Anodyne Cognitive Therapy

Anodyne: (noun) Something that soothes, calms, or comforts. (adjective) That which lessens pain.

What I do:

Anodyne Cognitive Therapy PLLC is a therapy practice that works to provide short term (5 to 10 sessions) therapy for people experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety. Using the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy model (CBT) as well as skills from the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) model, I work to teach you skills to manage your symptoms. My goal is not just to help you cope with and reduce your current distress but teach you skills to help you reduce the likely-hood of future distress. Additional intermittent longer term support and skills training is also available.

Who is Anodyne Cognitive Therapy:

Anodyne Cognitive Therapy is a private practice started by Sudhir Shantinath, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Vermont. Sudhir received a Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Vermont in 1998. At a community mental health center in Montana, Sudhir specialized in adult outpatient therapy, provided clinical oversight for adult foster-care / adult group home programs and started a DBT program. In Vermont he worked for community mental health as a children’s crisis clinician and the Assistant Director of children’s crisis service. Sudhir worked for the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) for 19 years as a clinician. While at UVMMC he worked in the partial hospitalization program and helped develop an intensive outpatient program. While at UVMMC, he was an adjunct faculty member of the UVM department of social work helping to train graduate level Social Work and Counseling interns. Sudhir was a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry with the University of Vermont College of Medicine training psychiatry residents and medical students in CBT and DBT therapy. Currently Sudhir works as an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselor for Invest EAP and is the therapist behind Anodyne Cognitive Therapy.