Clinical Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Leeds & Huddersfield
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
CBT (Cognitive behaviour therapy) looks at how our thoughts affect our feelings and subsequently our behaviour. Our thoughts have an extremely powerful effect on how we feel and quite often because we have grown so used to thinking a certain way about ourselves and the world around us we do not always realise what thoughts are going through our minds on a regular basis and how they are contributing to how we feel about ourselves.
CBT works by understanding and breaking long held negative thoughts patterns and uses effective techniques to develop a more positive and constructive way of thinking that dramatically improves self esteem, confidence and has shown to work well with conditions such as depression depression and anxiety. Depending on the needs of the client, Pam will often use CBT inconjunction with other therapies such as hypnosis and nlp to provide a holistic approach which addresses the individual needs of the client.
What conditions can be helped by CBT?
CBT is a therapy which has been shown to help people with various conditions - both mental health conditions and physical conditions such as:
- anxiety disorders including phobias and panic attacks
- depression
- eating disorders
- obsessive-compulsive disorder
- body dysmorphic disorder
- anger
- post-traumatic-stress disorder
- sexual and relationship problems
- habits
- drug or alcohol abuse
- some sleep problems
- chronic fatigue syndrome / ME
What is likely to happen during a course of CBT?
The first session of therapy will usually include time for the therapist and you to develop a shared understanding of the problem. This is usually to identify how your thoughts, ideas, feelings, attitudes, and behaviours affect your day-to-day life.A treatment plan, goals to achieve, and the number of sessions likely to be needed is agreed at the first session. Each session lasts about 50-60 minutes. Typically, a session of therapy is done once a week.
Most courses of CBT last for several weeks. It is common to have 10-15 sessions, but a course of CBT can be longer or shorter, depending on the nature and severity of the condition. In some situations CBT sessions can be done by telephone.You have to take an active part, and are given 'homework' between sessions. For example, if you have social phobia, early in the course of therapy you may be asked to keep a diary of your thoughts which occur when you become anxious before a social event. Later on you may be given homework of trying out ways of coping which you have learned during therapy.
How well does CBT work?
CBT has been shown in clinical trials to help ease symptoms of various health problems. For example, research studies have shown that a course of CBT is just as effective as medication in treating depression and certain anxiety disorders. There may be long-term benefits of CBT as the techniques to combat these problems can be used for the rest of your life to help to keep symptoms away. So, for example, depression or anxiety are less likely to recur in the future. There is good research evidence too to show that CBT can help to improve symptoms of some physical conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.
