Feeling Great App

02/20/2026

💡 Research shows that much of the benefit people experience from antidepressants may actually stem from their own expectations, not the pill itself.

So if you got better on an antidepressant, you may deserve far more credit than the medication does.

Dr. David Burns explores what this means for how we think about overcoming depression.

Read more in Psychology Today.

What if the biggest driver of the antidepressant “effect” isn’t the drug, but your expectation? Learn why the placebo effect can create real change and what it means for recovery.

02/19/2026

We ALL procrastinate, and attempts to "help" nearly always backfire.

Join Dr. David Burns and Dr. Jill Levitt for a free webinar where you'll learn 10 powerful paradoxical CBT tools that actually work.

🎥 The Procrastination Cure
🗓 Wednesday, February 25 | 11 AM – 1 PM PT

👉 Save your free seat today: https://feelinggoodinstitute.com/for-cbt-therapists/live-webinar/the-procrastination-cure-ten-paradoxical-cbt-tools

02/11/2026

Transformation may be possible using an automated device.

01/27/2026

💡 Food for thought: do diagnoses help or hurt?

David Burns MD, pioneer of CBT, argues that many “mental disorder” diagnoses pathologize normal human emotions.

Emotional suffering exists on spectrums, and shifting away from diagnostic labels toward drug-free, measurement-based approaches can bring rapid relief.

Read more in Psychology Today.

DSM diagnoses can be useful. But they can also pathologize normal emotions, and the line between "healthy" and "disordered" is rarely as clear as they suggest. Emerging research points to a possible alternative.

12/29/2025

🎥 See Breakthrough Therapy Live

Join us for a live TEAM CBT session led by its creator, Dr. David Burns.

You’ll see powerful tools in action and learn how to use them in your own life, anytime you’re feeling down.

🗓 Friday, January 16, 2026
🕘 9 AM – 1 PM PT
🎟 Free live webinar

🔗 Grab your spot today: https://feelinggoodinstitute.com/for-cbt-therapists/live-online-workshop/inside-the-therapy-room-live-with-dr-david-burns

12/25/2025

Dr. David Burns shares how the Feeling Great app might help. The normal price is $99, but it's completely free for a limited time!

12/15/2025

💡 Think change takes years?

Discover why rapid recovery from depression and anxiety isn’t a miracle or a con. It’s how the brain is wired to heal.

In Psychology Today, Dr. David Burns explains the myth of slow healing — and what decades of clinical work and scientific evidence actually show.

Read more →

Think change takes years? Discover why rapid recovery from depression and anxiety isn’t a miracle or a con. It’s how your brain is wired to heal.

11/25/2025

🎥 Free Webinar on December 3!

Learn how to transform every conversation 🗣️✨

Join Dr. David Burns and Dr. Jill Levitt for a rare, live training on the Five Secrets of Effective Communication.

Learn how to build trust, handle conflict, and connect with others more deeply — at home, work, or anywhere you go.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, December 3 | Time: 11 AM – 1 PM PT

🎟 Grab your free ticket → https://feelinggoodinstitute.com/for-cbt-therapists/live-webinar/the-five-secrets-communication-skills-that-transform-therapy-and-everyday-life

10/28/2025

End Social Anxiety — Free Live Webinar 💬

Social anxiety often hides behind people-pleasing, overthinking, or perfectionism.

Join leading CBT experts, David Burns MD and Jill Levitt, PhD for a powerful session packed with practical tools to quiet fear of judgment and build genuine confidence.

🎥 Webinar: End Social Anxiety
🗓 Date: November 5, 2025 | Time: 11 AM – 1 PM PT

🎟 Grab your free ticket → CBTforSocialAnxiety.com

09/04/2025

Next week: watch therapy unfold 🎥

Don’t miss this rare opportunity on Thursday, September 11 to learn directly from one of psychotherapy’s most celebrated innovators.

Creator of the Feeling Great app, Dr. David Burns will guide a live demonstration with a brave volunteer tackling depression and anxiety.

🎟️ Grab your free ticket and come ready to walk away with insights for your own life! https://feelinggoodinstitute.com/for-cbt-therapists/live-webinar/watch-therapy-unfold-live-with-dr-david-burns

07/31/2025

🎥 New Webinar: End Panic & Anxiety

Step into the therapy room with Dr. David Burns of and Dr. Jill Levitt of and discover the power of exposure therapy to face your fears and break free from anxiety.

✅ Learn effective tools like cognitive flooding and the what‑if technique
✅ See how experts treat panic and phobias in real time
✅ Take away practical methods you can start using today

📅 Wed, Aug 6 | 11 AM PT
🎟 Free registration through the link in our bio

07/29/2025

I can’t wait to share this episode with you, where I got to interview an absolute icon of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dr David Burns.

Dr. David Burns is an Adjunct Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He's an award-winning researcher, teacher, and best-selling author of self help books including Feeling Good, with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, and he’s the host of Feeling Good podcast, which has received over 9 million downloads. Dr. Burns was a pioneer in the development of Cognitive-Behavioral 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, which is what we're all looking for!

Join me, Dr Julie, and my special guest, Dr David Burns, as we break down the fascinating TEAM approach to CBT, and how you can use that new understanding to help you understand & challenge your hot thoughts.

Click to listen now!

https://mycognitivebehavioraltherapy.com/feeling-great-team-cbt-ft-dr-david-burns

To download Dr Burns' amazing FREE CBT app, visit: https://www.instagram.com/feelinggreatapp/