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ABOUT CBT
What is Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)?
CBT is a talking therapy which focuses on the “here and now” difficult and a problem you can face in life. Instead of focusing on the causes of your distress or symptoms in the past, it looks for ways to improve your state of mind now.
CBT can help you to change how you think ('Cognitive') and what you do ('Behaviour'). These changes can help you to feel better (RCPSYCH, 2022).
CBT has been shown to help with many different types of problems such as: anxiety, depression, panic, phobias (including agoraphobia and social phobia), stress, bulimia, obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder among others. CBT may also help if you have difficulties with anger, a low opinion of yourself or physical health problems, like chronic pain or fatigue.
SPECIALTIES
Some of the difficulties we are trained to work with:
Depression/low mood.
Generalised Anxiety Disorder/worry
School refusal
Social Anxiety
Health Anxiety
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Panic Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Anger Management
Eating disorders
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Low self esteem
Long term physical conditions/Chronic pain
Cognitive Behavioural therapy
Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) for Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. For most, ADHD is diagnosed in childhood and lasts through adulthood. Individuals with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, be fidgety or unable to sit still, or be unable to control impulsive behaviours. Evidence suggests that CBT can be an effective treatment to help control these behaviours.
When working with someone with ADHD, whether the client is an adult or a child, treatment usually involves extensive behaviour modification. Organizational skills, and social skills are all areas of focus. CBT treats many of the secondary symptoms of ADHD, such as procrastination and time and task management.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and CBT
There is a fair amount of research indicating that CBT therapy can be beneficial for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.
The CBT therapist may use a variety of ways to treat Autism in adults and adolescents, but the main focus is to change faulty patterns of thinking or behaviour.
Since individuals with ASD often have difficulty understanding and managing their emotions, CBT can be very helpful in teaching them coping skills. CBT can also help improve social skills, communication skills, and self-esteem.
CBT Paola Mcnally
Contact us
Dr McNally offers a 15-minute preliminary phone call, free of charge, to discuss your problems and whether CBT is right for you. The best way to reach her to set up the phone call is by email.
You can contact Dr McNally by e-mail or by submitting a short message through my contact form.
