C-CTherapy® practitioners teach the patient a mental health skill rather than ANALYZING negative experiences from the patient's past. The C-CTherapy® practitioner employs a "what to do" rather than a cognitive therapy "why did you get that way" approach.

A skill-acquisition process, C-CTherapy® follows the same fundamental steps applied in learning how to play tennis, piano, or chess. In learning a mental health skill, however, the subject material and the process is mental instead of physical.

A PARTNERSHIP prevails between therapist and patient as the therapist teaches and the patient acquires a mental health skill.

 In C-CTherapy® treament the patient is obliged to:

• familiarize himself with his own emotional, non-volitional pattern.
• practice C-CTherapy® exercises under the direction of the therapist-teacher.
• tape record each treatment session and between weekly sessions listen to and practice these assigned exercises.