What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy.  It is a common treatment for a range of mental health problems, that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorder. CBT is a type of therapy that looks at your thoughts, feelings and their associated behaviours to improve emotional regulation and develop personal coping strategies that target solving current problems. An issue or event may be seen as disturbing due to the way we are perceiving and thinking about it, changing our perspective by thinking about it differently and becoming aware of our  go to styles of thinking  often called cognitive distortions can in turn reduce the maintenance and onset of sensations and feelings that can feel overwhelming and both physically  and psychologically.

A key part of this is identifying the negative thinking patterns that you may feel trapped in, helping you to break free from these and to feel better.

CBT focuses on equipping you with the tools to address current problems in your life and relieve the symptoms you’re facing, before making links to your past and how your beliefs started.