The Head vs the Heart in CT

In the short time I've been doing (mainly) cognitive therapy, one response I've already gotten tired of hearing in sessions is the response: "Intellectually, that makes sense, but I still feel..." or some variant thereof.

I imagine that this is something many of you have heard a lot, and I am wondering how you address the client who claims to have cognitive understanding, but not the accompanying emotional change.

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Intellectually that makes sense, but I still feel ..., by Jim Pretzer, 3/24/97 Intellectually that makes sense, but I still feel..., by Peter Gambino, 3/29/97 Didactics vs Experiential in CT, by Jim Pretzer, 4/5/97 Didatics vs Experiential in CT, by Peter Gambino, 4/10/97 Experiential techniques in CT, by Jim Pretzer, 4/12/97 Intellectually...but,..., by Mary Deaver, 6/29/97 Does CBT belittle affect?, by Jim Pretzer, 6/29/97 Untitled, by Mary Deaver, 6/30/97 Intellectually that makes sense, by Linda Nauth, 8/10/98 Are Behavioral Experiments Helpful?, by Jim Pretzer, 8/11/98 AN INTERMEDIATE SOLUTION, by JORDI CID, 8/12/98

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