We are doing this at the moment in college, pure cbt. It makes a lot of sense for some clients but not for others.
Peejay does a great job of explaining but we were thought the c is not feelings it is the consequence!
So for example, a husband has been working late all week and forgot about his wives birthday( this is the action)
The wife feels unloved and forgotten about( the belief) she then gets very upset and angry at him but doesn't tell him why and he in turn gets angry back and a heavy argument follows( consequence)

In cbt, you would ask the wife why she didn't just communicate that he had not got her a birthday present, or perhaps he had and just forgot to give it to her! She falls into the "awfulisation" trap and automatically assumes the worst.

It would be hard not to feel unloved if something like that happened but instead of her being passive aggressive it might have helped to clearly communicate her anger so the situation could be rectified!

A psychotherapist would explore her feelings and anger and try to find out if they are projected from a past event, perhaps her mom forgot a birthday before and this is triggering some unresolved feelings from the past.

I don't think people realise how important it is to ask your therapist what theory they follow or what method they practise as there is so many and not every method will suit every client.
Cbt will only work with certain behavioural problems

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