In addition to and often complementary to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, I offer Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), which involves a combination of cognitive therapy, meditation, and the cultivation of a present-oriented, non-judgmental attitude called "mindfulness."
Developed to build upon cognitive therapy, MBCT incorporates mindfulness-based stress reduction
(MBSR) and introduces you to mindfulness practice through meditation and body awareness. This technique can help with stress, chronic physical or mental
distress, or overall health and well-being.
MBCT was developed by therapists Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, and John Teasdale, who sought to build upon cognitive therapy. They integrating cognitive therapy with a program developed in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn called mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). MBSR introduces you to mindfulness practice in the form of meditation, body awareness, and mindfulness, modeled and researched by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD.
MBSR can help if stress is having a negative impact on your life, if you are experiencing chronic physical or mental distress, or if you are simply interested in learning ways to maintain health and well-being.
Over 6,000 research papers have published findings on MBSR including decreased depression, pain, and distress, and increased attention, concentration, performance, and quality of life.
1) Mackenzie MB, Kocovski NL. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: trends and developments. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2016;9:125-32. doi:10.2147/PRBM.S63949