mistakes.
Should statements.
This leads to anger, guilt, frustration and resentment. Attempting to motivate yourself by saying should or shouldn't is like saying you have/need to be punished in order to do something. “I should have done more to help,” does you no good in the long run.
Emotional reasoning.
If you feel a certain way then that means it is true. "I feel bad, so it must be true and I am a bad person."
Labeling and mislabeling.
An even more extreme form of over generalizing. Saying “I'm a loser” after making one mistake is attaching an inaccurate label to oneself. Mislabeling could be calling another person “lazy” when describing their behavior.
Blame and personalization.
This is when you take personal responsibility for something that is not in your control. An example could be blaming oneself for a spouse's medical illness by saying, “I am to blame, if only I had made him/her exercise more.”
Eligibility Criteria:
All age groups are eligible for CBT.
Insurance(s) Accepted:
Self-pay and most private insurances including: UBH/UH, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield and TRICARE
Hours
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Evenings and Weekends upon request.