Mr. B is a 22-year-old single man. An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselor recommended him for psychotherapy at his workplace. The client lives in his hometown and shares an apartment with one of his best friends from high school. Three weeks ago, Mr. B was subject to formal disciplinary action at work following an outburst of emotion towards his supervisor and a co-worker. He had already been reprimanded twice for “losing his temper” at work. After three sessions with the EAP counselor, the counselor noted that the client had become increasingly depressed, irritable, and discouraged during this brief intervention. The EAP counselor felt that Mr. B needed more prolonged outpatient therapy and referred him to our agency. Counseling Theory For this case conceptualization, the use of Cognitive Behavior Theory (CBT) is implemented during the duration of MB's counseling sessions. The Cognitive Behavior Theorist correlates with clients' need to establish long-term functional behavioral strategies for managing anger. CBT is best for targeting social cognition as well as individual constructions of reality. It can combine a variety of techniques such as relaxation‚ cognitive restructuring‚ problem solving‚ and stress inoculation‚ it is theoretically unified by the principles of learning theory and information processing. This approach has generated much interest in the treatment of affective disorders such as anxiety and depression. This theory assumes that to control or manage the thought process, the desired behavior or change will follow. Mr. B's anger, by his own admission, is gradually deteriorating to the point where his current job is in jeopardy. The basic principles of CBT involve...... middle of paper ...... experiences" are used. To further consolidate skills, individuals may even be asked to help others with similar problems. SIT also recognizes that stress Individual experiences are often endemic, institutional and unavoidable. As a result, the SIT often helped clients modify environmental settings and/or worked with significant others to modify environmental stressors Role of the Therapist This theory assumes that controlling or managing the thought process Then, the. desired behavior or change will follow. The therapist serves as a coach to build a therapeutic relationship with the client while teaching the client how to become their own therapist. Therapy sessions will use homework, modeling desired behaviors, and relaxation. techniques for example. The relationship is therefore a collaborative relationship..