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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

An evidence-based, short-term therapeutic approach that helps you recognise and change thoughts and behaviours that hold you back.

What CBT is

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured, collaborative form of psychotherapy. It focuses on the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. It is one of the most extensively researched psychotherapy approaches in the world, with strong evidence for anxiety, depression, panic disorders, and many other mental-health concerns.

How it works

  1. Assessment

    In the first sessions we build a shared understanding of what's troubling you and set clear, realistic goals together.

  2. Tools

    You learn practical techniques to recognise unhelpful thought patterns and try out alternative perspectives.

  3. Practice

    You apply the tools in your everyday life — small experiments between sessions, without pressure.

  4. Maintenance

    By the end of therapy, you have built a personal toolkit that stays with you.

Evidence

Why CBT

2,000+

More than 2,000 clinical studies document its effectiveness.

WHO · NICE

Recommended by the WHO and NICE as first-line treatment for anxiety and depression.

8–20

Typically 8–20 sessions — short-term, with measurable outcomes.

My personal approach

I don't apply CBT as a recipe. I adapt it to you.

My CBT training is paired with a deep respect for the way each person lives their own story. I use the techniques as tools, not rules — and our relationship is the foundation upon which any change is built.

Wondering whether CBT is the right approach for you?

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