My Services
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Dr. Lender provides cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with sessions that range in length from 45 minutes to 90 minutes for adolescents and adults on an individual basis. Sessions occur in Dr. Lender's office, on a HIPPA compliant virtual therapy platform, and at various locations that provide experiences with applying CBT to actual situations in the world in real-time. CBT is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on challenging and changing unhelpful cognitive distortions and maladaptive behaviors, improving emotional regulation, and the development of coping strategies that target solving current problems. CBT is problem-focused and action-oriented.
CBT was developed in the 1980s to treat depression and is a merging of the cognitive and behavioral approaches to therapy pioneered in the early 20th century. CBT has been applied to a large variety of psychological diagnoses including anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, eating disorders, major depressive disorder, pain management, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, phobias, Bipolar Disorder, and substance abuse. There is evidence-based research that supports the efficacy of CBT for the treatment of a large number of diagnoses with and without psychiatric medication.
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Dr. Lender provides cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with sessions that range in length from 45 minutes to 90 minutes in a family format. Sessions occur in Dr. Lender's office, on a HIPPA compliant virtual therapy platform, and at various locations that provide experiences with applying CBT to actual situations in the world in real-time. The family format creates awareness around strengths of the family unit as well as non-productive family systems and patternsof interacting. Once these patterns have been identified, it is possible to work on changing the patterns with each member of the family system.
When using CBT in a family format, some sessions may involve all family members and some sessions may involve only certain family members. Often intial sessions will be conducted with individual family membrs to receive their input and awarenss of the issues. Once the intake process has occurred, the family will begin to meet together, with some sessions focused on certain members alone. This allows for the targeting of certain issues and the practice and reinforcement of specific skills in a smaller context. All family members are provided with recommendations about activities to engage in between sessions.
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Dr. Lender offers consultation to organizations about policies and activities that support the mental health of adolescents and adults. As a former Board member of several educational organizations, Dr. Lender provides a psychological lens for considering how best to support the mental health of individuals and organizations.