What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)?

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that merges cognitive therapy and behaviour therapy. Its focal point is on how you believe about the things going on in your life; your thinking , imagery, viewpoints and attitudes or we can say your all  cognitive processes and also see how one’s cognitive processes impacts on the way ones behave and deal with emotional troubles. It then looks at how you can change any negative patterns of thinking or behavior that may be emerging one’s problems. In turn, this can change the approach you feel.

CBT can be of six weeks to six months or more. One does will generally be present at a session once a week, each session lasting either 50 minutes/ an hour. Together with the therapist client will explore what his/her problems are and make a plan for deal with them. Client learns a set of principles that he/she can apply whenever they need to. Ones may find them useful long after he left therapy.

CBT may center of attention is mainly; what is going on in the present rather than the past. Though, the therapy may also come across at your past and how your past experiences impact on your understanding of the present world.

Example of negative thinking that leads to anxiety