About Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT is a form of talking therapy which helps you to better understand the ways your thoughts, feelings and behaviours work together.

CBT is a goal-focused therapy, equipping you with the tools in order to make changes and eventually become your own therapist. Alternative coping skills are learnt through work within the session and between session tasks throughout the week.

Initially, we will spend some time together exploring the main difficulties and better trying to understand what is keeping you stuck in the current unhelpful cycle. We can then focus on breaking the vicious cycle that you are in, consider what we can change and begin to introduce more helpful patterns of thinking and behaving.

CBT is an evidence-based therapy effective in treating a number of difficulties including:

• Depression

• Anxiety disorders, including:

  • Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Social Anxiety Disorder

  • Panic Disorder

  • Health Anxiety

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Specific Phobias

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

• Stress

• Low self-esteem