Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a structured, evidence-based trauma therapy that helps you identify and change the painful, distorted beliefs a traumatic event left behind — thoughts like it was my fault or I can never feel safe again. Over roughly 12 sessions, CPT teaches you to examine these "stuck points" and replace them with a more accurate, balanced understanding, which for many people reduces PTSD symptoms. If trauma has left you carrying a story about yourself o