My approach uses CBT to explore the connection between your thoughts, feelings and behaviours, helping you recognise unhelpful patterns and develop more balanced ways of thinking and responding.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured, practical form of psychological therapy that explores the connection between the way you think, how you feel and how you respond to situations.
When you are dealing with anxiety, low mood, stress or other emotional difficulties, it can sometimes feel as though your thoughts and reactions are happening automatically. CBT helps you slow this process down, understand the patterns involved and develop more helpful ways of responding.
Rather than simply focusing on what is happening, CBT looks at how you interpret what is happening and how those interpretations may influence your emotions and behaviour.
CBT is based on the idea that our thoughts, emotions, physical responses and behaviours are closely connected.
For example, a difficult situation may lead to a negative or unhelpful thought. That thought can influence how you feel emotionally and physically, which may then affect what you do next. Your response may provide short-term relief but unintentionally reinforce the original problem.
CBT helps you identify these patterns and understand where changes can be made.
CBT can be helpful when you find yourself caught in repetitive patterns of thinking or behaviour that are affecting your wellbeing.
Therapy can help you:
The aim isn’t to simply replace every negative thought with a positive one. Instead, CBT helps you develop a more balanced and realistic way of looking at situations, so that your responses become more useful and manageable.
One of the strengths of CBT is that it gives you practical skills that can be applied outside the therapy room.
Rather than making you completely dependent on therapy, the approach encourages you to understand your own patterns and gradually develop the ability to work through difficulties independently.
CBT is an evidence-based psychological approach with substantial research supporting its use for a range of emotional and psychological difficulties. It is also recommended within the NHS for a number of mental health conditions.
At London Psychologist Centre, CBT is tailored to your individual needs and can also be combined with other appropriate therapeutic approaches when this is considered beneficial for your personal circumstances.
Recognise the thoughts, beliefs and behaviours influencing how you respond to situations.
Identify cycles that repeatedly lead to anxiety, distress, avoidance or other difficulties.
Learn techniques that you can continue using in everyday situations.
Build the confidence to recognise and manage unhelpful patterns yourself.
Request an Initial Psychological Assessment to discuss your concerns and explore the most appropriate way forward.
