Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – CBT Kent
What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (or CBT as its commonly known) is a form of psychotherapy which combines cognitive therapy and behaviour therapies, emphasising the importance of ‘how we think effects how we feel and what we do’.
In simple terms, cognitive behavioural therapy addresses negative patterns and distortions in the way we look at the world and ourselves. As the name suggests, this involves two main components:
• Cognitive therapy examines how negative thoughts or cognitions contribute to a negative emotion
• Behaviour therapy examines how you behave and react in situations that trigger that negative emotion
The basic premise of cognitive behavioural therapy is that it’s our thoughts or irrational beliefs – not external events – that affect the way we feel. In other words, it’s not the situation that determines how you feel, but your perception of the situation.
Your thoughts can block you seeing things that don’t fit in with what you believe which can cause you problems if you continue to hold on to them. So, CBT Kent will help you identify and challenge any unhealthy beliefs. Whilst at the same time helping you identify and reinforce a series of more helpful and rational beliefs – consequently changing the way you feel.
CBT Kent helps you understand that it is not about “positive thinking”. It’s about thinking realistically and logically in situations that are experienced as highly distressing.
How effective is CBT?
Cognitive behavioural therapy is one of the most widely-used therapies and can be effective in the treatment of many emotional disorders. Such as, generalised anxiety disorders, social anxiety, or depression. Alongside phobias, anger management, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Clinical trials have shown that CBT can reduce the symptoms of many emotional disorders. For some people it can work just as well as drug therapies at treating depression and anxiety disorders. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends CBT for a number of common mental health disorders. Source NICE
CBT tends to be a more short-term therapy. Therefore it may be less suitable if you feel generally unhappy or unfulfilled but don’t have troubling symptoms or a particular aspect of your life you want to work on. Or perhaps your problems are less clearly defined or maybe long-term or severely disabling. In which a different type of therapy such as counselling may be suitable because this tends to go on longer and will do justice to the number of problems and to the length of time they’ve been around. More about counselling
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CBT Kent
If you are looking for an effective, trustworthy, non-judgemental CBT therapist in Kent, then look no further than Sian Jones CBT. Becuase Sian Jones employs some of the best CBT therapists and counsellors in Kent . We are here to help you with any emotional problems you may have been experiencing. Anxiety, depression, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for instance. Alongside, eating problems, panic attacks, anger management and mood swings. CBT Kent can help with any type of problem.
Maybe you have just started experiencing these issues and feel you the need to seek help from CBT Kent. Or perhaps you have been plagued with problems all of your life. CBT Kent can help – no problem is too big or too small.
Our CBT Kent therapists provide a safe, warm and supportive environment to help you explore your issues are. Together we will work through them with the aim of resolving them altogether over time.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapists – CBT Kent
Do you find it hard to tell friends and family how you are feeling for fear of being judged? Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT Kent you don’t have to worry. Everything discussed will be completely confidential. You will have a safe place to talk through things without the stress of judgement or criticism.
We have a number of practices and offer CBT Ashford and CBT Tonbridge or CBT Canterbury. Alongside CBT Gravesend and CBT Bromley.
Sian Jones CBT Kent service can help with everything from anxiety, depression, phobias, anger management, jealously, low self-confidence, jealousy and much more.
At Sian Jones CBT Kent, you will be made to feel as safe and comfortable. We will equip you with the right tools to help you deal with any problems. Even after the therapy has ended the door is always open for you should you feel the need to return.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT Kent aims to increase your understanding about negative thinking habits and behaviours and helps you challenge them and find new, more helpful ways of thinking.
Coming CBT Kent doesn’t need to be a frightening prospect. We are confident you will the therapy a pleasant and affirming experience. Which could be the first step towards changing your life for the better. Contact Sian Jones CBT today to find out more about cognitive behavioural therapy.
Taking the step to seek help at CBT Kent doesn’t need to be a frightening prospect. We are confident that you will the therapy a pleasant and affirming experience. Which could be the first step towards changing your life for the better. Contact Sian Jones CBT today. Request an appointment
