Services
Areas of practice
Anxiety Disorders
Stress Management
Eating Disorders
Workplace difficulties and Career issues
Relationship Challenges/Marital therapy
About the therapist
Cognitive Behavior Therapy By Ellen Greenfield Ph.D.
Ellen has experience in working with a wide variety of issues and specializes in assisting with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, and eating disorders. Additionally, she has extensive training and experience working with couples and families. She has worked with military families first in 1988 through the Armed Services YMCA in downtown San Diego and then for the past 14 years in private practice. Ellen has performed hundreds of psychiatric evaluations for individuals undergoing bariatric surgery and has followed them in both pre and post-operative therapy.
About Ellen Greenfield Ph.D.
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Cognitive behavior therapy gives you practical tools to change unhelpful patterns of thought. Reach out to schedule a fifty minute session.
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Reading on depression and CBT
How Mindfulness Can Mitigate the Cognitive Symptoms of Depression
Mindfulness, or paying full attention to the present moment, can be very helpful in improving the cognitive symptoms of depression. These debilitating symptoms include distorted thinking, difficulty concentrating and forgetfulness. Cognitive symptoms can impair all areas of a person's life. For instance, poor concentration can interfere with your job or schoolwork. Negative thoughts can lead…
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for depression. At the heart of CBT is an assumption that a person's mood is directly related to his or her patterns of thought. Negative, dysfunctional thinking affects a person's mood, sense of self, behavior, and even physical state. The goal of cognitive behavioral therapy is to…
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Office Hours/Rates
$140.00 per fifty minute session.
Some insurance companies may reimburse for part of this fee if you have an out of network benefit.
FAQ
Questions patients ask most
Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective treatment for depression. At the heart of CBT is an assumption that a person's mood is directly related to his or her patterns of thought. Negative, dysfunctional thinking affects a person's mood, sense of self, behavior, and even physical state.
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