Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and how these interact to maintain certain patterns.

This approach is particularly helpful for understanding cycles like overthinking, self-criticism, anxiety, and avoidance. You might notice your mind anticipating what could go wrong, replaying situations, or placing high expectations on yourself. These thought patterns can feel automatic and convincing, even when they aren’t helpful.

In CBT, we work together to identify these patterns and gently challenge them. This isn’t about dismissing your thoughts, but looking at them in a way that creates more flexibility and perspective.

We also look at behavioural patterns, the things you do in response to these thoughts and feelings. This might include avoiding situations, over-preparing, seeking reassurance, or holding back from expressing yourself. While these behaviours can reduce discomfort in the short term, they often reinforce the cycle over time.

A key part of CBT is introducing practical, realistic changes that you can apply in your everyday life. This allows you to experience shifts directly, rather than only understanding them.

CBT is structured and collaborative, and focuses on helping you feel more in control of your responses, rather than caught in patterns that feel automatic.