All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘CBT’
Cognitive therapy – can thoughts really change how you feel?
Cognitive therapy (CBT)? is a way of identifying typical and recurring thought patterns and establishing more productive ways of thinking.? The premise on which cognitive therapy is based is that cognition’s (or thoughts) directly affect our feelings and so are directly related to anxiety, depression and associated obsessive -compulsive behaviours.? If negative thought patterns can be changed and replaced with …
Read MoreCBT – what happens in a session with a psychologist?
CBT is a highly valuable tool for helping people change their self-limiting language which influences? subsequent feelings and behaviour.? But how exactly does CBT work? CBT psychologists develop a relationship of trust with their client and carefully listen to the language they use.? Self-defeating or negative language is noted, together with examples of where the individual holds unsubstantiated beliefs about …
Read MoreMindfulness and Cognitive Therapy – a favourable partnership
Mindefulness Philosophy and Cognitive Therapy, when integrated, provide a refreshing way of overcoming difficulties.? Cognitive therapy focuses on identifying thinking patterns and developing ways in which they can be constructive and positive.? When this happens, an individual’s sense of wellbeing changes, as they feel better and ‘see the glass half full rather than half empty‘.? Thus, they are more open …
Read MoreCBT – reframing events for immediate wellbeing
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers a systematic was to help people become aware of how negative thoughts affect their feelings and subsequent behaviour. I recently overheard someone say ‘My partner was so irritated the other day – she went to collect someone from the airport and the plane was delayed’.The partner went on to bemoan the wasted time and, as a …
Read MoreCBT and Relationship Counselling
Relationship counselling is an excellent way of improving the quality of your relationship.? Good relationships are based on excellent communication and the ability to care about the wellbeing of another human being.? All good communication of course relies heavily on our ability to identify and communicate our own needs to someone else.? What happens when the stories we tell ourselves …
Read MoreCognitive Behavioural Therapy – Can it help me feel better?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ? often shortened to CBT, is a directive form of counselling and psychological therapy that focuses on understanding how our thoughts affect our behaviour.? It is based on the belief that feelings result from our thoughts and if dysfunctional or negative, result in conditions like anxiety, depression and related actions. We have all experienced times when we …
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