Does CBT use journaling?
There are many different strategies used in cognitive behaviour therapy, such as journaling, role-playing, relaxation techniques, and mental distraction. The aim of cognitive journaling is to: Describe mental and external events as they appear in your consciousness, using an objective, experiential, falsifiable method. Observe and highlight the empiric links between circumstances, thoughts/beliefs, and emotions. Journaling is one self-care method counselors can recommend to their clients. Clients can use this tool on their own and incorporate these entries into a therapy session. Counselors refer to journaling in therapy as writing therapy, journal therapy or expressive art therapy.