Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a short to medium term therapy that focuses on the present rather than the past. CBT is based on the premise that emotional distress is caused by the way we think, and that changing our way of thinking alleviates worry, anxiety and emotional distress.
In CBT, the way a person thinks underpins feelings and behavior. The therapist helps the patient to examine their self-beliefs, perceptions and thinking patterns, and identify how these impact on their emotional wellbeing, and actions. Homework between sessions is a key part of CBT, which may consist of journal and diary keeping, as well experiments to test out new ways of thinking and responding.
CBT can be used for those with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorders, bereavement and many more emotional and behavioral problems.
Treatment Centres
More information on the treatment centres offering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can be found by following the links below:
- Cygnet Hospital Ealing, West London
- Cygnet Hospital Godden Green, Kent
- Cygnet Hospital Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Cygnet Hospital Harrow, Middlesex
