Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a goal driven, short term therapy used to change the thought patterns of a patient, which is useful as a quick preventative measure for suicidal ideation. CBT made its first appearance in Turkish mental health treatment in the late ’70s and early ’80s, about two decades after its beginnings in the United States. Since then, CBT has gained a following amongst psychologists and psychiatrists within Turkey. The Turkish Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies (TACBP), the sole association within Turkey devoted to CBT, currently lacks extensively trained members, which limits the progression of Turkish use of CBT. On top of this, many mental health care providers in Turkey lack the funding to attend European Congress conferences for the treatment of mental disorders, thus limiting the knowledge and effectiveness of CBT in Turkey. As time has passed, Turkey has been becoming more involved in international congresses on mental health, which give a positive outlook for the progression of mental disorder treatments within Turkey (Sungur, 2011).