CBT Consultation for Therapists

Improve Treatment Outcomes through CBT Consultation

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a robust and powerful treatment for many of the clients clinicians may come across. As a certified CBT Therapist and CBT Trainer Consultant, I help therapists looking to take their CBT game to the next level. My consultation pulls from my clinical experience in a variety of different settings, from community mental health and substance abuse programs to private practice. I also serve as a Clinical Trainer at UCLA Health.

CBT consultation with me can take many forms. I place an emphasis on case conceptualization to help clinicians determine what their client’s maladaptive beliefs and behaviors may be, and how to best treat them. Similarly to actual cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT consultation is collaborative and geared to help you succeed.

Please note: due to my roles in clinical training and therapy caseload, I maintain a limited consultation caseload to ensure focused, high-quality attention for all of my consultees. I currently have a small number of consultation slots open for interested clinicians. Once those slots are filled, I will open a waitlist.

Who I Work Best With in CBT Consultation

From interns breaking into the field to clinicians with decades of experience, I’ve provided consultation to many therapists over the years.

I am not currently offering any public introductory CBT trainings. As such, I think the providers who might best benefit from CBT consultation are:

at least somewhat acquainted with CBT as a model
motivated to expand their clinical skills
looking to improve the structure of their sessions
interested in developing more effective, client-specific homework suggestions
wanting to discuss case conceptualization

I am also a good fit for therapists trained in EMDR and coming into cognitive behavioral therapy.

What to Expect

I model CBT consultation after the recommended structure of a CBT session. I find this parallel process helps model many of the most important skills for successful cognitive behavioral therapy.

In CBT consultation, we:

review cognitive theory to better understand the what and why
focus on case conceptualization to better understand core beliefs, and thus treatment plan effectively
utilize role plays to increase mastery of CBT skills
practice Socratic questioning and other tools to help clients with guided discovery
discuss ethical and clinical nuance to challenging cases

Individual consultation sessions are 50 minutes long. Group consultation typically lasts 80 minutes, depending on the size of the group.

The fees are as follows: individual consultation is $200 per session. Group consultation is $100.

Here’s some more information on my approach to consultation.

A Little About Me

I am a licensed clinical social worker, practicing via telehealth in California and Nevada. The Academy of CBT recognizes me as a Certified Therapist and Trainer Consultant. I stay close to the actual work of therapy through my caseload, which continues to be an enormous passion of mine. I currently work as a Clinical Trainer for UCLA Health. Previously, I worked for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health as a psychiatric social worker, serving vulnerable and underserved populations.

I additionally specialize in EMDR. I am an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant-in-Training. This modality, while quite different from CBT, helps me bring a unique, trauma-informed perspective to my consultation.

If you want to know more, I’d encourage you to check out my About Me page.

Starting CBT Consultation

If any of this seems like it might be useful, I’d encourage you to reach out to me using the contact information at the bottom of the page. On the other hand, you can schedule a 15 minute consult call directly into my schedule with the button below.