Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at Dobrostan Practice
At my Dobrostan psychology practice in Poznań, I work using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) – one of the most effective forms of psychotherapy, recommended for anxiety disorders, depression, personality disorders, OCD, emotional difficulties, and chronic stress. If you're looking for CBT psychotherapy in Poznań or prefer online therapy, this practice was created specifically to support people making real changes in their lives.
CBT therapy assumes that thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and bodily reactions are in constant interaction. During psychotherapy, we examine how you interpret various situations and what beliefs affect your well-being. At the same time, we analyze behavioral patterns – such as avoidance, excessive control, procrastination, or perfectionism – that may perpetuate difficulties. We introduce new, supportive coping strategies that help regain control and reduce emotional suffering.
An important part of CBT therapy is also working with the body and emotion regulation: psychoeducation about the nervous system, breathing techniques, mindfulness, or arousal-calming strategies. Although CBT focuses mainly on the 'here and now,' it also considers the impact of earlier experiences, relationships, and schemas that often determine how you react today.
Thanks to this, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy allows for both short-term improvement and lasting change in the way you experience and function.
As a psychologist and CBT psychotherapist in Poznań, I treat therapy as a process of collaborative partnership. Already during the first sessions, we establish goals that will guide our work. During sessions, I use methods such as:
- cognitive restructuring, which helps change maladaptive beliefs,
- Socratic dialogue, encouraging reflection,
- behavioral experiments and techniques that strengthen new behaviors,
- emotion regulation strategies based on ACT and mindfulness,
- exercises used in anxiety therapy, depression therapy, and OCD therapy.
I ensure that therapy is clear, safe, and tailored to your pace. Each session has a goal, but there is also space for difficult emotions, doubts, and conversations about what matters.
CBT is a short-term approach, but the length of the process depends on the type of difficulties. For some problems, improvement appears after just a few weeks, while for more complex ones – the work is longer and deeper. What's important is that during therapy you learn tools that stay with you for the future, regardless of whether you continue psychotherapy at the practice or work independently.
I provide individual psychotherapy in Poznań and online for adults and adolescents. CBT is particularly helpful when working with:
- anxiety disorders (GAD, social anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia),
- depression and low mood,
- obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD),
- PTSD and difficult past experiences,
- perfectionism, critical internal dialogue,
- relationship problems and emotion regulation,
- burnout and chronic stress,
- personality disorders (including borderline),
- insomnia and sleep difficulties,
- psychosomatic problems (e.g., chronic pain, IBS).
If you're looking for cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy in Poznań, support with anxiety, depression, OCD, or emotion regulation – I invite you. At Dobrostan practice, I accompany you with mindfulness, empathy, and a merit-based approach grounded in current scientific knowledge.