A Q&A with Dr. Martin Seligman on How Agency Shapes Human Action: Part 2
In part one of our Q&A with Dr. Martin Seligman, author of Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress, he described agency as a psychological construct comprising efficacy, optimism, and...
View ArticleA Q&A with Dr. Martin Seligman on How Agency Shapes Human Action: Part 1
In his new book, Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress, Dr. Martin Seligman presents his latest work on agency as a psychological construct driving both individual action and human...
View ArticleResearch Highlight: Virtual Suicide Prevention Program Expands Access to...
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implemented a fully virtual, enterprise-wide program providing evidence-based suicide prevention interventions to veterans with a recent history of suicidal...
View ArticleHow CBT Can Break the Cycle of Avoidance in Anxious Clients
Morgan Hagner, PsyD, Post-Doctoral Fellow Harper* is a 32-year-old woman who works remotely doing data entry. She has dealt with episodes of anxiety since her teenage years, but she recently started...
View ArticleFueling the Firebrand: Dr. Paul Grant on BeckFest26 and Dr. Beck’s Legacy
A conversation with Paul Grant, PhD, Director of the Beck Institute Center for Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) You recently returned from an annual invite-only gathering affectionately...
View ArticleQuiz: CBT for Youth
Test Your Knowledge of Evidence-Based CBT Interventions for Youth You are working with a 14-year-old client, Skyler. They present with persistent urges to self-harm. To address this problem, you...
View ArticleCognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT): A Developmentally Informed...
Susan M. Knell, PhD, Adjunct Faculty The treatment of 5-year-old Little Hans (Freud, 1909) is often considered to mark the beginning of child psychotherapy, but Freud had little interest in working...
View ArticleCognitive Behavioral Therapists Possess the Knowledge and Skills to Help...
Bruce S. Liese, PhD, ABPP, Beck Institute FacultyProfessor of Family Medicine, Community Health, and PsychiatryUniversity of Kansas Medical Center Nick arrives early for his therapy appointment....
View ArticleResearch Highlight: CBT-I Confirmed as First-Line Insomnia Treatment in 2026...
A systematic evidence summary published in Frontiers in Psychiatry synthesized 28 high-quality studies including five clinical guidelines, three expert consensus papers, 12 systematic reviews, and...
View ArticleHow Aaron T. Beck, MD, Caused a Global Revolution in Mental Health Care
Judith S. Beck, PhD, President On July 18, we mark Aaron T. Beck Day, the 105th birthday of my father, our co-founder—a psychiatrist who changed the way we understand the human mind. What many people...
View ArticleWhat Aaron T. Beck Taught Me, Long Before We Met
Allen R. Miller, PhD, MBA, Executive Director Before I ever met Dr. Aaron T. Beck, he had already had a significant influence on my life. His influence continued for all the years I knew him and now...
View ArticlePersonal Reflections on Dr. Aaron Beck’s Life and Legacy
Norman Cotterell, PhD, Senior Clinical Psychologist My first memory of Dr. Aaron Beck is from my very first visit to the Center for Cognitive Therapy in 1989. I walked into a Wednesday afternoon case...
View ArticleResearch Highlight: Culturally Adapted CBT Shows Superior Outcomes for...
A new umbrella review published in Cognitive and Behavioral Practice finds that culturally adapted Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) produces better symptom outcomes than standard CBT for depression...
View ArticleQuiz: CBT for Anxiety
Test Your Knowledge of Evidence-Based CBT Interventions for Anxiety Anna is a 14-year-old girl with obsessive compulsive disorder. She fears that she will contaminate herself and her family unless she...
View ArticleResearch Highlight: Positive Affect Treatment Outperforms Standard Therapy...
Anhedonia—the reduced capacity to experience interest and pleasure—is a critical, often undertreated feature of depression and anxiety that conventional therapies frequently fail to address. A 2026...
View ArticleHow to Get the Most Out of a CBT Workshop: Advice for New Trainees
Morgan Hagner, PsyD, Post-Doctoral Fellow Attending a CBT workshop can be both exciting and slightly anxiety provoking! If you are attending your first Beck Institute workshop—or even your first...
View ArticleQuiz: CBT for Depression
Test Your Knowledge of Evidence-Based CBT Interventions for Depression Marina is a 56-year-old woman who was sexually molested as a young teenager. She views herself as unlovable. To help Marina...
View ArticleDr. Judith Beck Honored by the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists
Sarah Fleming, BA, Senior Communications Manager On Sunday, April 26, 2026, Dr. Judith Beck was honored at the Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony of PSCP: The Philadelphia Psychology Network, held at...
View ArticleSummer Anxiety in College Students: What to Know and How to Help
Morgan Hagner, PsyD, Post-Doctoral Fellow Many college students I work with say things like, “I’ll finally get a break after finals,” “I’ll get back on track after vacation,” or “I just have to make...
View ArticleQuiz: Essentials of CBT
Test Your Knowledge of Evidence-Based CBT Interventions James is a 72-year-old man with moderate depression and anxiety. When he looks back on his life, all he sees are his failures, the many times...
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