CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps you identify and reframe negative thought patterns, empowering you to manage challenges and improve your mental well-being.
What is CBT?
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is a widely practiced, evidence-based psychotherapy approach that focuses on understanding and changing unhelpful thoughts, behaviors, and emotional patterns. It is goal-oriented, structured, and designed to address a wide range of mental health concerns by helping individuals develop healthier ways of thinking and responding to life’s challenges.
Key Features of CBT:
- Cognitive Restructuring: CBT teaches individuals to identify and challenge negative or distorted thought patterns, replacing them with balanced and constructive ones.
- Behavioral Activation: Encourages engagement in positive activities to improve mood and reduce avoidance behaviors.
- Skills Development: Clients learn practical tools to manage stress, cope with anxiety, and solve problems effectively.
- Short-Term and Goal-Oriented: CBT is a time-limited treatment focused on resolving specific challenges and creating measurable outcomes.
- Evidence-Based: Supported by extensive research, CBT is an effective treatment for various mental health concerns.
Is CBT Right for Me?
How CBT Works
- Identifying Patterns: Therapists support clients to identify and explore negative thought and behaviour patterns that contribute to distress.
- Challenging Negative Thoughts: Through guided techniques, clients learn to reframe unhelpful thoughts into more constructive and realistic ones.
- Developing Skills: CBT focuses on building practical skills such as mindfulness, stress management, and problem-solving to navigate daily life.
- Implementing Change: Clients practice these new strategies between sessions, creating lasting improvements in emotional and behavioral responses.
Why Choose CBT?
A practical treatment, CBT helps clients find solutions to specific, current problems. By equipping individuals with tools to change unhelpful patterns, CBT empowers clients to achieve lasting improvements in their mental well-being and quality of life.
Applications of CBT – CBT has been demonstrated effective with:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Disordered eating
- Anger problems
- Sleeping disorders
- PTSD
- Phobias
- Addictions
- Chronic Pain
- Low self-esteem
Therapists who work with CBT: Andrew Vespa, Jessica Burgess, Karlynn Wakulchyk.
CBT is effective for those struggling with:
- Depression
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Sleeping Disorders
- Anxiety
- Chronic Pain
- Low Self-Esteem
- PTSD
- Phobias
- Disordered eating
- Anger Problems
- Addictions