Are you stuck with a problem and don't know how to work it out?

Would you like to work towards a solution?

CBT is helpful for:

Anxiety

Anger management

Stress

OCD

Phobias

Low self esteem

Poor confidence

Relationship problems
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

This therapy is very effective, particularly in anxiety states, phobias, anger control, compulsive behaviour and OCD. It works very well with low self esteem and lack of confidence, relationship problems and work related stress. In fact cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy can help with all manner of conditions that are causing you poor psychological health. 

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy.  It has been well researched and evaluated for its clinical effectiveness.  Cognitive behaviour therapy uses language and thinking (cognitions) to bring about change and behaviour.  Cognitive refers to the way we think, our beliefs, memories and images of the past or present.  The way we see the world.  The way we think helps us to define our mood.

Our thoughts have a large effect over the way we feel and our mood.  Our mood by and large effects the way we behave.  For example, thinking about something sad can lead to a low mood and in a low mood our behaviour could be not wanting to talk to people or wanting to be alone.  Thinking about something good can lift our mood and we behave towards people in a more positive way.

People who are 'stuck' within a problem hold rigid inflexible beliefs that lead to unhelpful thinking.

Discovering what this belief might be, is part of the therapy.  You can learn how to reflect on this belief and realise the impact it has on your psychological well being. Once seen for what it is i.e irrational and unhelpful, you can learn how to replace unhelpful thoughts with less challenging ones.

Some of us hold such high expectations for ourselves.  So high that in fact, that it would be impossible to live up to them 100% of the time.  Yet still we hold this belief about ourselves ignoring the fact that we are all fallible human beings. When we don't get what we demand of ourselves, we consider ourselves to be failures.

This therapy teaches self acceptance.  It's fine to want to be the best but destructive to the psyche to always demand it!

We often make huge assumptions of the power of others over our mood and behaviour.  For example 'he makes me so angry!'  Is this really possible?  Could this person go around actually making people angry? Would it be more logical to look at our reactions to this person?  Instead of 'he makes me angry, how about 'I allow myself to get so angry when he behaves in that way."  In this way we take responsibility for our own emotions and we realise that we actually have a choice over the way we think and behave.

CBT helps you to explore the root of your emotional disturbance and teaches you how to deal with it so that you can repair your own psychological disturbances.  It is always goal focused and collaborative.