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What is CBT?

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy. It helps you understand that your thoughts, feelings, actions, and body sensations are all connected. By changing one, you can change the others.

When we feel sad or worried, we sometimes think and act in ways that make us feel worse. CBT helps us notice and change these unhelpful thoughts and actions so we can feel better.

CBT is a team effort. You and your therapist work together to set goals and find solutions.

What can CBT help with?

CBT can help many people with different problems. It's recommended by health experts in the UK, EU, and North America

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) provides independent, evidence-based guidance for the NHS on the most effective, proven treatments. CBT is recommended in NICE guidelines for many different problems, and can help for:

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  • Anxiety disorders (including panic attacks)

  • Depression

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Psychosis and Schizophrenia

  • Bipolar disorder

  • Eating disorders

  • Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)

  • Insomnia (trouble sleeping)

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CBT is also useful for managing symptoms of:

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  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

  • Fibromyalgia 

  • Chronic pain

 

Children, adults, and older adults can all benefit from CBT. It can be done alone or with medication prescribed by a doctor.

How CBT is delivered

CBT can be done one-on-one with a therapist or in a group. The number of sessions depends on the problem but usually ranges from five to twenty sessions, each lasting about an hour.

CBT focuses on your current thoughts and actions, but sometimes it also explores past events that affect you now. Together with your therapist, you set goals and decide what to work on in each session.

Between sessions, you might have tasks to practice what you've learned. As therapy ends, you'll plan how to keep using CBT techniques in daily life.

If you’d like more information, get in touch today.

Email - pathwayscbttherapy@outlook.com

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