Specialties
- Anxiety Disorders
- Panic Disorder
- Agoraphobia
- Phobias
- Social Anxiety
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Health Anxiety
- Mood Disorders
- Depression
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Insomnia
- Perfectionism
- Procrastination
- Vital crisis
- Personal development, change of life Project.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the treatments with the most evidence for many mental disorders. It proposes that Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviors are linked in an interdependent system. This means that what we think will affect how we feel and how we behave.
In other words, it is not the situations in life that make us feel a certain way, but the interpretation we make of those events. So, from CBT we work on the way in which the client has to process that information. For example, patients suffering from depression will tend to perceive situations with a negative and pessimistic way. Anxious people will see these situations as threatening or where they do not believe they are capable of coping.
Unlike other type of treatments, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on solving the current problems that the patient brings. Sometimes, it is necessary to gather information from the past to understand what caused the problem. However, getting to the root of the problem is not the focus of this therapy. The focus will be put in what current factors are maintaining the client’s discomfort.
Another peculiarity of the treatment is that it works with punctual and specific problems, and defining clear and observable objectives. Setting goals at the beginning of treatment is the way to determine if the client is making progress with it.
How long do the treatments last?
It is difficult to determine the duration of the treatments because it will depend a lot on the problem in question. However, this type of therapy is usually focused on the problem that the person brings. Some problems subside in a few months, and others take longer.
Online therapy
Online therapy is a way of conducting therapy that allows patients to start treatment if they cannot physically travel to a face-to-face consultation.
One of the concerns of patients when consulting could be whether online therapy works as well as face-to-face therapy. Fortunately, there are hundreds of efficacy studies that have shown that online therapy is just as effective as conventional therapy.
Carrying out online therapy has a series of benefits such as: carrying out the sessions from the comfort of your home or wherever you are, being able to access treatment from a specialized professional in an area or country other than that of the consultant, and not having to move to attend the appointment which reduces costs and time.
To start an online therapy you only need a device that has an internet connection (cell phone, tablet, notebook or PC), a good internet connection and a private, quiet place free from possible interruptions.
About me
Hello! I am Jaime, I graduated as a Psychologist at the University of Buenos Aires in 2011. Right there I did a specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Dr. Eduardo Keegan, one of the greatest references in Cognitive Therapy in Argentina. Today, I participate in an advanced supervision group with him.
Since then I have been working as a clinical psychologist in the private sector. My greatest experience was given in topics related to Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Perfectionism, Procrastination, Vital Crises and Personal Development.
I worked for 3 years at the Centro Privado de Psicoterapias under the direction of Dr. Hugo Hirsch, a specialist in the field of Systemic Psychotherapy. There, in 2019, I received the Annual Award for excellence in professional performance as a therapist, an award received among 300 therapists.
During 2021 I worked at the Bio Behavioral Institute, a place specialized in patients suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.