PsychFit Fact Sheet
Summary of PsychFit
- Traditional psychotherapy performed during fitness instruction and workouts.
- Retrains our minds to perform better, as exercise retrains and strengthens our bodies.
- Developed and implemented by Jane Baxter-Cibel, Ph.D., C.P.T.
- Proven especially effective in overcoming eating disorders, addictions, depression and anxiety.
- Integrated approach is supported by the latest neuroscientific research.
- Applauded by American Medical Association, American College of Sports Medicine, Harvard Medical School, etc.
Therapy Component: Challenge and Correct
- Improves cognitive functioning as it builds muscle.
- Repairs habitual negative and self-sabotaging thinking, which feeds depression and drives self-destructive behaviors.
- Corrects mistaken and pessimistic self-image that the patient is somehow defective and/or unworthy.
- Often reduces or eliminates need for anti-depressant drugs.
Fitness Component: Weight Training + Cardio
- Slow, deliberate repetitions, similar to yoga and tai chi.
- Releases endorphins, improves mood, generates positive emotions, reinforces positive behaviors.
- Patients’ physical accomplishments and improved appearance quickly demonstrate they are capable of self-improvement, correcting negative thinking.
History of PsychFit
- Originally launched in 2003 in Washington, DC.
- Dr. Baxter-Cibel developed basic concepts in the early ’90’s while working as counselor for addicts, DWI offenders and runaway youths.
About Jane Baxter-Cibel
- Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work (University of Maryland).
- Certified Personal Trainer (C.P.T.)
- Sports Nutritionist
- In private practice in Washington, DC, since 1996