Inside the Therapy Room: Live with Dr. David Burns

Course Description:

 

Join us for a unique opportunity to observe in real time how therapy unfolds with world-renowned psychiatrist and author Dr. David Burns—creator of TEAM-CBT. In this live, unscripted demo, David together with Dr. Jill Levitt will navigate the full arc of a session: empathy, measurement-based feedback, agenda setting, resistance-melting reframes, cognitive and behavioral methods, and powerful breakthrough moments.

 

You’ll witness what works (and what doesn’t), and come away with practical tools you can use right away—in your own life or in your work with clients.

 

Following the live session, Dr. Burns and Dr. Jill Levitt will lead a teaching discussion and Q&A to deepen your understanding of the methods used, highlight common errors therapists make, and help you translate what you've learned directly into your own practice.

 

This live online workshop is open to therapists and the general public, offers 4 CEs for therapists, and provides an in-depth look into what is most effective in the therapy room.

 

What You'll Gain:

 

Strengthen Your Clinical Skills

Learn the specific interventions that differentiate average therapy from breakthrough therapy—including how to detect empathy errors, track progress in real time, and address hidden roadblocks to change.

 

Learn Methods That Create Rapid, Lasting Change

See how TEAM-CBT cognitive, behavioral, and reframing tools are applied in the real world—where clients' emotions shift quickly, session flow changes instantly, and every word matters.

 

See Expert Therapy in Action

Watch as Dr. Burns works moment-by-moment to build connection, understand the root of the client's suffering, reduce resistance, and spark rapid change.

 

Experience the TEAM-CBT Framework

Observe how Testing, Empathy, Agenda Setting, and Methods come together to create deeper impact and stronger therapeutic outcomes.

 

Learning Objectives:

 

• Describe one benefit of measurement and symptom tracking
• Identify one common empathy error in therapy
• Explain the purpose of Positive Reframing in reducing resistance
• Name two cognitive distortions common in anxiety and depression

 

Workshop Details:

 

Date: Friday, January 16, 2026

Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT / 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Duration: 4 hours

CE Credit: Earn 4 Continuing Education Units (CEs)

Format: Live online workshop via Zoom. A recording will be shared with all registrants. CE credit is only available to those who attend live.

 

Choose How You'd Like to Attend

 

Option 1 — Event Only Ticket (free or $115 for 4 CEs)

Option 2 — Event Ticket + CBT All Access ($115)

 

CBT All Access is a monthly membership that includes this event plus TEAM-CBT certification, live practice, case consultation, 20+ home study CE hours, special events & more. Cancel anytime.

 

Don't Miss This Unique Training Experience

 

Whether you're an early-career clinician or a seasoned therapist wanting to sharpen your skills, this workshop offers one of the most powerful learning formats available: watching expert therapy unfold in real time.

Expect insight. Expect challenge. Expect transformation—both for the volunteer and for your own clinical practice.

Secure your spot today. Space is limited for this live online event.

 

 

Instructor Bios:

 

David Burns, MD, is an Adjunct Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is an award-winning researcher and teacher, the bestselling author of self-help books, including Feeling Good, with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, and the host of the Feeling Good podcast, which has received over 9 million downloads.

 

Dr. Burns was a pioneer in the development of cognitive therapy, and is the creator of TEAM-CBT, which makes rapid recovery from depression and anxiety possible. His Feeling Great app triggers 60% to 70% reductions in feelings of depression and anxiety in less than one day.

 

Dr. Burns graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College, earned his MD from Stanford, and completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He later served as Acting Chief of Psychiatry at Penn and as a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School.

 

Dr. Jill Levitt is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Director of Training at the Feeling Good Institute in Mountain View, CA. Dr. Levitt has almost 20 years of experience conducting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and has been trained by some of the world's leaders in CBT. She has co-written several scholarly articles in the areas of OCD, PTSD and Panic Disorder. Most recently she has been co-teaching CBT with Dr. David Burns at the Stanford University School of Medicine in her role on the Adjunct Clinical Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She also trains other therapists in David Burns' model of CBT called TEAM-CBT Therapy. She is a certified Level 5 Master Therapist and Trainer in TEAM-CBT Therapy. Dr. Levitt teaches both in-person and online workshops for Feeling Good Institute on CBT methods, reducing resistance in psychotherapy, and improving the effectiveness of psychotherapy.

 

Continuing Education Accreditation

*The Feeling Good Institute (FGI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Feeling Good Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Feeling Good Institute Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0175. The Feeling Good Institute (FGI) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6750. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. FGI is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Feeling Good Institute, #1442 is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Feeling Good Institute maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 05/30/2024–05/30/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits. Feeling Good Institute, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0678. A certificate of attendance will be emailed to attendees who attend 100% of the training within a week of completion of the workshop survey. Individuals with disabilities requiring special accommodations please contact Dr. Maor Katz at maor@feelinggoodinstitute.com.