The adult experiences a series of changes in all aspects of his life but it must be remembered that these changes are normal, complications begin when there are mood alterations that influence and affect his family and personal social life where he cannot perform daily activities such as Before this was carried out for this reason, this case study aimed at an adult who presents alterations in the mood caused by unemployment, proposes the implementation of gradual techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy to improve their symptoms and in turn their lifestyle, to In this case study, the implementation of psychological techniques such as direct observation, semi-structured interview, psychometric tests accompanied by their respective instruments were used, which allowed establishing the respective diagnosis and subsequently carrying out the respective therapeutic plan.The adult experiences a series of changes in all aspects of his life but it must be remembered that these changes are normal, complications begin when there are mood alterations that influence and affect his family and personal social life where he cannot perform daily activities such as Before this was carried out for this reason, this case study aimed at an adult who presents alterations in the mood caused by unemployment, proposes the implementation of gradual techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy to improve their symptoms and in turn their lifestyle, to In this case study, the implementation of psychological techniques such as direct observation, semi-structured interview, psychometric tests accompanied by their respective instruments were used, which allowed establishing the respective diagnosis and subsequently carrying out the respective therapeutic plan.El adulto experimenta una serie de cambios en todos los aspectos de su vida pero hay que recordar que estos cambios son normales comienza existir complicaciones cuando aparecen alteraciones del estado de ánimo que influyen y afectan su vida social familiar y personal donde no logra realizar actividades diarias como antes los realizaba por tal motivo este estudio de caso dirigido a un adulto que presenta alteraciones del estado de ánimo causado por el desempleo, se propone la implementación de técnicas graduales de la terapia cognitiva conductual para mejorar su sintomatología y a su vez el estilo de vida, para este estudio de caso se utilizaron la implementación de técnicas psicológicas como la observación directa, la entrevista semiestructurada, los test psicométricos acompañados de sus respectivos instrumentos que permitieron establecer el respectivo diagnóstico y en lo posterior realizar el respectivo plan terapéutico.