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CBT Skills

Practical ways to notice and answer painful thought patterns without pretending the pain is imaginary.

CBT SkillsClinician-led

CBT for pain

A clinician-led course of cognitive behavioral therapy aimed at living with persistent pain—thought skills, activity plans, and problem-solving, not a claim that pain is imaginary.

CBT SkillsBeginner

Coping with catastrophic pain thoughts

A beginner CBT skill for noticing “this will never end / something terrible is happening” thoughts and answering them with a calmer, more accurate sentence.

CBT SkillsClinician-led

Empowered Relief

A single ~2-hour Stanford class, taught by a certified instructor, that teaches a short set of pain-CBT skills. It is not 8-week CBT, not a self-paced app, and not a claim that pain is imaginary.

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