Psychotherapy-CBT

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a treatment intervention that aims at assisting the client in understanding and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviour.  In CBT it is believed that dysfunctional thinking influences a person's mood and behaviour. CBT is goal oriented, problem focused, time limited and requires a good therapeutic relationship emphasizing collaboration and active participation. CBT aims to teach the client the skills to identify, evaluate and respond to dysfunctional thinking independently. 

Components of CBT for depression:

- Help clients solve problems.

- Behavioural activation.

- identify/respond to thoughts about their self, the world and their future. 

Components of CBT for anxiety: 

- Better assess risk of the situation.

- Consider and utilize internal and external resources.

- Decrease avoidance.

- Confront situations clients fear by testing negative predictions.