The basic hypothesis of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is that our emotions are greatly influenced by our cognitions. Or, put in plain English, “we feel what we think”.

Anger is, of course, a very common emotion and as such is not necessarily a problem. Getting angry occasionally can be entirely appropriate – I think we can all empathise with people who are angry because their car’s been stolen or someone’s spreading rumours about them. But anger can get out of hand – either through becoming too frequent or becoming too intense – and this certainly can be a problem.

And in today’s hectic lifestyles, anger can seem to be on the rise. Whether or not it is (in reality) increasing, there is certainly plenty anger-related crime reported in the media, perhaps the most obvious being the notion of “Road-Rage”. As a therapist in Edinburgh I see plenty of clients that have some difficulty in controlling their anger. Often the anger appears situational – often being related to a stressful working enviroment – but it can be more generalised as well. And yes, I have seen people with “road-rage”. Even a beautiful city like Edinburgh can’t avoid the rush-hour jams (especially not since the tram-works started…)

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The theory of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is that emotions are closely linked to cognition. Put more simply, CBT says that “the way you think affects the way you feel”. People who think anxious thoughts will end up feeling anxious.

As a psychiatrist who uses CBT techniques, a significant proportion of my clients suffer from anxiety. Edinburgh is a beautiful city and a wonderful place to live, but as in any urban enviroment, individuals can start to feel stressed out and anxious. Thus it is important for me to help each client to become familiar with their own ways of thinking, and to help them to identify ways in which their thinking patterns may be contributing to their emotional problems.

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Most recommended treatment for depression, psychodynamic theory or cognitive behavioral therapy and why?

My psychologist wants to do it with me but I think it’s bull. I don’t want to do it.

She is still insisting we do it. I don’t take it seriously. I’m depressed but I don’t think that this is going to help. I don’t want to do it but the court has mandated that I get therapy.

can cognitive behavioral therapy help people who have bad anxiety and as a result have been emotionaly numb(lacking emotions, empathy, and connection to others) for a couple of years?

if succesful will this person be able to feel emotions and empathy again?

In the WEGO Health community on Asthma and Allergies

http://forums.wegohealth.com/forums/viewthread/283_32/

we were talking about how our insurance companies wouldn’t pay for needed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

I was wondering how much an average session cost, and whether people could just make online communities that went through a peer-reviewed book together, if individual members couldn’t afford the cost of a session.

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In the dictionary “cognitive” is simply defined as the way one thinks. “Behaviour” is simply defined as the way one behaves. Therefore the subject of “cognitive behaviour therapy” is looking at how one thinks in relation to how one behaves.

As discussed in previous arictles, counselling is the means of looking inwards to find one’s truth and in short, build a better life for one’s self.  

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Both Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy are recognised by many therapists and clinicians as being powerful goal-directed therapies .  Substantial empirical research supports this fact.
The cognitive behavioural approach is to focus on the root of emotional disturbance  –  our thinking. Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy is a methodology whereby hypnosis is integrated into the  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

What is a cognitive and behavioural approach?

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a psychological treatment that is evidenced to be effective at helping people overcome and manage difficulties such as anxiety, depression, OCD, agoraphobia, and other such problems. Cognitive behaviour therapy is a short-term talking therapy, meaning that you will not require input for long periods of time.

Did you know that CBT is also useful at helping people with weight and eating problems? A CBT approach is not about faddy diets but rather you developing an understanding of the psychological blocks that keep you locked in unhealthy eating and weight problems. Most approaches to weight-loss focus on changing your eating and activity behaviours, e.g. through diet and exercise. These approaches do not take account of the internal psychological factors behind your eating and activity behaviours – your thoughts and feelings. I am an occupational therapist and I use CBT Edinburgh to help people who want to overcome weight problems.

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I know a lot of people have found CBT to be very effective while other could greatly benefit in the guidance of others who have “been there, done that”. There currently is no online community for cognitive behavioral therapy, and I have a lot of experience building online communities. Does anyone who is doing/has done CBT think this would be beneficial? If you are interested, I’d be happy to contact you when it goes live… I would say I could have it online in less than a week.