What is CBT?
Clear Therapies offers Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which is recommended by UK government NICE Guidelines as the treatment of choice for a wide range of mental health issues. CBT is regulated by the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). All our therapists hold the relevant BABCP accreditation and can be found on the official registrar at http://www.cbtregisteruk.com/Default.aspx.
CBT is a type of talking therapy that aims to help you manage your problems by changing how you think and act.
CBT encourages you to talk about:
By talking about these things, CBT can help you to change how you think (‘cognition’) and what you do (‘behaviour’), which can help you feel better about life. Unlike other talking treatments, such as psychotherapy, CBT focuses on the problems and difficulties you have now, rather than issues from your past. It looks for practical ways you can improve your state of mind on a daily basis.
Common CBT techniques include:
Your CBT therapist will usually set you homework assignments. This may include reading materials, tasks where you can test and practice the techniques you learn, or gradually exposing yourself to situations you're afraid of. Your therapist may ask you to practice replacing negative thoughts with positive ones during everyday events. This isn’t always easy, but by using CBT techniques you can try out different behavioural approaches in real situations, which can help you to make changes. You won’t be asked to do anything that you don’t feel comfortable with.
CBT is a type of talking therapy that aims to help you manage your problems by changing how you think and act.
CBT encourages you to talk about:
- how you think about yourself, the world and other people
- how what you do affects your thoughts and feelings
By talking about these things, CBT can help you to change how you think (‘cognition’) and what you do (‘behaviour’), which can help you feel better about life. Unlike other talking treatments, such as psychotherapy, CBT focuses on the problems and difficulties you have now, rather than issues from your past. It looks for practical ways you can improve your state of mind on a daily basis.
Common CBT techniques include:
- challenging negative beliefs and replacing them with alternative , balanced ones
- problem solving rather than worrying uncontrollably about issues
- developing coping skills such as meditation or relaxation techniques
Your CBT therapist will usually set you homework assignments. This may include reading materials, tasks where you can test and practice the techniques you learn, or gradually exposing yourself to situations you're afraid of. Your therapist may ask you to practice replacing negative thoughts with positive ones during everyday events. This isn’t always easy, but by using CBT techniques you can try out different behavioural approaches in real situations, which can help you to make changes. You won’t be asked to do anything that you don’t feel comfortable with.
What can it help with?Counselling can help with a numerous issues
This is not a exhaustive list of issues, if you have any queries please contact us. |
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