Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Los Angeles

10/03/2025

Our very own Dr. Albert Bonfil was interviewed about the dark side of informal language in the Guardian!

My personal texts and work chats were littered with LOLs. This is what I learned about myself when I tried to stop

05/28/2025

Check out this article in the NYT, with some advice from our very own Dr. Albert Bonfil about Myrmecophobia.

If ants are marching one by one through your kitchen, we have a few helpful ways to manage the mental load of the invasion.

05/14/2025

Our very own Dr. Albert Bonfil was interviewed by the LA Times to discuss evidence-based methods for improving social skills and overcoming social anxiety.

Making new friends as an adult can be tricky, especially if you're socializing less. Try improving upon these five expert-approved conversation skills for better connections.

05/09/2025

New APA Practice Guidelines remove EMDR from first-line treatment list due to decades of research finding other treatments more effective.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for PTSD: Does EMDR therapy work for posttraumatic stress or traumatic memories?

04/22/2025

An interview with our very own Dr. Amanda di Bartolomeo about stopping social anxiety-induced rumination. 2-minute read.

Post-event rumination is associated with social anxiety disorder, a condition that affects around 7.1% of U.S. adults. Yet while post-event rumination can be an expression of social anxiety, not every person with social anxiety exhibits post-event rumination.

11/07/2024

Want to learn more about using CBT for procrastination? Our psychologists at Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Los Angeles can treat procrastination.

08/20/2024

Very interesting article about targeting increased happiness rather than focusing on decreasing negative emotion. Our own James MacDonald, PhD was one of the researchers on this study.

Psychologists call it reward sensitivity. And simple steps can help you boost your drive to seek out positive emotions and enjoy life.

08/14/2024

Harm OCD is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder with compulsions and intrusive thoughts about causing harm. Learn about the treatment of OCD here.

08/06/2024

Just Right OCD is similar to perfectionism, but this type of OCD includes intrusive thoughts or obsessions and compulsions about the sense that something is incomplete. Learn more about it here.

07/30/2024

People with checking OCD, and OCD subtype fear that something bad may happen if they don't engage in checking compulsions, so they have an urge to compulsively check things. Learn about OCD symptoms and different treatment options here.

07/25/2024

Contamination OCD is characterized by a fear of spreading germs, but Cognitive behavioral therapy can help soothe the obsessions and compulsions.

07/23/2024

Exposure and Response Prevention, a Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), is the most effective treatment for OCD disorder. Learn about our Los Angeles Treatment Centers.