What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help improve your mood by changing how you think and behave.

It is a structured and protocol-driven treatment which has been highly researched.  CBT has been recognised as a "gold-standard" treatment outlined by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)  due to the evidence outlining its effectiveness in treating mental health difficulties. 

Throughout treatment, we typically explore and highlight unhelpful patterns or cycles, which inform the goals of our work together.

CBT is effective in treating:

• Anxiety disorders, such as phobias, social anxiety, separation anxiety, health anxiety, generalised anxiety (GAD), agoraphobia and panic disorder

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Depression

• Self-harm

• Low self-esteem

• Chronic Pain

• Insomnia