HEATHER CUFFE
Wirral Psychological Therapies
Psychotherapist, CBT & EMDR
CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave.
It is most commonly used to treat anxiety and anxiety related disorders (e.g OCD, Social Anxiety etc) and Depression or Low Mood, but can be useful for other mental and physical health problems.
CBT is based on the concept that your thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and actions are interconnected, and that negative thoughts and feelings can trap you in a vicious cycle.
CBT aims to help you deal with overwhelming problems in a more positive way by breaking them down into smaller parts. You are shown how to change these negative patterns to improve the way you feel.
Unlike some other talking treatments, CBT deals with your current problems, rather than focusing on issues from your past. It looks for practical ways to improve your state of mind on a daily basis.
RESOURCES
What is CBT? | Making Sense of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) is one of the most common treatments for a range of mental health problems, from anxiety, depression, bipolar, OCD or schizophrenia. This animation explains the basics and how you can decide whether it's best for you or not
(3 minutes)
What happens during a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) session?
(1 minute)
Thought Emotion Action Cycle CBT
A visual explanation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy's Thought- Emotion- Action cycle
(6 minutes)