The power of thoughts
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a popular psychological talking therapy with research to demonstrate its usefulness, and is recommended by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the treatment of a range of mental health problems.
CBT is one way of understanding and managing problems. Cognitive means “thoughts” and behaviour means “what we do”. At the heart of CBT is that how we think about an event or a problem affects how we feel (emotionally and physically) and our behaviour. In CBT the client and the therapist work together to identify and challenge negative thoughts and to change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour.
Mindfulness can sit very well within a CBT approach, where the focus is on enabling the person to pay attention to their thoughts and feelings in the present moment, with an aim of enhancing wellbeing when practised regularly.
Understanding more about CBT
If you wish to read more about CBT you might find it helpful to visit The Mind Website on: