Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
As a cognitive behaviour therapist, I regularly work with a wide range of specific issues such as: stress (including work-related stress); anxiety; worry; depression (including bipolar affective disorder); low self-esteem; relationship difficulties; anger and irritability; panic attacks; sleeping problems and insomnia; phobias; obsessions (including OCD); trauma and post-traumatic stress (PTSD); body image issues (including body dismorphia); emotionally-related health problems; health and illness fears; self-destructive or compulsive behaviour; suicidal feelings; and sexuality problems.
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a popular form of therapy due largely to its proven effectiveness for a range of problems. It is often a time-limited form of therapy that focuses on the interdependence of how our thoughts (cognitions) influence how we feel (emotions / physical sensations) and what we do (behaviours), and vice versa. Contrary to some opinion, it also offers rich possibilities for exploring oneself more deeply, often in imaginative and transformative ways.
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can be quite structured, but it can easily be tailored to suit your specific needs, or ‘integrated’ into a counselling or mindfulness-based approach. Applied well, it is a creative and engaging way of becoming ‘your own therapist’.
With CBT, we might explore what is stopping you from living your life as fully as you want to, or even how you were once able to. We can shed light on the connections between thoughts, emotions, bodily feelings and actions in specific situations, and how these affect you. Sometimes the emphasis might be on your thinking processes, e.g. beliefs about yourself or your abilities. Sometimes it might be more on how you are responding to thoughts, moods and feelings. The aim is always to unlock problematic cycles and open up new ways of thinking and acting. Discovering greater freedom and flexibility in how to respond to what's happening in your world makes for a more joyful and creative life overall.
I offer individual cognitive behaviour therapy on both a short-term and a longer-term basis. My practice is based in Brighton and Hove. You can book an initial session to see if this therapy is suitable for you.
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a popular form of therapy due largely to its proven effectiveness for a range of problems. It is often a time-limited form of therapy that focuses on the interdependence of how our thoughts (cognitions) influence how we feel (emotions / physical sensations) and what we do (behaviours), and vice versa. Contrary to some opinion, it also offers rich possibilities for exploring oneself more deeply, often in imaginative and transformative ways.
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can be quite structured, but it can easily be tailored to suit your specific needs, or ‘integrated’ into a counselling or mindfulness-based approach. Applied well, it is a creative and engaging way of becoming ‘your own therapist’.
With CBT, we might explore what is stopping you from living your life as fully as you want to, or even how you were once able to. We can shed light on the connections between thoughts, emotions, bodily feelings and actions in specific situations, and how these affect you. Sometimes the emphasis might be on your thinking processes, e.g. beliefs about yourself or your abilities. Sometimes it might be more on how you are responding to thoughts, moods and feelings. The aim is always to unlock problematic cycles and open up new ways of thinking and acting. Discovering greater freedom and flexibility in how to respond to what's happening in your world makes for a more joyful and creative life overall.
I offer individual cognitive behaviour therapy on both a short-term and a longer-term basis. My practice is based in Brighton and Hove. You can book an initial session to see if this therapy is suitable for you.