with hypnotherapy
Over the last 30 years Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has
become established as the leading therapy for issues related to
negative emotions such as anxiety, depression and stress.
CBT is based on the principle of ‘emotional responsibility’ which
describes how people can gain control over the emotions they feel
when reacting to events or issues in their lives.
Often it is not the events themselves that cause negative emotions,
such as anxiety, but the irrational or unhealthy beliefs people hold
about themselves, others, or the world in general and through which
the events are viewed that cause emotional disturbance.
CBT both provides insight into and challenges these unhealthy and
irrational beliefs and helps control to be gained over emotions they
drive. This control provides the emotional and behavioural freedom
to act in more positive and creative ways to achieve personal goals,
whether it be passing an exam, coming to terms with a significant
life event or simply being able to enjoy the simple everyday pleasures
again.
The therapeutic process of CBT is a tried and tested approach that
deals with real life issues in a structured and pragmatic way and
that seeks to allow the client to identify those things in their life that
can be changed and to do something constructive about them and
to accept those things that cannot be changed. This represents a
major step towards achieving a balanced inner emotional life.
Typically the first consultation will focus on identifying the specific
problem as well as providing the client with a clear understanding
of CBT, explaining the process of psychological change and the
role of both the client and the therapist.
In second session the irrational negative belief that is maintaining
the problem is assessed in detail, a positive version of it created
and a specific goal for therapy established.
The third session is focussed on challenging the irrational belief
and helping to replace it with a rational alternative .
In fourth session the client is helped to start integrating the insights
gained through practice in their thoughts and behaviour outside of
the sessions. Hypnotherapeutic techniques including visualisation
and direct suggestion can be used ,where appropriate, to help clients
to more fully integrate the new rational beliefs and rid themselves of
their old irrational beliefs that lie at the core of emotional disturbance.
The later sessions focus on the long term maintenance of the new ways
of thinking and behaving learnt in previous sessions.
For more information or to book a free initial consultation
please call :
Tel : 07912 179 041
Email: michael@lewestherapy.com