Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training Program

Description

The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training Event will take place over three live, interactive webinars, to be held on July 10, July 17 and July 24, 2026, from 11am-5pm Eastern Daylight Time each day.

Registration closes at midnight (EST) the day before the first event

Registration for this program is suspended until all three events have been held.  The recorded version of the Certificate Program will be available after July 24, 2026.

While many newer “trendy” approaches have emerged in recent years, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy remains the empirically supported gold standard for treating the wide variety of psychiatric diagnoses encountered by behavioral health professionals today. This comprehensive 15-hour certificate program addresses the specific challenges clinicians face when treating complex cases, providing the evidence-based strategies necessary to move beyond surface-level interventions and achieve lasting clinical results.

By enrolling in this certificate program, you are invited to explore a deeper dimension of CBT that transcends the common misconceptions of “positive thinking” therapy, allowing you to equip your clients with proven, practical solutions for their most enduring problems. This program offers a unique opportunity to refine your clinical toolkit under the guidance of a world-renowned expert, ensuring you can provide the high-quality, ethically grounded care that defines the mission of the Telehealth Certification Institute.

Dr. Jeff Riggenbach, a 3-time best-selling author who trained at the prestigious Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, brings over 20 years of experience in developing and directing clinical programs for mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. Having trained audiences in all 50 United States and nine countries worldwide, his extensive background and leadership in the personal development space ensure that participants gain a sophisticated understanding of how to apply CBT to even the most challenging clinical populations.

Dr. Riggenbach’s teaching approach focuses on busting the myths that often prevent clients from receiving effective treatment while providing a structured, building-block curriculum that ranges from beginner foundations to advanced clinical adaptations. He combines clinical excellence with innovation, utilizing his expertise as a John Maxwell Team coach and DISC behavioral consultant to help clinicians master the nuances of client socialization, session structure, and the disruption of deep-seated behavioral patterns.

This course covers foundational aspects of the CBT model, including its evolution and new trends, cognitive conceptualization, psychoeducation, and standard interventions. It delves into specific cognitive models for Depression, Anxiety (including Panic disorder, Perfectionism, and procrastination), Anger, and Addiction, while also presenting an integrated approach to treating PTSD. Finally, the training explores advanced adaptations for addressing resistance and treating complex conditions such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissism, Paranoia, and Psychosis.

Key Takeaways

• Comprehensive Foundational Mastery: Gain a deep understanding of cognitive conceptualization and the evolution of the CBT model to enhance your initial treatment planning and client socialization.
• Specialized Clinical Applications: Master specific cognitive frameworks for treating Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Addiction, and PTSD with evidence-based precision and modern interventions.
• Advanced Complexity Management: Acquire the skills necessary to treat challenging cases involving personality disorders and psychosis by identifying "root" pathology and breaking long-term behavioral patterns.

Why this course?

• Immediate Clinical Impact: Unlike programs that focus solely on theory, this course provides practical, myth-busting strategies that can be applied immediately to make your job easier and your treatment more effective.
• Elite Expert Training: This program is led by a Beck Institute-trained authority who has refined these methods over two decades of directing clinical programs and training professionals globally.
• Flexible and Comprehensive Learning: As a Telehealth Certification Institute offering, this course honors our values of excellence and growth, providing a 15-hour deep dive rigorous enough for all experience levels.

We welcome you to participate in this transformative educational experience to enhance your clinical efficacy and better serve those in your care with the highest level of integrity and skill. Elevating your practice with these gold-standard tools not only supports your professional growth but ensures that every client can find the knowledgeable and ethically trained clinician they deserve.

Format and Access

These courses are live, interactive online webinars.

Learning Objectives:

After participating in Foundations of CBT: Theory, Conceptualization, and Standard Interventions participants will be able to:

• Compare 5 myths associated with CBT with actual theory and outcomes.
• Describe a step-by-step method of socialization to the cognitive model in a way that elicits client buy-in and decreases dropout rates
• List the 3 levels of cognition addressed in CBT
• Identify 18 early maladaptive schemas and explain their role in client information processing.
• Utilize 3 behavioral and 3 cognitive interventions common in CBT practice

After participating in Intermediate Level CBT: Understanding Depression, Anxiety, and Other Specific Cognitive Models participants will be able to:

• Select behavioral activation activities to elevate affect in depressed patients to enhance cognitive change.
• Identify 3 cognitive distortions associated with anxiety and plan behavioral experiments disorders to help clients test assumptions to experientially internalize new learning.
• Discuss the role of moral resistance in the cognitive model of anger.
• Demonstrate strategies for breaking vicious cycles in addictive behavior disorders.
• Explain the 3 stages of treatment for clients with PTSD and describe interventions in each.

After participating in Advanced CBT: Overcoming Resistance and Treating Complex Cases participants will be able to:

• Describe 5 characteristics of a “Complex Case”.
• Analyze 3 types of resistance and utilize appropriate interventions for each.
• Discuss the 5 principles vital for treating clients with challenging conditions.
• Demonstrate 4 module skills training for personality-disordered individuals.
• Utilize a case study to assess the integrated treatment of one client with BPD.
• Compare “befriending” with cognitive-based interventions for individuals with psychosis and explain the indications for the usage of each.

Program Details

Each event will adhere to the following schedule: (listed in Eastern Daylight Time)

• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Lecture
• 12:00 pm - 12:05 pm Q&A
• 12:05 pm - 12:15 pm Break
• 12:15 pm - 1:05 pm Lecture
• 1:05 pm - 1:10 pm Q&A
• 1:10 pm - 1:40 pm Lunch
• 1:40 pm - 2:30 pm Lecture
• 2:30 pm - 2:40 pm Q&A
• 2:40 pm - 2:50 pm Break
• 2:50 pm - 3:40 pm Lecture
• 3:40 pm - 3:50 pm Q&A
• 3:50 pm - 4:00 pm Break
• 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Lecture
• 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm Q&A

How to Attend: 

Course access and completion instructions.

Who Should Attend: 

This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.

Teaching Methods: 

This is a series of 3 live, interactive webinars.

How to earn the CBTTC: 

The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training Certificate (CBTTC) program requires completion of three courses:

• Foundations of CBT: Theory, Conceptualization, and Standard Interventions

• Intermediate Level CBT: Understanding Depression, Anxiety, and Other Specific Cognitive Models

• Advanced CBT: Overcoming Resistance and Treating Complex Cases

Successful completion of each course will earn participants the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training Certificate (CBTTC)

Instructor and Disclosures

Instructor

About Jeff Riggenbach, Ph.D.

Jeff Riggenbach, PhD, is a best-selling and award-winning author/speaker/clinician who has trained audiences in all 50 United States, Canada, Mexico, The UK, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. He has devoted the past 25 years to developing advanced expertise in cognition and personality. He personally trained at The Beck Institute of Cognitive Therapy and Research to develop his hospital's Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment Program, which has not treated over 500 patients with BPD across multiple levels of care. He has since developed and directed cognitive-behavioral based programs for Depression, Anxiety Disorders, and Addictive Behavior Disorders. Jeff's approach of taking evidence-based treatments and presenting them in ways that can be used by everyday clinicians "in the trenches" has earned him the nickname "The Practical Toolbox Guy," and his trainings often receive the highest marks from conference participants.

Disclosure Statement: 

The instructor(s) for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.

CE Hours

Credit Hours:

This course consists of a total of 15 continuing education hours of credit. (Each course offers an individual certificate indicating CEs)

Counselors:

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0048.

Marriage and Family Therapists:

Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations.  You can check with your board to determine if your licensing board would accept this course.

Social Workers:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027. Social workers completing this program receive a total of 15 clinical continuing education credits.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0435.

Addiction Professionals:
 

This course has been approved by Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #193104, Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

Psychologists:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0128.

Art Therapists:

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0093.

Other Professionals:

This course qualifies for 900 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations.  Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

This program sonsists of interactive, live online webinar.

Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of completion to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.

Agreement

By registering for this event you are agreeing to the following:

• 24 hour notice is required if you are not able to make it to a live event. Recordings are not provided to webinar registrants.
• To update and test using Zoom.us/test before the event to ensure you are ready for the event.
• Since this is a live interactive event it means that your interaction during the event is expected.  Your name and image will be visible to other participants during the live event. You will NOT be included in any recording made.
• An evaluation must be completed within one week of the event. Continuing Education credit(s) cannot be issued unless you attend the event and the evaluation is submitted.  (Evaluation is not mandatory for APA hours)
• Partial CE credits are not possible; therefore you are required to be present throughout the event in order to receive CE credits.
• Respect all other participants during the event as though you would if you were sitting with the other attendees at a conference table:
  • Dress appropriately
  • Be in a private location void of distractions
  • Do not multitask
  • Do not drive during an event
  • Remain on mute unless you are sharing with the group

Accommodations and Policies

Close Captioning is available for live webinars and recorded video presentations.

You can click on the following links to view our policies:

• Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities.
• Cancellation Policy
• Grievance Policy
• Support Options
• Disclosure Statement