For PTSD

If you've experienced violence, abuse, an accident, war, or another serious threat, you may feel stuck in survival mode — on edge, distant from people you love, or like a shell of who you used to be. This is your body still trying to protect you, even though the danger has passed. Often, the mind makes sense of trauma through beliefs like "it's not safe to trust anyone" or "bad things can happen anytime."

CPT gently examines the meaning you've made of what happened — keeping what still serves you, and adjusting what no longer does. Like NARM, it works in the present, where thoughts and emotions can actually shift, rather than requiring you to relive the past.