Client/Patient
Insurance coverage is a potential barrier to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Opioid Use Disorders (CBT-OUD), while interest in skills is a potential facilitator.
Barriers
CBT-OUD is often delivered by highly trained counselors, and unfortunately, many CBT providers do not take public insurance.
Facilitators
Many patients appreciate the emphasis on learning new coping skills.
Patients often appreciate the time-limited nature of CBT-OUD, relative to some other longer-term talk therapy approaches.