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In 2025, Beck Institute launched its all-new certification path – an important step towards making our certification process more accessible to professionals from a wider range of backgrounds at every level of their careers. One of the most exciting updates to this program has been our new Certificate in Theoretical Foundations of CBT, a crucial milestone demonstrating that trainees have a solid foundation in the core principles, models, and conceptual framework of CBT. Recently, we spoke to Dr. Joanna Lipowska, the very first professional to achieve a Certificate in Theoretical Foundations of CBT, who shared her professional journey and her experience with this important new training option.  In your own words, could you tell us a little bit about your background as a psychologist and what drew you to CBT?  I studied Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. For quite a long time, I worked in roles that weren’t seen as the “typical” psychologist’s job. I started my professional career in university, teaching psychology-based courses, and later worked in recruitment, where I mainly used psychology to assess candidates. I also managed HR, drawing on work and organizational psychology. My direct, individual work with clients began when I completed [...]

On September 11 and 12, 2025, Beck Institute held its first in-person training in over five years. Drs. Judith Beck, Allen Miller, and Sofia Chernoff led CBT for Complex Cases, giving participants an inside look at how to provide effective treatment for clients with challenging problems from their own clinical and supervisory work. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Beck Institute held between 12 and 20 in-person trainings each year. Since then, increasing our virtual and on-demand training options has expanded our reach, allowing us to train health and mental health professionals in over 130 countries. However, as the world adapted and once again became safe to gather in person, we missed the energy and connection of in-person training. We planned this workshop using a hybrid model, giving trainees the option of joining in person or online from anywhere in the world. We also offered our virtual trainees the opportunity to participate using live language interpretation channels in both Arabic and Russian. As we planned the training, we quickly remembered how much work goes into planning an in-person event—from the technical aspects to the hospitality we show our trainees by offering discounted hotel rates, local area guides, and refreshments throughout the training. From start [...]

Judith S. Beck, PhD, President “I lost my home and all of my possessions in a flood.” “The business I worked for went bankrupt and closed down.” “My child has a terminal illness.” A common myth is that the entire premise of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is that clients’ distress is related to their distorted cognitions. So how does CBT help individuals whose cognitions are accurate, reflecting real-life problems? A fundamental misunderstanding is that CBT therapists do not consider the context of problems, only the client’s internal reaction to problems—and therefore have little to offer individuals who are facing objectively adverse circumstances. It is unclear how this myth arose, but it can prevent individuals from getting the help they need.    Take the situation where someone has lost their home, all their possessions, and even their pets in a natural disaster such as a flood, tornado, earthquake or wildfire. Of course they will be quite distressed. Most will not seek therapy but may benefit from support and guidance from family, friends, or community members. Those who seek therapy fall into two groups: Clients who benefit from a supportive, problem-solving approach and those whose symptoms are severe and persistent enough to warrant a mental health diagnosis. It [...]

Son las tres de la madrugada. Otra vez. Ahí estás, con los ojos como platos mirando al techo. Tu cuerpo pide a gritos un descanso, pero tu cerebro ha decidido que es el momento perfecto […] [...]

Morgan Hagner, PsyD, Post-Doctoral Fellow Part One of this series focused on the importance of understanding and conceptualizing protective strategies. These strategies are often used by clients in and out of session to cope with feelings of vulnerability, fear, or discomfort. Part Two expands on this concept by examining how to respond when a rupture occurs in the therapeutic relationship and how these moments can impact treatment outcomes. In addition to identifying cognitive patterns, clinicians must also identify and attend to beliefs that interfere with the therapeutic process. These therapy-interfering beliefs – often rigid, unconscious assumptions clients hold about treatment, their therapist, and their future after therapy – can significantly hinder progress. Though rooted in self-protection, these beliefs can lead to resistance, emotional withdrawal, and relational problems. Clinicians are encouraged to explore these beliefs with curiosity and care, as doing so can foster deeper engagement and therapeutic change. Why Ruptures Happen Ruptures are inevitable, especially with clients who have complex relational histories. These situations often arise from misunderstandings, unmet expectations, or from the activation of deeply held core beliefs. Instead of viewing a rupture as a therapeutic or relational failure, they should be reframed as an opportunity for growth, trust-building, and deepening the therapeutic [...]

Mira a tu alrededor en la próxima fiesta. ¿Ves a esa persona que parece tener un imán, que se hace amigo de todo el mundo en cinco minutos, y piensas “ojalá tuviera yo esa chispa”? […] [...]