{"id":10,"date":"2021-04-20T11:04:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T11:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sunflowercognitivetherapies.co.uk\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2021-05-25T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:34:19","slug":"what-is-cbt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sunflowercognitivetherapies.co.uk\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"What is CBT?"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” full_height=”yes” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column centered_text=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ background_image=”517″ enable_bg_scale=”true” column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”]
<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-8-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#ffffff” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][nectar_animated_title heading_tag=”h5″ style=”color-strip-reveal” color=”Accent-Color” text=”What is CBT?”][vc_custom_heading text=”Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Explained” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:42|text_align:left|line_height:52px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1621949653083{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]\u201cIt\u2019s the small steps we take that help us achieve our long term goals.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT as it is more commonly referred to, is a specialised form of talking therapy designed to help people, explore and understand why they may\u202f THINK, FEEL and RESPOND\u202fdifferently in certain situations.<\/p>\n

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend CBT as a quality and effective\u202f\u2018evidenced based psychological intervention\u2019\u202f to be used for the treatment of both depressive and anxiety disorders.<\/p>\n

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Why should I consider CBT as a therapy?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is supporting evidence from NICE which suggests, children and young people equally benefit from this\u00a0specialised\u00a0psychological treatment as well as adults. It is something that can be adapted to meet the individual\u2019s needs, regardless of age.<\/p>\n

It is a very simple and effective technique that highlights the connection between thoughts, feelings and\u00a0behaviours. When we are involved in any situations where we perceive there to be a threat, it is more than likely that because of this situation our level of anxiety will increase. \u202fAs our anxiety increases, very often, so do our feelings of discomfort and the unhelpful\u00a0thoughts.<\/p>\n

By the time we respond to the situation, it is often in a negative manor that results in the problem only\u00a0spiralling, becoming greater and out of control. \u202fRecognising\u00a0the difficulty at the earliest stage acts as a warning, raising the alarm that if we do not consider a change of thought process or\u00a0behaviour\u00a0then this will only escalate further into feeling helpless.<\/p>\n

Working together\u202f\u2018as a team\u2019, the therapist\u2019s role is to encourage the client to work through the problem areas taking into consideration of how they might be currently thinking, feeling and responding in difficult situations. \u202fThis technique is known as \u2018Guided Discovery\u2019,\u202fone of the many\u202ftechniques used in CBT to reinforce a\u00a0clients\u00a0new found\u00a0knowledge and understanding, enabling them to feel empowered and take the steps in between therapy sessions to achieving their goal.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_cta btn_style=”underline” heading_tag=”h5″ text_color=”#eeb513″ link_type=”regular” alignment=”left” link_text=”Read About Sunflower” url=”http:\/\/sunflowercognitivetherapies.co.uk\/?page_id=606″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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