CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) is a practical, evidence-based approach that looks at the relationship between your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

It can be particularly helpful when you understand what you are doing but find it difficult to change the patterns that keep you stuck. Therapy can help you identify unhelpful thinking and behavioural patterns, develop different ways of responding and make changes that are relevant to your everyday life.

I also draw on ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), which is a form of CBT. ACT focuses less on trying to get rid of difficult thoughts and feelings and more on changing your relationship with them, so that they have less control over what you do.

CBT and ACT-informed therapy can be helpful for difficulties including:

• Anxiety and worry
• Low self-worth and confidence
• Perfectionism
• People-pleasing
• Overthinking
• Avoidance
• Confidence and assertiveness
• Relationship patterns
• Panic
• Phobias
• Making changes or dealing with challenges in everyday life

The work is collaborative and focused on what you want to change. We will look at what is keeping a pattern going and work out practical ways to respond differently.

For some people, CBT or ACT-informed therapy may be all that is needed. For others, we may decide that EMDR would be more appropriate, or that a combination of approaches would be helpful.

If you are looking for a practical, evidence-based approach and want to make changes rather than simply understand your difficulties, get in touch for a free introductory call.

Call Peak Counselling on 07801 705 616