What is CT ( Cognitive therapy)

COGNITIVE THERAPY IS ABOUT LEARNING HOW OUR THOUGHTS CREATE OUR MOODS.

In cognitive therapy we discover that we all have inherent tendencies to certain negative thoughts that evoke unhappiness and disturbance-especially in response to particular trigger solutions.

Once we accept that fact , we can learn to spot these negative thoughts as they arise and then challenge and re-think them.

COGNITIVE THERAPY IS BASED ON TWO PRINCIPLES

1 .    Our thoughts and beliefs are connected to our behaviours , moods and physical experiences and to the events in our lives.

2 .    The perception of an event affects our emotional , behavioural and physiological responses to that event.

Cognitive therapy also concentrates on ideas that are unrealistic as these often undermine our self confidence and make us feel depressed and anxious. Cognitive therapy looks at how problems from the past are maintained in the “here and now” – It helps people to learn new methods of coping and problem solving which can be used for the rest of their lives.

Cognitive Therapy is evidence based which means that it has been clinically proven to work.