Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

Cognitive therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy that works by helping individuals manage they way they think and behave.

It is thought that our feeling, actions and thoughts are all connected and so if you suffer from mental health issues such as stress and anxiety, your negative thoughts are getting repeated and can often leave you in a vicious cycle.

For those who suffer from mental health issues or cognitive vulnerabilities, thoughts and emotions will be heightened beyond those of an average person. Sensitivity to feelings, distorted perceptions and irrational outlooks are all common, which can result in black and white attitudes. CBT helps you overcome this cycle by breaking them down into smaller more manageable parts.

The Role of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Cognitive behavioural therapy plays a significant role in the talking therapy side of recovery. For those with mental health issues, or mood disorders, opening up can be tough. However, such treatments are necessary to complete, as opening up, digesting emotions, gaining perspective and moving forward are all important milestones of recovery and self-development.

CBT firstly helps by highlighting negative and unhelpful thoughts and feelings. You may currently feel low yet may also lack awareness of how you’re actually feeling and why. The treatment of CBT will help to understand your triggers, along with comprehending your feelings in relation. CBT teaches individuals to challenge cognitions and modify their behaviour, this can then lead to a significant improvement in their mood.

Moving through the treatment process, you’ll learn some proactive skills which will aim to manage your feelings and responses. This is very important, as your response will differ from the next person.

Understandable CBT isn’t for everyone. However, it will benefit clients who are accepting of change, who are open to therapy, who are hoping to improve their future, and also those who will commit to treatment sessions. Through such commitments, cognitive behavioural therapy, in conjunction with other recovery steps can help you restore and stabilise your mind, to grasp positive and useful behaviours, outlooks and responses.

CBT helps you recognise that you are human, that you can experience negative emotions, and that you can rise above those emotions to improve your mental health and quality of life. Make use of such intentions through our treatment hospital here at Nova Recovery.

Experiencing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Sessions at Nova Recovery Hospital

Now you know what CBT is, you may wonder what are cognitive behavioural therapy sessions like? While personal coping strategies and skills will deviate between clients, there is an organic process of CBT to promote advancement.

Treatment will start with a personal assessment to gauge whether cognitive behavioural therapy is suitable for you. Through such assessments, your commitment will be measured, along with the consideration of how CBT will support you.

If suitable cognitive behavioural therapy sessions will begin by helping you understand your problematic ways of thinking, by prioritising your safety, and by highlighting behaviours that are reducing your quality of life. From here, personal skills will be promoted to help you change these negative thinking patterns.

In tandem with the independent part of CBT, group sessions will also be encouraged to help you gain perspective, promote mindfulness, regulate emotions, and help you understand your personal tolerances. While group settings may feel daunting, they allow for you to accept your sensitivities, understand that such reactions are common, and help you build accountability for change.

To recover, there’s a chance that a wide range of treatments will be recommended to you here at the Nova Recovery Hospital, all depending on your diagnosis. However, if you are extremely sensitive to emotional responses, cognitive behavioural therapy may be recommended as a key treatment. Learn how to accept yourself, and develop yourself to lead a balanced, quality life.