Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

What CBT Is

CBT is a structured, evidence-based therapy that focuses on how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours interact. It helps you identify unhelpful patterns, challenge negative thinking, and develop practical tools to manage everyday difficulties.

Evidence-based therapy to help you understand and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours

    • Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

    • Panic attacks and panic disorder

    • Phobias (including social and specific phobias)

    • Health anxiety (hypochondria)

    • Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    • Worrying, rumination, and intrusive thoughts

    • Depression and persistent low mood

    • Loss of interest or motivation

    • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

    • Low energy and fatigue

    • Hopelessness or negative thinking patterns

    • Work-related stress and burnout

    • Perfectionism and pressure to achieve

    • Coping with life transitions or change

    • Exam stress or performance anxiety

What CBT Can Help With

    • Negative self-image

    • Self-criticism and shame

    • Difficulty setting boundaries

    • Fear of failure or rejection

    • Sleep problems and insomnia

    • Anger management

    • Relationship or communication difficulties

    • Chronic pain or long-term health conditions

    • Behavioural patterns such as avoidance or procrastination

At Shire Therapies, our BABCP-accredited therapists use CBT flexibly — adapting techniques to each person’s needs, age, and circumstances.

Whether you’re experiencing long-term difficulties or more recent challenges, CBT can help you develop tools for understanding yourself and creating meaningful, lasting change.

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“We are not our thoughts; we are the observers and editors of our thoughts.”

— Aaron Beck