🧠 Understanding CBT Through Personalized Metaphors
Learn how to explain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a way that resonates with different interests!
How This Exercise Works
Meet Your Client – Listen to a short introduction from a client with a specific interest.
Get Helpful Hints – If you're stuck, check out the hints to guide your response.
Explain CBT Using a Metaphor – Use their interest as a way to describe CBT.
Reflect on Your Explanation – Analyze what worked and what you could improve.
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Meet Your Client
Objective:
Learn to explain CBT effectively by tailoring the concept to someone’s specific interests or hobbies.
Adapt the CBT Concept
Use a metaphor or analogy that relates CBT to their interest.
Denis CBT consultant and supervisor
Say your explanation out loud as if you were speaking to that person.
Keep it concise—30 seconds or less.
Hints for students:
  1. Identify the core issue: Think about how outdated software affects a computer—what’s the mental equivalent?
  2. Use a relatable tech process: Consider debugging, updating, or optimizing software as a parallel to CBT.
  3. Keep it simple and engaging: Avoid too much technical jargon—focus on the main idea of improving efficiency.
Denis CBT consultant and supervisor
Say your explanation out loud as if you were speaking to that person.
Keep it concise—30 seconds or less.
Hints for students:
  1. Think about training principles: Athletes improve with structured training—how does CBT provide structured mental training?
  2. Draw a connection to performance: Show how unhelpful thoughts impact performance, just like bad form affects an athlete’s game.
  3. Use coaching as an analogy: CBT is not about forcing change but guiding improvement, similar to a sports coach.
Denis CBT consultant and supervisor
Say your explanation out loud as if you were speaking to that person.
Keep it concise—30 seconds or less.
Hints for students:
  1. Consider the step-by-step process of cooking: Recipes require structure, just like CBT.
  2. Think about ingredients as thoughts: Some ingredients (thoughts) enhance the dish, while others ruin it.
  3. Emphasize small changes: Swapping a bad ingredient for a good one is like changing negative thinking patterns.
Denis CBT consultant and supervisor
Say your explanation out loud as if you were speaking to that person.
Keep it concise—30 seconds or less.
Hints for students:
  1. Relate thoughts to plants: Some thoughts (seeds) help us grow, while others (weeds) need to be managed.
  2. Explain the role of care and effort: Gardens need regular care, just like mental well-being requires practice.
  3. Use the idea of long-term growth: CBT is about cultivating healthier thoughts over time, not instant change.
Explain CBT Using a Metaphor
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