How can we help?

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What is CBT? 

CBT, or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, is a talking therapy. It has been proved to help treat a wide range of emotional and physical health conditions in adults, young people and children. CBT looks at how we think about a situation and how this affects the way we act. In turn our actions can affect how we think and feel. The therapist and client work together in changing the client’s behaviours, or their thinking patterns, or both of these.

CBT works 

There is a great deal of research evidence to show that CBT works effectively in treating depression. This research has been carefully reviewed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). NICE provides independent, evidence-based guidance for the NHS on the most effective ways to treat disease and ill health. CBT is recommended by NICE for the treatment of anxiety disorders

NICE recommends CBT in the treatment of the following conditions 

Anxiety disorders (including panic attacks and post-traumatic stress disorder) – Depression - Obsessive compulsive disorder - Schizophrenia and psychosis - Bipolar disorder

There is also good evidence that CBT is helpful in treating many other conditions, including: 

Chronic fatigue - Behavioural difficulties & Anxiety disorders in children - Chronic pain - Physical symptoms without a medical diagnosis - Sleep difficulties -Anger management 

CBT can be used if you are on medication which has been prescribed by your GP. You can also use CBT on its own. This will depend on the difficulty you want help with.

How CBT is delivered 

CBT can be offered in individual sessions with a therapist or as part of a group. The number of CBT sessions you need depends on the difficulty you need help with. Often this will be between five and 20 weekly sessions lasting between 30 and 60 minutes each. CBT is mainly concerned with how you think and act now, instead of looking at and getting help with difficulties in your past. 

You and your therapist will discuss your specific difficulties and set goals for you to achieve. CBT is not a quick fix. It involves hard work during and between sessions. Your therapist will not tell you what to do. Instead they will help you decide what difficulties you want to work on in order to help you improve your situation. Your therapist will be able to advise you on how to continue using CBT techniques in your daily life after your treatment ends.

Bereavement Counselling can support and help people  cope with physical, emotional and cognitive reactions to the loss of a loved one.

Jade has specialist knowledge and experience working with individuals bereft through suicide and murder and the traumatic circumstances that often accompany this type of loss.

Jade is an accredited pregnancy and infant loss specialist with the foundation for infant loss and can offer support following the tragic loss of your precious baby. She is also trained in supporting people through subsequent pregnancies after loss. 

Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post traumatic events. We can help you overcome these symptoms and guide you through the process of grief and healing. 

Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience at some point in our lives. Through counseling and treatment, we are able to help you recover motivation, perspective, and joy that you once had in your life. 

Addiction often develops as means of coping with difficult situations and emotions . There is usually short term gain or pleasure, however the long term effects can often be destructive and life changing. 

We can treat the following addictions:

Drugs 

Alcohol 

Gambling 

Sex 

Social Media 

shopping 

CBT is often recommended as a treatment for eating disorders, It can help you  overcome many of the distorted thoughts about self, body image and self-esteem. Therapy will also help you to challenge and positively change many of the unhelpful behaviours associated with various eating disorders 

In the UK, CBT remains the treatment of choice for OCD by the National Institute for Health and Clinical excellence  (NICE) 

The best way to treat a phobia is by gradual  and repeated exposure  to the fear in a safe and controlled way. In therapy you will learn to tolerate feelings of fear and anxiety until it passes and reactions to the fear stimulus  becomes manageable.