cognitive behavior therapy
Cognitive Behavior
THERAPY
near San Jose, California
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is more than just talking about your problems —it’s a powerful, research-backed approach to transforming how you think, feel, and respond to life’s challenges.
As a CBT therapist, located near San Jose, I help clients understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors so they can break out of unhelpful patterns and develop healthier, more adaptive ways of coping.
CBT is practical, goal-oriented, and tailored to your unique needs. Whether you're experiencing chronic worry, panic attacks, or overwhelming stress, CBT for anxiety in San Jose can offer lasting tools for change. With over 15 years of experience, I’ve helped individuals from across the South Bay take meaningful steps toward healing using cognitive behavioral therapy.
If you’re looking for a compassionate and experienced CBT therapist in San Jose, I invite you to learn more about how this effective approach can support real and lasting growth.
How CBT WORKS
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BUILD AWARENESS
Cognitive Behavior Therapy starts with recognizing your unique patterns. We will uncover your thoughts and beliefs and how they are connected to your emotions and behaviors. We will also identify your goals.
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EVALUATE YOUR THINKING
Next it's time to rethink your thinking. What are you telling yourself that is not helpful and untrue? CBT is NOT positive thinking but we will come up with more effective thoughts that still feel true and realistic.
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CHANGE YOUR RESPONSES
Then it's all about changing how you respond to anxiety stress. Often the things we do to cope make us feel better in the short term but long term keep the anxiety cycle going. Stop avoiding and build up your coping skills.
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BECOME YOUR OWN CBT THERAPIST
Once you've learned Cognitive Behavior therapy, you will see how it can be applied to countless situations in your life. Life might continue to throw curveballs but you have the tools to cope!
Personalized TREATMENT
As your cognitive behavioral therapist - located near San Jose or online throughout California - it is my job to apply CBT to your unique situation and help you access the tools you need to meet your goals.
CBT begins with an assessment phase focused on understanding the cycles of thoughts, feelings and behaviors related to your problem. In the middle phase we will be applying interventions and building your toolbox to cope with the struggles that brought you to therapy. A CBT session will always conclude with an action plan or homework. Your plan for the week may entail reading, tracking your thoughts, feelings and behaviors, practicing responding to your thoughts differently or trying out new behaviors.
As you start meeting your goals and feeling confident in your CBT tools, we will work on strengthening your skills so that you can continue your growth, becoming your own CBT therapist when you end therapy.
What problems can CBT help me with?
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1 / How do I make an appointment?Complete the Potential Client Form and I will be in touch with you within 24 hours to set up a consultation call. If we are a fit, we will will book an intake session from there. After our initial meeting, most clients meet with me weekly for 45-minute sessions, ideally at the same day and a time each week. We will meet more or less depending on your needs. If you need to change your appointment time or cancel, I require 48 hours notice to avoid a full session charge.
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2 / How much does therapy cost and do you take insurance?My fees are $340 per 60 minute initial assessment session and $255 per 45-minute therapy session. I am an out-of-network provider for all insurance panels. If you have a PPO you may be eligible for out of network benefits and I will submit electronic claims on your behalf so that you may be partially reimbursed for your CBT sessions. You can contact your insurance company directly to find out more information about your out of network coverage.
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3 / Do you offer in-person/face -to-face sessions?YES! It has been so good to be back in the office! I offer both in person and online therapy. My in person office is in Campbell, CA, serving the Silicon Valley region. I can provide online therapy to residents throughout California.
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4 / Do you work with children and teens?Most of my therapy clients are adults, young adults and older teenagers. I don’t often work with children under age 11 but if you feel your child could be a good fit for me I am happy to speak with you. I also offer Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) treatment for parents seeking to help their children with anxiety disorders and OCD.
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5 / What will our sessions be like?CBT is more structured than other types of therapy. We will start by setting an agenda and intention for the session. Then the majority of our session time will be spent on discussing your problems and applying CBT interventions. We will end with an action plan for you to take into your week. CBT, is at its core, flexible and collaborative so we will tailor our sessions to your needs.
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6 / How long does therapy take?It truth is that treatment length varies a lot! The severity of your symptoms and how long you've had them , your motivation to work outside of session, and your life circumstances will all factor in to treatment length. Most clients start to feel some noticeable relief within three months and may achieve their goals by six months. For others it can take a year or more.
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7 / What is a Good Faith Estimate?You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services. You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.
CBT in San Jose: What to Expect
Initial Consultation
Our first meeting will be the foundation of our work together. As we meet in my Bay Area office or online, you will get a feel for my style and perspective on anxiety and OCD. I will learn everything I can about you and how anxiety is impacting your life. From there we will personalize cognitive behavioral therapy to help break you out of your current patterns.
Build your Skills
A cognitive behavior therapy session will always conclude with an action plan or homework. Your plan for the week may consist of a personalized reading recommendation, tracking your thoughts, feelings and behaviors, practicing responding to your thoughts differently or trying out new behaviors.
Personalized Approach
CBT is not one size fits all. Our work together will be designed specifically for you, focusing on your goals and the unique connections between your thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Our job is to break you out of your current patterns and build a more healthy, flexible and adaptable way of coping with life.
Meet your Goals
The most important factor in overcoming any obstacle is your confidence that you can handle it. As you start meeting your goals, we will focus on strengthening your skills so that you can continue your growth, being able to apply CBT to new problems as they arise.
Benefits of Cognitive Behavior Therapy
PRACTICAL: The core of CBT is learning to connect your thoughts, emotions and actions. Once you learn the formula you'll see that CBT is a tool you will apply to countless situations for the rest of your life.
COLLABORATIVE: You are the expert on you! We will work together to understand how your thoughts, emotions and behaviors are connected and how CBT can work for you.
GOAL ORIENTED: In CBT we focus on the present - we need to understand the past but what we're most interested in is what you want your like to look like NOW and how to get you there.
SCIENTIFIC: CBT is one of those most heavily researched psychotherapies. The benefit of CBT is knowing that it is based in science and has worked for many around the world.
About CAITLYN
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with a master’s degree in clinical psychology. I have been working as a therapist since 2009, specializing in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorders. Before starting my own practice in 2021 I worked at a specialty anxiety/OCD group practice for many years, as well as community mental health, and school settings.
My practice is located in Campbell, CA in the South SF Bay Area, near San Jose, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Los Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Cupertino.
I have been working primarily with clients struggling with anxiety since 2012. Read more about my speciality training here.
My approach to anxiety and OCD treatment is compassionate and personalized. This work is challenging but we will go at your pace and focus on the symptoms that are getting in the way of your life.
Ready to get started or have more questions?
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1 / How do I make an appointment?Complete the Potential Client Form and I will be in touch with you within 24 hours to set up a consultation call. If we are a fit, we will will book an intake session from there. After our initial meeting, most clients meet with me weekly for 45-minute sessions, ideally at the same day and a time each week. We will meet more or less depending on your needs. If you need to change your appointment time or cancel, I require 48 hours notice to avoid a full session charge.
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2 / How much does therapy cost and do you take insurance?My fees are $340 per 60 minute initial assessment session and $255 per 45-minute therapy session. I am an out-of-network provider for all insurance panels. If you have a PPO you may be eligible for out of network benefits and I will submit electronic claims on your behalf so that you may be partially reimbursed for your CBT sessions. You can contact your insurance company directly to find out more information about your out of network coverage.
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3 / Do you offer in-person/face -to-face sessions?YES! It has been so good to be back in the office! I offer both in person and online therapy. My in person office is in Campbell, CA, serving the Silicon Valley region. I can provide online therapy to residents throughout California.
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4 / Do you work with children and teens?Most of my therapy clients are adults, young adults and older teenagers. I don’t often work with children under age 11 but if you feel your child could be a good fit for me I am happy to speak with you. I also offer Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) treatment for parents seeking to help their children with anxiety disorders and OCD.
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5 / What will our sessions be like?CBT is more structured than other types of therapy. We will start by setting an agenda and intention for the session. Then the majority of our session time will be spent on discussing your problems and applying CBT interventions. We will end with an action plan for you to take into your week. CBT, is at its core, flexible and collaborative so we will tailor our sessions to your needs.
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6 / How long does therapy take?It truth is that treatment length varies a lot! The severity of your symptoms and how long you've had them , your motivation to work outside of session, and your life circumstances will all factor in to treatment length. Most clients start to feel some noticeable relief within three months and may achieve their goals by six months. For others it can take a year or more.
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7 / What is a Good Faith Estimate?You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services. You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.