In Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, we take a look at how your thoughts, emotions and behaviors interact and effect one another. It helps identify unhealthy ways of thinking and replace them with more beneficial thoughts that are in our own best interest. You’ll learn tools to practice outside of session in a practical, helpful way. My training and practice in therapy primarily uses a CBT model- identifying the ways that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors work together and can lead to feeling stuck, as well as be used to make changes and grow. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy works strategically to help you identify your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and how they all interact to create your internal world. We may use CBT in tandem with exposure and response prevention (ERP) for folks dealing with symptoms related to OCD, panic, PTSD, or anxiety.

Meet Brian Devine

My practice is based around the idea that as a person thinks, so they will act. With this in mind, a great deal of my intervention techniques are derived out of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I combine my training in CBT with Mindfulness Practices inorder to achieve personal growth, conquer obstacles and gain insight. Too often our beliefs about ourselves or other people do what they do are distorted or incomplete. Challenging those beliefs opens up new ways of behaving and interacting with ourselves and the world.

Effective Therapy for Adults, Children and Families in Portland, OR

I was supervised for two years by Dr. Matthew McKay, well-known author of multiple CBT texts treatment for heroin addiction used in psychology, counseling and social work graduate programs around the world. I have incorporated a CBT orientation in private practice and hospital behavioral health settings for the past 25 years. CBT provides many tools that I believe are helpful in making actionable changes, so I use many techniques from this therapeutic approach. We’ve put together an all-star team of Portland’s top therapists—along with a board-certified psychiatrist—to help you find peace after stressful life events. While many psychologists in Portland may not take health insurance, some in the state of Oregon may work on a sliding scale, meaning they’ll factor in your income and charge what you can afford per session. With a BetterHelp therapist throughout the state of Oregon you can expect significantly more affordable options, with therapists sessions ranging from $65 to $100 per week (billed every four weeks).