Dr. sokolov practices cognitive therapy (ct) as described by aaron beck. her client, davis, tells her that he is a total failure and has failed at everything that he has ever attempted. in response, dr. sokolov would most likely say:

In response, dr. sokolov would most likely say “Have you really failed at everything you've ever attempted? You graduated from college, right? And high school? Did you manage to drive yourself to this appointment, right? So you must have at least succeeded in passing your driver's test. How can you say that you've failed at everything you ever attempted? What's your evidence for that statement?”
By affecting the perspective in viewing a certain problem , the patient will be much more likely to experience different emotion during the problem management.