Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Understand the connection
Explore how your thoughts, emotions, physical responses and behaviours influence one another. -
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Identify unhelpful thinking patterns
Recognise patterns of thinking that may be contributing to anxiety, low mood, PTSD, stress, or other difficulties. -
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Challenge negative thoughts
Learn to question unhelpful or overly negative thoughts and develop more balanced and realistic perspectives. -
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Change unhelpful behaviours
Identify behaviours that may be maintaining difficulties and gradually develop healthier, more effective ways of responding. -
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Build practical skills
CBT provides practical strategies you can use between sessions to manage challenges and make meaningful changes in everyday life. -
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Create lasting change
The goal isn't simply to feel better in the moment, but to develop skills and insights that help you respond differently to future challenges.
Analyse the Interaction Between
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Your Questions, Answered
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured, evidence-based form of psychological therapy that explores the connection between your thoughts, emotions and behaviours. CBT helps you identify unhelpful patterns, develop more balanced ways of thinking and build practical strategies to manage challenges more effectively.
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CBT therapy can be helpful for a range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, panic attacks, trauma, low self-esteem, obsessive thoughts and sleep difficulties. It can also help you develop healthier coping strategies and respond differently to situations that may be keeping you stuck.
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CBT works by helping you understand patterns between what you think, feel and do. Together with your psychologist, you identify unhelpful patterns and practise alternative ways of thinking and behaving. Over time, these skills can help you respond to difficult situations with greater flexibility and confidence.
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Yes. CBT is an evidence-based treatment for anxiety and is commonly used to help with generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic, OCD, and specific fears. CBT can help you understand anxiety, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and gradually change behaviours such as avoidance and reassurance-seeking.
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Yes. CBT can be an effective treatment for depression. It focuses on patterns of thinking and behaviour that can contribute to low mood, withdrawal and reduced motivation. CBT can help you develop more balanced thinking, increase meaningful activity and build strategies for managing difficult emotions.
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Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. We're here to guide the process, bring ideas to the table, and keep things moving.
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The length of CBT treatment varies depending on your concerns, goals and circumstances. Some people notice improvements within a few sessions, while others benefit from longer-term therapy. Your psychologist will regularly review your progress and ensure therapy remains focused on what you want to achieve.
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Not necessarily. While your history can provide useful context, CBT generally focuses on the patterns affecting you in the present. You don't need to discuss every detail of your past. Your psychologist will work with you at a pace that feels appropriate and focus on the experiences and patterns most relevant to your current goals.