our Approach
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) explores the relationship between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, helping you understand how they influence one another and shape your daily experiences.
Rather than focusing on what’s wrong, CBT invites awareness of how your thinking patterns have developed and teaches practical tools to shift them. This structured and evidence-based approach helps you recognize distorted or limiting beliefs, then reframe them to support healthier emotions and behaviours.
CBT is one of the most researched and effective therapies for challenges like anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem, providing not just insight but real, lasting change.
Feel stuck in patterns of overthinking or self-criticism.
Struggle to manage anxious or intrusive thoughts.
Want to understand and change unhelpful beliefs about yourself.
Find it hard to slow down racing thoughts or constant worry.
Experience low motivation or difficulty following through on goals.
Want practical tools to manage stress and emotional overwhelm.
Are ready to replace negative self-talk with supportive inner dialogue.
Want to build confidence and resilience in everyday challenges.
Feel ready to take small, practical steps toward lasting change.
• Personalized referral plan with a therapist match guarantee
• Highly vetted therapists who are real, warm, and relatable
• A reputable clinic that has supported over 2,000 clients across BC
• Virtual counselling anywhere in BC — evenings and weekends available
• Holistic, collaborative care designed around your unique needs
• A dedicated clinic concierge to support you every step of the way
If you have any questions for us prior to booking an appointment or being matched with a therapist, please fill out this contact form and our clinic concierge will get back to you during business hours (Monday- Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm PST).
We look forward to supporting you!
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Meet members of our team who work with this approach.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. By building practical coping strategies, our CBT therapists reduce distress and support long-term mental health.
CBT works by exploring the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. With guidance from our CBT therapists, you can learn to challenge distorted thinking, replacing it with more balanced perspectives, and practicing new coping strategies in real-life situations.
CBT is proven to help with anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, panic disorders, OCD, phobias, and sleep problems. It can also support chronic pain management, self-esteem, and everyday stress. Many people in Vancouver and across BC use CBT to build tools to challenge their self-destructive thoughts and understand their negative core beliefs that shape the way they view others, themselves, and the world.
Common CBT techniques used by our therapists include thought records, behavioural experiments, exposure therapy, relaxation training, and cognitive restructuring. These tools help clients identify patterns, practice new responses, and develop healthier ways of coping.
Yes. CBT is one of the most effective and well-researched therapies for anxiety and depression which is why it is so well known in the medical industry. Studies show it helps reduce symptoms, prevent relapse, and improve overall quality of life. It once was the gold standard treatment for mental health, and now therapists use this amongst other approaches in their eclectic approach.
Many clients who seek CBT therapy notice improvements after 8–12 sessions, while others choose longer-term therapy for deeper healing and care. Your Gather & Ground therapist will collaborate with you on the right pace, structure, and treatment plan.
Clients often report feeling less anxious, more confident, and better able to manage stress after CBT counselling with us. Over time, you can expect improved emotional regulation, stronger coping skills, and greater resilience in your daily life through breaking through limiting thoughts, challenging emotions, and destructive behaviors.
Yes. Our counselling clinic is based in Vancouver and offers CBT virtually to clients across British Columbia, including Victoria, Kelowna, Kamloops, and smaller BC communities. We strive to offer top of the line accessible care.
A typical session lasts 50–60 minutes. With your CBT therapist you will collaboratively review challenges, identify thought patterns, and practice CBT techniques. Between sessions, you may be given “home practice” exercises to strengthen new skills. CBT believes in between session care.
Yes. CBT has been studied for decades and is supported by extensive research as an effective treatment for a wide range of mental health concerns. Its structured, skills-based approach makes it one of the most trusted forms of therapy in the medical field. Doctors often recommend seeking CBT therapy for anxiety and depression challenges.
Many extended health plans in British Columbia cover sessions with a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCC), and Registered Social Workers (RSW). It’s best to confirm directly with your provider. Our Vancouver clinic issues detailed receipts to make the reimbursement process simple and stress-free.
Look for a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Psychologist, or Social Worker trained in CBT. At our Vancouver counselling practice, several of our therapists specialize in CBT and provide online sessions across BC.
