Dr. Janeen Locker is a licensed clinical psychologist and CBT therapist serving Santa Monica and the greater Los Angeles area. She offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, personality disorders, and adolescent mental health — integrated with other evidence-based approaches for a fully personalized treatment plan.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the most extensively researched and widely practiced forms of psychotherapy in the world. It is based on the principle that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected — and that changing unhelpful thought patterns can produce lasting improvements in how we feel and act.
Unlike some forms of therapy that focus primarily on the past, CBT is largely present-focused. It is structured and goal-oriented, with measurable progress and a clear endpoint in mind. Sessions typically involve identifying and examining automatic thoughts, challenging distorted beliefs, and practicing new ways of responding to difficult situations.
Dr. Locker uses CBT as one tool within a broader integrative approach — often combining it with psychodynamic exploration, DBT skills, EMDR for trauma, and clinical hypnosis to create a treatment plan that addresses the whole person, not just presenting symptoms.
Understanding how CBT differs can help you decide if it's right for you.
CBT has among the strongest evidence bases of any psychological treatment. Here are the areas where Dr. Locker applies CBT within her practice.
Identifying and restructuring the negative automatic thoughts and behavioral patterns that maintain depressive episodes.
Generalized anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, and specific phobias — through cognitive restructuring and gradual exposure.
CBT is a first-line treatment for bulimia and binge eating disorder, and is used as part of comprehensive treatment for anorexia.
Eating disorder treatmentDBT — a specialized form of CBT — is the gold standard treatment for BPD and related presentations involving emotional dysregulation.
CBT is highly effective for teenagers with depression, anxiety, school refusal, and social difficulties — with age-appropriate techniques.
Building resilience and practical coping skills for high-stress life situations — professional, relational, and health-related.
Dr. Locker does not practice CBT in isolation. Her Yale-trained background in psychodynamic therapy, her EMDR certification, and her DBT expertise allow her to weave modalities together — giving each patient exactly what their situation calls for.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based form of psychotherapy that helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is structured, goal-oriented, and one of the most researched forms of therapy, with strong evidence for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and many other conditions.
CBT has strong research support for depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, OCD, eating disorders, PTSD, personality disorders, and adolescent mental health concerns. Dr. Locker integrates CBT with other approaches such as DBT, psychodynamic therapy, and EMDR to create individualized treatment plans.
CBT focuses on the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the present — rather than exploring the distant past at length. It is typically more structured and shorter-term than psychodynamic therapy, with clear goals and measurable progress. Dr. Locker often integrates CBT with deeper exploratory approaches for a more comprehensive treatment.
Many people begin to notice improvement within 8 to 16 sessions for focused concerns. Complex or longstanding difficulties may require longer treatment. Dr. Locker works collaboratively to set goals and review progress, adjusting the approach as needed.
Yes. Dr. Janeen Locker provides Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at her practice located at 3101 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 304, Santa Monica, CA 90405. She offers a free initial phone consultation — call +1 (310) 850-3933 to get started.
Dr. Locker does not accept insurance directly, but will provide a superbill upon request that you can submit to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement. It's worth calling your insurer to ask about your out-of-network benefits before your first session.
Dr. Locker does not charge potential patients who call to ask about her services. Your first conversation is free.
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