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the Behavior Therapist April 2026

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Welcome to April! This month’s issue of the Behavior Therapist features an array of hot topics in the field, featuring original research exploring suicide risk and eating disorders, a forum investigating the role and potential dangers of AI use in therapy, and an op-ed piece revisiting critiques of ACT therapy. We’re also happy to highlight volunteering efforts within and for the ABCT, with thanks coming directly from our organization’s CEO, Dr. Courtney White, and our President, Dr. Carolyn Becker. ABCT elections are also ongoing, and represent another great way to get involved with the ABCT community. We’d also like to remind you all that the 2026 WCCBT Congress is just around the corner – we hope to see many of our members there in sunny San Francisco come June!
All items published in the Behavior Therapist, including advertisements, are for the information of our readers, and publication does not imply endorsement by the Association.

See below for highlights from the April 2026 tBT Table of Contents.

the Behavior Therapist, Vol. 49, Issue 3

ABCT Matters

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    What Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy?

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a type of treatment that is based firmly on research findings.  It places emphasis on changing your cognitions (thoughts) or behaviors (actions) in order to effect change in how you feel. These approaches help people in achieving specific changes or goals.

    Changes or goals might involve:

    A way of acting: like smoking less or being more outgoing;
    A way of feeling: like helping a person to be less scared, less depressed, or less anxious;
    A way of thinking: like learning to problem-solve or get rid of self-defeating thoughts;
    A way of dealing with physical or medical problems: like reducing back pain or helping a person stick to a doctor’s suggestions.

    Cognitive behavioral therapists usually focus more on the current situation and its solution, rather than the past. They concentrate on a person’s views and beliefs about their life. CBT is an effective treatment for individuals, parents, children, couples, and families. The goal of CBT is to help people improve and gain more control over their lives by changing behaviors that don’t work well to ones that do.

    How to Get Help

    If you are looking for help, either for yourself or someone else, you may be tempted to call someone who advertises in a local publication or who comes up from a search of the Internet. You may, or may not, find a competent therapist in this manner. It is wise to check on the credentials of a psychotherapist. It is expected that competent therapists hold advanced academic degrees. They should be listed as members of professional organizations, such as the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies or the American Psychological Association. Of course, they should be licensed to practice in your state. You can find competent specialists who are affiliated with local universities or mental health facilities or who are listed on the websites of professional organizations. You may, of course, visit our website (www.abct.org) and click on “Find a CBT Therapist”

    The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) is an interdisciplinary organization committed to the advancement of a scientific approach to the understanding and amelioration of problems of the human condition. These aims are achieved through the investigation and application of behavioral, cognitive, and other evidence-based principles to assessment, prevention, and treatment.