What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that is able to help you manage your issues by changing the way you think and behave. Getting to your core thoughts and beliefs.
CBT is consist of talking therapy and practical exercises, homework, diary keeping and assessment making sure to achieve the desired outcome.
How does CBT work?
CBT is based on the concept that your thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and actions are interconnected. Because of that, your negative thoughts and feelings can trap you in a vicious cycle. That unhealthy pattern only gives you the same unhealthy and unhappy result and produces more from that.
CBT aims to help you deal with overwhelming problems in a more positive way by breaking them down into smaller parts. Setting smaller goals and applying a step-by-step process, and practical approach to achieve your desired outcome.
You will be shown how to change these negative patterns to improve the way you feel and create a better life for yourself and a healthy environment around you. We are in this together! We are going to work together to help you achieve your goal, and improve your well-being and coping skills. You will learn how to spot those negative thoughts and how to balance them. Let's break the cycle!
CBT is focusing to deal with your current problems, rather than focusing on issues from your past.
It looks for practical ways to improve your state of mind daily. As you start to implement your homework and practical tools that we plan together you would be able to recognise how you interpreted situations in the past and how you can handle, interpret and perceive experiences now with a wider viewpoint.
Who may benefit from CBT?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy may be effective in helping people with depression, panic attacks, anxiety, addictions, behaviour compulsions, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, phobias, and similar behavioural, emotional, and mental health challenges.