Cardiac Behavioral Counseling
Our Approach to Cardiac Behavioral Therapy
Certain lifestyle behaviors, such as stress eating, smoking, or substance abuse, can contribute to heart disease. Psychological issues, such as anxiety, depression, or stress, can also have an effect.
At our Cardiac Behavioral Medicine Program, we provide personalized care to help people manage these lifestyle factors. We use the most up-to-date research (some of it pioneered here at Stanford) to help people make small, doable changes for healthy, lifelong habits.
Our highly trained psychologists help you identify thought patterns that may cause unhealthy behaviors. With specialized training in heart disease-related issues, we help you make sustainable modifications.
What We Offer You for Cardiac Behavioral Therapy
- Advanced expertise of Stanford’s licensed clinical psychologists, who have specialized training in health psychology, biofeedback, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
- Team-based planning between experienced psychologists, psychiatrists, cardiologists, surgeons, and dietitians, who work together to create an individualized, tailored approach for you.
- Individualized care to work with you in the way you feel most comfortable: one-on-one or in small group classes.
- Robust support services including a support group for women with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), meetings with a dietitian, and a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) class.
- Active research program that includes studies on the psychological impact that SCAD has on women and the use of telecommunications to manage hypertension.
What Is Cardiac Behavioral Therapy?
Cardiac Behavioral Counseling
cognitive behavioral counseling and biofeedback to help prevent and treat heart disease.
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