Here are some thinking styles that can cause you to have more anxiety or depression.  The goal is to be aware when you are using them and change how you think before it causes your anxiety or depression.  It’s also helpful to prevent misunderstanding and miscommunications with friends and significant others. The goal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is to help you change your thought patterns and behaviors, and as a result, improve your mood. Psychotherapists work with you in sessions and give you homework between sessions to help you learn to do this for yourself.