Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, is a talking therapy. It has been proved to help treat a wide range of emotional and physical health conditions in adults, young people and children. CBT looks at how we think about a situation and how this affects the way we act. In turn our actions can affect how we think and feel. The therapist and client work together in changing the client’s behaviours, or their thinking patterns, or both of these.​

NICE recommends CBT in the treatment of the following conditions:

• anxiety disorders (including panic attacks and post-traumatic stress disorder)
• depression
• obsessive compulsive disorder
• schizophrenia and psychosis
• bipolar disorder

There is also good evidence that CBT is helpful in treating many other conditions, including:

• chronic fatigue​
• chronic pain
• physical symptoms without a medical diagnosis
• sleep difficulties
• anger management