The Procrastination Cure: Ten Paradoxical CBT Tools

Course Description:

 

Break the Cycle of Avoidance, Guilt, and Stalled Momentum
 

Let’s face it. We ALL procrastinate—therapists and patients alike—and procrastination can quickly turn into a deeply entrenched cycle of avoidance, guilt, self-criticism, and broken promises, leaving people feeling stuck and frustrated.
 
Join CBT pioneer and best-selling author David Burns, MD and Feeling Good Institute Director of Training Jill Levitt, Ph.D. for a live, highly interactive 2-hour training, where you won’t just learn about procrastination—you’ll find the cure.

Throughout the session, you’ll be guided to apply the tools in real time, so you can experience firsthand how ten paradoxical CBT tools work.

You’ll learn how to make your patients accountable in surprising and paradoxical ways, and we’ll make YOU accountable, too!
 

 

Paradoxical CBT Tools You’ll Learn:

 

1. The Triple Paradox
2. The Blue Plate Special
3. Little Steps for Big Feats
4. Paradoxical Inquiry
5. The Five-Minute Rule
6. Your Start Time
7. Problem/Solution List
8. Columbo Technique
9. The “I stubbornly refused” / “mission accomplished” technique
10. The TIC-TOC Technique

 

Attend and experience how these techniques can end procrastination fast!

 

Learning Objectives:

 

After the workshop today you will be able to:

• Identify tempting thoughts that drive procrastination 
• Utilize the TIC-TOC Technique to combat procrastination

 

Training Details:

 

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT
CE Credit: 2 Continuing Education Units (CEs) available for therapists
Cost: Free to attend | $49 for 2 CEs
Open to: Therapists, mental health professionals, and the general public

 

Can’t attend live? Register anyway to receive the recording.
CE credit is awarded only to those who attend live and complete the post-event survey.

 

 

Instructor Bios:

 

David Burns, MD, is an Adjunct Clincial Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavorial 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 credit. 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.