Case study clinical example CBT: First session with a client with symptoms of depression (CBT model)

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  @JudithJohnsonphd · 2 months ago · pinned

  I&apos;m the therapist in this video. Ten years on, I&apos;m filming new CBT demonstration sessions and I want to cover what people actually want to see.<br><br>What would help you most? Some options: OCD, panic attacks, PTSD, social anxiety, low self-esteem, worry and overthinking. Or tell me a technique you&apos;ve heard about and want to see done properly.<br><br>Reply below. I read all of these and they will shape what gets made.<br><br>If you&apos;re struggling right now, please do speak to your GP or a local mental health service. I can&apos;t offer personal advice here, but I do read everything.

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  @bperry573 · 10 years ago

  People need to realize that therapy isn&apos;t going in and your therapist telling you that &quot;everything will be alright&quot;, then you&apos;re gonna be cured after 12 sessions of hearing that. You have to put in work. Heavy emotional work, that is. If you think you are going into a therapist office expecting for THEM to make you all &nbsp;better, you will never get better. A therapist is more like a tour guide of your experiences and they help you to see things in a different way so that YOU can change your way of thinking about whatever you are being impacted by.

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  @mineeenexttt4618 · 6 years ago

  She&apos;s asking every question I don&apos;t want to answer

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  @FlyKidzy786 · 9 years ago

  The actor is incredible. Body language and vocal tonality were on point.

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  @alexaambrose5170 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Just had my first therapy session and I might say... this girl is an ACTUAL REPRESENTATION of me when I just had my session a few hours ago.

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  @prarthanadutta6934 · 7 years ago

  I was feeling like I&apos;m hearing myself. Left me crying.

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  @yayothejowen2541 · 4 years ago

  For those people who are commenting how she&apos;s a terrible actor that portays depression wrong doesn&apos;t know the fact that most patients are usually nervous in their first session and so they used smiling and laughter as a defense mechanism and to look less vulnerable to someone they are completely meeting for the first time. There are lots of depressed people out there who end up trying to hide their true emotions due to various reasons. The mindset that a person can only be truly depressed if they can&apos;t smile anymore is the problem. Not everyone is what they seem, take a look at Robin Williams for example. He looked like such a wonderful and charming man only for us to find out he was struggling with depression for a long time...

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  @binuamy6543 · 5 years ago

  I kept my mouth shut in my very first CBT session 😂. As a stubborn teenager I didn&apos;t want to express my feelings in front of a stranger even she&apos;s my psychologist. My psychologist became friendly, loving, kind and understandable, So as I was comfortable, I started revealing everything to her in my 3rd session. I just want to say my psychologist thank you for being patient with me and having my back each and every time. She&apos;s such a good &amp; truthful friend of mine today.

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  @nicholelejeune3503 · 1 year ago

  I love that client is being portrayed as someone suffering with depression who is good at masking with a smile. So many people mask and deny their depressive symptoms and it can be really hard for them to seek help as they can function fairly well up until a point.

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  @ashleymdesouza14 · 5 years ago

  I think this is great representation of a first session. Building rapport, providing validation and actively listening. I know people are so quick to want a solution.. but recovery takes time. Recovery and change happens in the process of therapy, regardless of what modality the therapist is utilizing!

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  @SlightlyBliss · 8 years ago

  wow didn&apos;t even know she was an actress till i read the description, great acting!

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  @explainous · 3 years ago

  I had my first therapy session today,; this is exactly how I behaved in front of the therapist.

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