Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a short-term goal focused therapy which has proven to be helpful with treating symptoms of anxiety and depression.

CBT focuses on the way people think (cognitive) and act (behavioural). How we think impacts our emotional state as well as our behaviour in a situation. Given that people can view the same situation differently, and experience different emotional states, the Online Therapy Unit teaches simple but effective strategies for anyone to break the cycle of anxiety or depression.  Clients will learn how to manage negative thoughts and worries, how to manage physical symptoms of anxiety and/or depression, and recognize helpful or unhelpful behaviours which contribute to their anxiety or depression.

This image shows a triangle with the words Thoughts, Behaviours, and Feelings on each point. Showing how these three are intertwined: What we do affects how we think and feel. What we think affects how we act and feel. And what we feel affects how we think and what we do.