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The Center for Cognitive Therapy

The Center for Cognitive Therapy was founded in 1983 by Christine A. Padesky and Kathleen A. Mooney after a request from Aaron T. Beck, M.D. (the founder of Cognitive Therapy) to open a therapy and training center in Southern California.

The Center provides the following services to Mental Health Professionals
Consultation for Therapists	By master cognitive therapists with special expertise in: depression, anxiety, panic, couples, personality disorders, schema change methods, cognitive therapy fundamentals, and the therapeutic alliance In person - via telecommunications - audiotape review
Therapy for Therapists	standard cognitive therapy schema focused CT therapy focusing on long term issues
Training for Therapists	Introductory through Advanced training workshops. Click here for Workshops Cognitive Therapy Training on Disc™. Our Audio CD and DVDs are professionally recorded clinical presentations and workshops designed to assist mental health professionals and graduate students in mental health fields.

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Workshop Presenters / Consultants / Co-Founders

	Christine A. Padesky, Ph.D.     Co-founder, Center for Cognitive Therapy, Huntington Beach (formerly Newport Beach)
	Kathleen A. Mooney, Ph.D.     Co-founder, Center for Cognitive Therapy, Huntington Beach (formerly Newport Beach)

Congratulations to Dr. Christine A. Padesky
	2007 Aaron T. Beck Award Academy of Cognitive Therapy www.AcademyOfCT.org The Aaron T. Beck Award is presented each year to an individual who has made significant and enduring contributions to the field of cognitive therapy. Previous award winners include: David H. Barlow, David M. Clark, Robert J. DeRubeis, Richard Heimberg, Steven D. Hollon, and Paul M. Salkovskis.
	2007 Award for Excellence in Cognitive Therapy Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies Assumption College · Worchester, Massachusetts
	2003 Distinguished Contribution to Psychology Award California Psychological Association
	2002 Named “Most Influential International CBT Researcher/Practitioner” by the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies
	2002 Mind Over Mood named “Most Influential Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Publication” of all time by the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies Mind Over Mood Co-Authors: Greenberger & Padesky
Christine A. Padesky, Ph.D.
	CoFounder of the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Huntington Beach, California * Distinguished Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy Former President of the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy Recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology award from the California Psychological Association (2003) Named “Most Influential International CBT Researcher/Practitioner” by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (2002) Co-author of the best selling cognitive therapy self-help book, Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think Dr. Padesky is co-author of five books that have been translated into 17 languages:  Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel By Changing the Way You Think Clinician's Guide to Mind Over Mood Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders, 2nd edition Cognitive Therapy with Couples The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies selected Dr. Padesky's best selling cognitive therapy self-help book, Mind Over Mood, as the “Most Influential Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Publication” of all time (www.MindOverMood.com). Dr. Christine Padesky is internationally respected as one of the world's leading Cognitive Therapy instructors. She has presented over 325 workshops to more than 35,000 professionals throughout North America and Europe including five of the World Congresses of Cognitive Therapy (Sweden, England, Canada, Denmark, and Mexico) as well as 25 presentations with cognitive therapy's founder, Dr. Aaron T. Beck. She provides worldwide consultation to mental health professionals, community mental health centers, cognitive therapy centers, clinics, hospitals, HMO's and cognitive behavioral therapy researchers. Dr. Padesky served as a consultant to a public television psychology telecourse and is former chair of the California Psychology Association's Division of Training and Education. Dr. Padesky develops audio and video training materials that demonstrate cognitive therapy processes and protocols. She is a featured therapist in several award-winning educational films. From 1998 to 2003 Dr. Padesky was an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine.
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Kathleen A. Mooney, Ph.D.
	Cofounder of the Center for Cognitive Therapy, Huntington Beach, California * Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (ACT) Creator and developer of the Center’s web sites www.Padesky.com for mental health professionals www.MindOverMood.com for the public Co-producer and publisher of cognitive therapy audio, video, and workshop training materials Licensed Psychologist in California (PSY11811) Clinical specialties include cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders, psychophysiological problems (as well as health worries), personality disorders, relationships, stress management, lesbian/gay issues, and therapy for therapists In addition to numerous presentations and workshops on anxiety, depression, health worries, core belief development and change, therapist / client relationship factors, personality disorders, resilience, supervision, and underlying assumptions, Dr. Mooney has presented at workshops and international meetings in Denmark, England, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland. Dr. Mooney is a former member of the Executive Board of the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy (IACP) and retired Editor of the IACP News as well as the International Cognitive Therapy Newsletter.
Drs. Padesky and Mooney
	are well known for their lively, informative, and innovative workshops. Through video, audio and live demonstrations, they bring cognitive therapy to life with warmth and clinical sensitivity. Psychotherapists who have traveled from five continents to train with them have made superlative comments about their clarity of presentation, organization, depth of knowledge, broad clinical experience, teaching skills, warmth and humor. * The Center for Cognitive Therapy was founded in Newport Beach in 1983. It was relocated to Huntington Beach in November 2000.

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Consultants

Kathleen A Mooney, PhD (see above)
Christine A. Padesky, PhD (see above)

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