COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
DOES CBT ACTUALLY WORK?
Set backs in your life can often generate bigger emotional issues that may show up in your life as social anxiety, panic disorder, generalized anxiety or phobias, they all involve a part of your brain called the limbic system. The limbic system is the part of the brain that processes fear. Studies have publicized that during anxiety, these regions can return to normal after Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
The evidence-informed research has over 1,000 informed evaluations, that not only does CBT can calm down the fear centres in your brain; it can also change the way you think about concerning issues.
CBT is the combination of cognitive and behavioral therapy and how it unfolds may result in the following methods:
- Assessment – to follow a process that may range from conversations to answering questionnaires to focus on what issues are holding you back or you wish to change
- Personal education or psycho-education
- Goal-setting and Practice of Strategies
- Preparation – keeping a diary of certain things/ practicing certain strategies and keeping track of how they may be helping or not
- CBT is categorized as a short-term psychotherapy – it can still take months or longer to achieving your success in your goal setting, as it is not a quick fix. Generally, 6 to 10 sessions are required but the number will vary from person to person