CBT: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

What is CBT?

​Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a highly effective, evidence based talking therapy that uses various techniques and tools to help you change unhelpful ways of thinking and behaving. By changing the way you think and behave you can positively influence the way that you feel emotionally.

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How can CBT help me?

​CBT has a very strong evidence base to support its effectiveness in helping with a variety of problems including;

• Depression

• Excessive worry

• Anxiety

• Low self esteem

• OCD

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Anger management

• Phobias

• Panic Attacks/Agoraphobia

• Chronic fatigue syndrome

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Does CBT work?

​CBT has been found to be very effective for a wide range of problems. There are numerous scientific studies that provide evidence that CBT is a reliable and long-lasting treatment for many conditions. It is the recommended treatment by the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) for many common mental health problems including depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD and panic attacks. Research shows that CBT works equally well online, while also offering greater convenience and flexibility than face to face sessions.

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What to expect in CBT sessions?

​The first session will be an assessment, where we’ll take time to get to know each other and explore your specific difficulties in more detail. It’s a chance for both of us to decide whether we feel comfortable working together and whether CBT seems like the right approach for you. This session also provides an opportunity to begin thinking about your goals for therapy, which will help guide our work and measure progress.

 

CBT mainly focuses on your current thoughts and behaviours, but we’ll also consider how past experiences may have contributed to the challenges you're facing now, especially in the early sessions. Sessions are highly collaborative, and we’ll work closely together throughout to make sure the therapy is tailored to your needs and supports you in achieving meaningful progress. A key aim of therapy is to equip you with practical skills and strategies you can use throughout your life to support lasting change. Like learning any new skill, practice is essential. That’s why tasks or ‘homework’ between sessions are an important part of the process.