Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is a solution focused "talking therapy"; it is commonly referred to as CBT. CBT was developed by Aaron Beck in the early 1980s for the treatment of depression.

It's usefulness and systematic beneficial therapeutic effects have been shown to be relevant in the treatment of mood disorders including anxiety disorders, social and other phobias as well as depression. It is used extensively in the management of chronic pain and proved to be highly effective in the treatment of the wide range of dependences from drug and alcohol problems to eating, spending and sexual problems.

CBT is Effective

Often talking about anxiety, depression, a particular phobia or potential problems (specifically difficulties around ; eating, drinking, using recreational drugs or spending too much) has the potential to bring your lifestyle into sharper focus.

CBT is Collaborative

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy involves working with the therapist to identify negative automatic unhelpful thoughts, attitudes and beliefs about current difficulties or your current lifestyle. Once these unhelpful cognitions or factors are discovered, we examine their origins.

Beck believed that negative thinking contributed to depression if left unresolved. Negative unhelpful thinking fuels phobia, anxiety and dependence if left unchallenged.

CBT is Enjoyable

One of the tasks of CBT is to generate as many solutions as possible to difficulties you are experiencing. It can be quite rewarding to look afresh at a situation that has been playing on your mind.

CBT is Empirical

This means that new ways of thinking and doing can be tried out over the course of your therapy. The therapist acts as a mental coach to motivate you onward.

CBT is Systematic

CBT will evaluate your progress, after all if a certain solution does not work why keep trying it?.