Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has been shown to work in many different areas and has problems. One area not mentioned above that would significantly improve the outcome of a given therapy is the client's willingness to accept the treatment. The goal of cognitive behavioral therapy is to focus on the present and help the client identify their strengths, learn new tools or techniques that they can use in everyday life, and be able to identify different thoughts, emotional and behavioral . patterns that lead to undesirable things