Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that is focused on the here and now and is based on psychological research . It looks in detail at the pattern of your thoughts, feelings and behaviours and then teaches you ways of overcoming any problems. The aim of CBT is to break any negative cycles by teaching people to recognise their unhelpful beliefs and to change them to more balanced and realistic ones (not just positive thinking) and to modify any unhelpful behaviours that are helping to keep the cycle going. Research has shown CBT to be effective in many conditions and is recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellance, NICE, in their Guidelines for the treatment of:  Anxiety, Worry, Panic, PTSD, Insomnia, Depression, OCD and BDD