Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Practical support to change your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Sometimes the way we think affects how we feel and behave more than we realise. When we face anxiety, low mood, self-doubt or difficult patterns, our thoughts can become unhelpful or overly negative. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps you recognise and shift these patterns so you can feel more balanced, in control and connected to what matters most to you.

As a psychologist, I offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as a practical and evidence-based way to help you build self-awareness, reduce distress and make meaningful changes that improve your everyday life.

What Is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a structured psychological approach that focuses on the connection between thoughts, emotions, physical sensations and behaviours. When we become more aware of our thinking patterns and how they influence how we feel and act, we can begin to challenge unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more realistic and compassionate ones.

Rather than only talking about problems, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy provides clear strategies to help you work through them. This includes learning new skills, building healthier habits and finding new ways to respond to difficult situations.

This is a collaborative and goal-oriented process where we work together to understand what is going on, break it down into manageable parts and find practical ways to improve your wellbeing.

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How Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Can Help

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is highly effective for a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties, including:

Anxiety and worry
Panic attacks and phobias
Low mood and depression
Stress and burnout
Self-criticism and low self-esteem
Perfectionism
Sleep difficulties
Unhelpful habits and behaviours
Relationship stress
Decision making and life transitions

CBT can also help when you feel generally overwhelmed, stuck or out of alignment with how you want to live.

Healing Trauma and Relationship Difficulties

Trauma, especially when experienced early in life or in close relationships, can shape how we view ourselves, others and the world. It can lead to beliefs that we are unsafe, unworthy or that people cannot be trusted. These beliefs affect how we feel, behave and connect with others.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps bring these patterns into awareness and gently shift them. Together we explore how trauma-related thoughts and behaviours impact your present life and relationships. We work on developing new ways of responding that feel safer, more balanced and better aligned with your values and needs.

In relationships, CBT supports you to understand unhelpful cycles, improve communication and build emotional awareness and regulation. Whether you want to strengthen your relationship with yourself or others, CBT offers a compassionate and clear framework for healing and growth.