Depression is a common mood disorder that affects individuals from varying backgrounds and walks of life. In the western world depression is the most prevailing mental health issue (Johnson & Thimm, 2017) and worldwide depression is the leading link to the cause of disability and disease-related disability (Charkhandeh, Talib, & Hunt 2016). Today, effective treatments for depression include psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy either separately or combined (Mayo Clinic, 2018). Cognitive behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapy that concentrates on an individual’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors and how these all coincide with the mental health of the patient (Crowe, McKay, 2017). With the growing popularity of psychotherapeutic treatment
