Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychological treatment used to help people with a variety of different mental health problems. CBT is based on the idea that psychological difficulties often result from the interplay of thinking patterns, emotions, actions, and situations. Learning CBT can give you greater insight in the types of thought patterns that generate your depressive, anxious, angry or many other problematic and distressing emotions and reactions that are having a significantly negative impact on your life.

Research has suggested that CBT should be considered the first line of treatment for depressive and anxiety disorders, it is that effective.

CBT will target the hopeless and negativistic thoughts in depression, the helpless and catastrophic thoughts that trigger anxiety and, overall, the types of thoughts that negatively impact a person’s mental health. CBT involves learning to identify problematic patterns of thinking, emotions and actions and to change behaviours and develop new coping skills.

CBT is particularly effective for depression, anxiety disorders, problems with anger, and general stress. There is also evidence that CBT is helpful for people struggling with substance use problems, symptoms of psychosis, chronic pain, and other problems.