What is mindfulness-based cognitive behavior therapy? Mindfulness-based cognitive treatment includes cognitive therapy, meditation, and the cultivation of “mindfulness,” a present-focused, nonjudgmental attitude (MBCT). To further cognitive therapy, therapists John Teasdale, Mark Williams, and Zindel Segal developed the MBCT. They thought that combining cognitive therapy with the Jon Kabat-Zinn-developed mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) method would increase […]