Breaking the Cycle: Clinical Strategies for Overcoming Negative Thoughts, Patterns, and Behaviors

Date: 09/12/2025

Presenter: Sonya Antoine

Title: Breaking the Cycle: Clinical Strategies for Overcoming Negative Thoughts, Patterns, and Behaviors

Description: This session equips Licensed Professional Counselors with practical, evidence-based strategies to help clients overcome negative thoughts, behavioral patterns, and cognitive distortions. Grounded in CBT and enhanced by mindfulness and third-wave approaches, participants will learn how to assess, reframe, and disrupt unhelpful cycles—empowering clients to build resilience, improve emotional regulation, and make lasting change.

Learning Objectives:

1. Differentiate common cognitive distortions and maladaptive behavioral patterns
2. Formulate client concerns through a cognitive-behavioral lens
3. Demonstrate CBT interventions to reframe negative thinking
4. Integrate mindfulness and third-wave techniques
5. Apply practical strategies for client resilience and sustained change 

Approved for 1.0 CEclock hour in Diagnosis.

The link for accessing the presentation will be found on your LCA Member Portal