What is CBT?
CBT is a particular branch of psychotherapy that has evolved gradually over the last century or so. Principally, it involves paying attention to the links that exist between our thoughts, emotions, behaviours, physical sensations, and our surrounding environment. One of the main ideas is that all of these are linked in one interactional system and that to help someone who is experiencing distress requires an understanding of how all of these things fit together. For example, if I feel the physical and emotional experience of anxiety in a particular situation, it will influence my behaviour in that I might want to escape or avoid that situation. It is also likely that the reason I am anxious is that my mind is thinking anxious thoughts and telling me that this is a situation that I should be scared of. All of these things need to be considered together if I am to overcome my anxiety and focus on the things that really matter to me.
CBT is usually delivered as a face-to-face talking therapy. It is an active and collaborative form of therapy in which the client is seen as having expertise in relation to their situation, and the therapist is seen as having expertise in psychology. It is the active collaboration of these two experts that helps move the client’s situation forward. There is an emphasis on both parties contributing in sessions, and there is the expectation that the client will also undertake some work on their own between sessions. You can read much more about CBT at https://www.babcp.com/Public/What-is-CBT.aspx
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