What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)?

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy focuses on how we are thinking, feeling, behaving, and communicating today. Research has shown that CBT is an effective treatment for many psychological problems including depression and anxiety.

How we think about the events in our lives influences how we feel about them. Often we cannot control what life dishes out, but what we can control are our thoughts. CBT is about coming up with new ways of thinking about our lives, and allows us to learn to slow down racing thoughts, become more attentive to the present, and think about our problems in more constructive ways.

Many people seeking therapy do not want to feel the way they have been feeling. By learning to effectively challenge unhealthy negative thoughts, we can better understand our emotions and change how we feel.

CBT helps us to work towards our goals and to become more proactive about our future.

The process of working on our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours helps us improve our relationship skills.

This process of CBT is an active collaboration between therapist and client which helps people to maintain their improvements after therapy has been completed.