CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
CBT is an evidence-based and structured therapy approach, offering guidance and practical coping strategies to address specific mental health difficulties such as anxiety, anger, or low mood.
CBT involves learning about where a mental health difficulty comes from, how it works and what keeps it going.
Is CBT the right approach for me?
In a typical CBT session, we would look at the relationship between your thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and behaviours. We might reflect on the themes and patterns in how you tend to respond to your thoughts and feelings, and identify the type of thinking styles or coping strategies that might be keeping you 'stuck'. You can learn new and more helpful ways of coping, and acquire techniques that allow you to engage more fully with life and feel more in control of your emotions.
CBT aims for you to 'become your own therapist', as you learn skills and strategies to help you tackle both current and future difficulties. This could include:
- problem-solving
- how to manage intrusive thoughts
- dealing with cycles of rumination and worry
- motivational skills
- engaging with activities that boost mood and confidence
- techniques to calm anxiety
- strategies to address negative thoughts
- reframing self-limiting thoughts and beliefs
- steps to overcome fears
- developing more helpful strategies to cope with stress or difficult emotions
Due to being trained in both CBT and psychodynamic art therapy, I am able to integrate CBT with a more explorative approach. CBT can provide relief for current difficulties and offers quick tools that can make a difference to someone's day to day life in a short time. Whereas a psychodynamic therapy approach works on a deeper level, exploring someone's past and root causes which can provide rich and long-lasting shifts in someone's life and their internal world.
I am passionate about providing CBT in a way that is personalised, compassionate, and creative. There is no single solution or approach that works for everyone. I recommend trying different styles of therapy to find out what you feel is right for you at this moment in time. I always welcome feedback so that I can adapt the sessions and interventions to your unique situation.
CBT can be beneficial for anyone, but may be most helpful for those who want to focus on a particular area or difficulty, and are keen to receive practical guidance to make changes in their life.
The NICE (i.e. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) guidance recommends CBT for depression, generalised anxiety, panic, social anxiety, PTSD, OCD, health anxiety, BDD.
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