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CBT Comprehensive Training 2025 (Virtual)

July 8, July 10, July 14, July 15, July 17

9:00am - 5:00pm

  Anne D'Alessandro | adalessandro@cbc-psychology.com

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

New and updated to address navigating mental health in the post-pandemic world, CBC’s virtual CBT 5-Day Comprehensive Training will return this July 2025!

Dates: July 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 2025: 9:00am - 5:00pm EST (Virtual)

The coronavirus pandemic has brought on a mental health tsunami. Over the past four years, therapists have seen new and heightened mental health challenges surrounding social isolation, the increased use of technology and disruptions to daily routines. According to the CDC, the percentage of adults with recent symptoms of an anxiety or a depressive disorder increased from 36.4% to 41.5% from August 2020 to February 2021, and the percentage reporting that they recently needed but did not receive mental health counseling or therapy jumped from 9.2% to 11.7%. Another study published in the Lancet journal found that daily COVID-19 infection rates and reductions in human mobility were associated with increased prevalence of major depressive disorder.

To address these issues, CBC is offering a five-day training to help mental health professionals and students deepen and build their cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) skills. The workshop, led by Dr. Lata McGinn and other master clinicians, will provide comprehensive training for all experience levels - whether beginner or advanced - in evidence-based techniques and strategies for mental health professionals to meet the increased mental health needs in the community today, as well as teach skills to engage clients using telehealth platforms.

What will I gain from this workshop?

  • List scope of mental health issues in a post-pandemic world.
  • Define CBT, describe CBT history, theory and how it differs from other psychotherapies
  • Describe evidence base of CBT
  • Describe goals, objectives, and processes of CBT
  • Explain the structure of a CBT session
  • Utilize cognitive and behavioral strategies using lectures, videos, discussions, and demonstrations.
  • Learn and practice cognitive and behavioral strategies using role plays to treat stress, worry, general anxiety, rumination, panic, agoraphobia, social anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, selective mutism, oppositional defiant disorder, and relationship problems.
  • Demonstrate application of skills in cognitive and behavioral therapies
  • Identify, label, and assess symptoms
  • Learn and practice cross-sectional and longitudinal CBT sessions case conceptualizations.
    skill to understand and decrease problem behaviors
  • Define behavioral targets with precision based on values and goals and measure treatment outcomes.
  • Produce treatment plans and guide therapeutic interventions using CBT case conceptualizations
  • Explain cognitive models, assumptions, processes, and treatments
  • Define cognitive distortions
  • Manage dysfunctional cognitions using cognitive restructuring and cognitive delusion
  • Provide rationale for exposure and response prevention
  • Assess fears and create exposure hierarchy
  • Conduct in-vivo, imaginal, simulated, and interoceptive exposures
  • Monitor and process exposure using cognitive processing, inhibitory learning, and behavioral experiments,
  • Assess, create hierarchy, and prevent active avoidance
  • Define, explain rationale, and practice physiological strategies
  • Define, explain rationale and practice behavioral activation
  • Define, explain rationale and practice problem solving
  • Define, explain rationale and practice communication and social skills
  • Define, explain, and practice behavior modification and parent training


Dates: July 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 2025: 9:00am - 5:00pm EST (Virtual)

*Student scholarships are also available. To apply, please complete: 2025 Student Scholarship Application Form


Participants will receive 35 Continuing Education credit hours (35 CE credits) for New York social workers and all psychologists. CBC also offers other CE credits throughout the year. This course will also provide required hours of training in CBT necessary to apply to become a certified diplomate through the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (A-CBT).

Feedback from 2024 CBT-Comprehensive participants:

"Wonderful! This was my 3rd CBC training and they continue to exceed my expectations. I truly feel like a better clinician after each training"

"It was an amazing training. Thank you for all your efforts and expertise"


"This was such a valuable program. The clinical expertise of Dr. McGinn and other clinicians, thoughtful presentation of teaching materials, and engaging environment all contributed to a robust experience"

"This 5 day virtual training was incredible....this course was excellent in explaining the background/history, the effectiveness, and the strategy framework of CBT"


Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants, LLP (CBC) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CBC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0096; and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0219. CBC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.