Evergreen Certified CBT Clinician
Consultation
The applicant must present and pass overall on 2 clinical case studies in CBT-focused case review consultation sessions, with an Evergreen Certifications Approved Consultant*. The consultation sessions must be completed within 2 years of completion of education hours.
The following information should be included in the case presentation (it may be helpful to prepare with writing this information out and/or bring a transcript of the session to consultation):
- Case conceptualization of presenting issue, including cognitions and behaviors
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Agenda of session, including:
- Check-in
- Objectives prepared for session
- Treatment plan and goals
- Session skill activity
- Session summary and feedback
- Client homework/behavioral experiment
- Application of evidence based diagnostic specific CBT skills
To be approved for CBT-C certification, applicants must pass with an overall score of 3 or 4 in each category on the Case Consultation Form. If any scores are below this, the applicant should reach out to Evergreen at info@evergreencertifications.com for next steps if still interested in obtaining the certification.
Sample CBT-C Case Consultation Form can be found here
*If you are working with a CBT consultant that is not listed as an Evergreen Certifications Approved Consultant, please have the consultant send a copy of their professional license and CV for Evergreen to review for approval to consultant@evergreencertifications.com
Avidan Milevsky , PhD, LCPC, CBT-C
Maryland, USA and Israel,
Biography:
Avidan Milevsky, PhD, LCPC, has over 20 years of experience specializing in the broad application of cognitive behavioral interventions for multiple client difficulties. He is an associate professor of psychology at Ariel University and a psychotherapist at The Center for Mental Health in Bet Shemesh, Israel. He also serves as a psychotherapist at Wellspring Counseling in Towson, MD.
His clinical research has produced over 100 conference presentations, more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and six books including Will I Ever be Happy Again, Understanding Adolescents for the Helping Professional, and Sibling Issues in Therapy.
Dr. Milevsky has lectured to audiences in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, and the Middle-East on various topics including cognitive behavioral interventions for individual and family issues, parenting, sibling relationships, and the intersection between spirituality and mental health.
He has been interviewed by national media about his work including stories in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, Real Simple, and Allure magazine. Additionally, Dr. Milevsky is a columnist for Psychology Today and The Huffington Post on well-being issues. He has been a guest expert on TV and radio including an appearance on Public Radio International’s “The Takeaway.”
Charles Jacob, PhD, CBT-C
Biography:
Charles Jacob, PhD, received his PhD from The Pennsylvania State University and completed a year of additional training at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. He has over 15 years of clinical experience conducting and overseeing the delivery of mental health services to individuals with severe mood and personality disorders as well as their families. Dr. Jacob is an expert in Cognitive Therapy, as well as a highly regarded clinician and scholar. He has regularly delivered lectures on Cognitive Behavioral Therapies throughout the country and has been an invited speaker at universities throughout the world.
David M. Pratt, PhD, CBT-C
2571 West River Rd.
Grand Island, NY 14072
Grand Island, NY 14072
Biography:
David M. Pratt, PhD, MSW, is a New York State Licensed Psychologist with 40+ years’ experience working with children, adolescents and families. Dr. Pratt is in private practice at the Western New York Psychotherapy Services in Amherst, NY and a trainer with PESI, Inc. He is presently on faculty with the University at Buffalo, School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education and a member of New York State, Office of Mental Health Advisory Board on Evidence-Based Treatments for Youth. He was the Principal Psychologist at the Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University at Buffalo and Adjunct Professor/Lecturer, University at Buffalo Counseling, School and Educational Psychology department.
Dr. Pratt has conducted numerous trainings in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at local, state, national and international forums. He is the author of CBT Toolbox for Depressed, Anxious and Suicidal Children and Adolescents (PESI Publishing, Inc., 2019) and Advanced CBT Toolbox for Depressed, Anxious and Traumatized Youth (PESI, Publishing & Media, 2022).
Richard Sears, PsyD, PhD, MBA, ABPP, CBT-C
Biography:
Richard W. Sears, PsyD, Ph.D., MBA, ABPP, has given hundreds of workshops on CBT, ACT, MBCT, and mindfulness all around the world. He is a board-certified clinical psychologist in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he runs a private therapy and consultation practice, and has experience in a wide variety of clinical settings. He holds several academic appointments, including at the Department of Clinical Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences with the UC College of Medicine, and has taught graduate-level CBT and case conceptualization courses for two decades.
Dr. Sears is author of over a dozen books, including ACT with Anxiety; The CBT & Mindfulness Toolbox; MBCT for PTSD; and Mindfulness: Living Through Challenges and Enriching Your Life. He is also a sixth-degree black belt in Ninjutsu, once served briefly as a personal protection agent for the Dalai Lama of Tibet, and received recognition as a Zen master.