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What is CBT?
Overview
CBT is a highly effective and well-established type of psychotherapy used to treat a range of conditions including anxiety, depression, pain and insomnia. It has been proven to be equally effective online as in person. CBT is based in the key ideas that:
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> What we think and do affect the way we feel
> It is not the situation itself that bothers us but the meaning we give to those situations. This explains why two people experiencing the same event can react differently.
CBT encourages us to...
> Develop a practical toolkit of coping strategies to improve our state of mind on a daily basis
> Notice and change problematic harmful and ineffective thinking styles and behavioural patterns that maintain pain and difficulties.
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> Focus on the here and now
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> Identify and strongly define goals for therapy to create a treatment tailored to an individuals needs
> Identify and cut off vicious cycles that prevent us from achieving our goals
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> Approach overwhelming problems in a more positive way by breaking them down into smaller parts
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> Acknowledge how the past has affected the present without attempting to resolve past issues.