This Popa Bar Abba guy is utterly and completely wrong. CBT is empirically supported and evidence-based. I am a frum guy in a doctoral program in clinical psychology. The study that this Popa guy quoted does not even appear to have anything to do with CBT. I wonder if he even knows what CBT is. Hey Popa, check this one out-
Andrew C. Butler, Jason E. Chapman, Evan M. Forman, Aaron T. Beck, The empirical status of cognitive-behavioral therapy: A review of meta-analyses, Clinical Psychology Review, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 17-31
For those that don’t know, the above is a more recent study than the one popa bar abba cited and it was specifically on CBT and proved that it can be very effective for certain disorders. Original Poster – it works and may very likely be able to help you or whoever you know that’s looking into it. Good luck!