The case has been greatly shortened, personal information and details that may indicate the client’s personality have been removed. Everything is done only with the consent of the clients. Lately there have been a lot of requests for social phobia, so I continue to delve deeper into this topic. A client, whom we will call Anna, came to me due to depression and social phobia, which greatly affected her daily life. Anna described her condition as a constant heaviness and tension in her soul, a constant fear of social events or people. From YouTube and other resources, she realized that she had social anxiety disorder. She tried to cope on her own, since she was a teenager, but things went with varying degrees of success. In the end, she felt hopeless and thought that she would never cope with this. When discussing the details of her childhood, it turned out that Anna experienced a feeling of invisibility from an early age due to the negative influence of close relatives. This negative experience led to the formation of beliefs that formed the basis of her depression and social anxiety. Relationships with her classmates had not yet developed; Anna was very shy. Then she moved to another school, where, due to shyness, it was difficult to make friends with someone. The approach for Anna’s work was cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). During therapy, Anna's main goals were: changing negative thinking, developing communication skills, overcoming social phobia to improve her quality of life. One of the main CBT techniques we focused on was cognitive restructuring. First, we found a connection between the emergence of Anna's negative emotions and beliefs and their source in the past. We then began to work on changing these beliefs by developing more adaptive thought patterns. We also provided training in relaxation techniques and stress management strategies to help them cope with anxiety and fear associated with social situations. Another important part of the work was the use of behavioral experiments. We worked on slowly and gradually exposing Anna to situations that made her anxious and afraid so that she could gradually overcome her social fears and beliefs. This allowed her to gradually overcome her fears and improve her ability to communicate with other people. What other techniques were used: 1. Methodology for setting up hypotheses and testing them. Helps you realize and test your negative beliefs through real experience.2. Assertiveness training. Development of communication skills and the ability to set boundaries in relationships with other people.3. Several group therapy meetings where it was possible to practice all the skills and get feedback. Of course, the methods do not replace the therapeutic relationship, which is a very important component of therapy and it is important to build it first 🙏 As a result of working using cognitive behavioral therapy, Anna was able cope with depression and social anxiety. She learned to recognize and change her negative thought beliefs, developed strategies to cope with anxiety in social situations, and became more self-confident. Anna began attending social events, making new friendships, and becoming more involved in her community. Ultimately, cognitive behavioral therapy was an effective tool in helping Anna overcome depression and social anxiety, allowing her to change the way she viewed herself and the world around her. world, and as a result improve the quality of your life🌿