1Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ApplicationGrand Canyon UniversityCNL-500/Theories and Models of Counseling2IntroductionAna, a twenty-four-year-old first-generation Guatemalan immigrant, has presented for therapy for debilitating anxiety, financial and social stressors, and depression. Ana has never been in therapy before but is desperate to find solutions for her anxiety and depressive symptoms. She states ~I recently lost my job and feel hopeless. I cant sleep and dont feel like eating. She is also experiencing intrusive thoughts around homelessness and her military husbands safety while hes deployed overseas. Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is an effective theory for treating Anas anxiety and depression as it combines behavioral therapieswith recognition of and reframing cognitive distortions (Murdock, 2017). Developed by Aaron T Beck in the late 1960s, CBT combines elements of rationa
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