Cognitive behavioral therapy
Technique
Helping clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns around food, body image, and emotional eating
"I do what's called cognitive behavior therapy. The most basic theory is that our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are all linked. When the food noise gets a little quieter, is when actually I see that the relationship with food, the relationship with body,..."
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Interrupting repeated negative thought loops and preventing catastrophizing
"This is where cognitive behavioral therapy comes in and is so powerful, because it teaches you to do that pattern interrupt, to not catastrophize, all of that stuff."
Interrupting anxiety and rumination cycles to regain mental control and redirect focus toward productive action
"You need to introduce something from cognitive behavioral therapy called a pattern interrupt. A pattern interrupt is where they start feeling anxiety and they say, 'Nope, stop. I'm not going to do that.' It works. It doesn't work some of the time. It works ..."