During a course of CBT, a person can learn to:

• identify problems more clearly
• develop an awareness of automatic thoughts
• challenge underlying assumptions that may be wrong
• distinguish between facts and irrational thoughts
• understand how past experience can affect present feelings and beliefs
• stop fearing the worst
• see a situation from a different perspective
• better understand other people’s actions and motivations
• develop a more positive way of thinking and seeing situations
• become more aware of their own mood
• establish attainable goals
• avoid generalizations and all-or-nothing thinking. 

Learning tools for CBT include:

• regular one-to-one or group discussion sessions, or a combination of both
• frequent feedback
• role-playing activities
• ways to calm the mind and body
• gradually increasing exposure to things that cause fear
• homework as...