Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for non-specialists

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Cognitive Behavioural

Therapy (CBT) a very

brief introduction

Dr Pooky Knightsmith

@PookyH

Helps us to feel better by changing the way we feel think and behave

Thoughts

FeelingsActions

Helps us to feel better by changing the way we feel think and behave

Thoughts

FeelingsActions

I’m a failure…

Hopeless..

Anxious..

Avoidance

I’m good at this…

HappyConfide

nt..Willing to try

Response Interpretation

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

Marcus Aurelius, emperor AD 161-180

ACTIVITY

You’re stuck in traffic on your way to an important appointment. Discuss one thought that would lead you to feel each of the following emotions:

Anxiety | Low mood | Anger Guilt | Relaxed

We can interpret and respond to the same situation in many

different ways…

Notice Motivate Question Practise

Explore how negative thought / behaviour

cycles might be impacting

Explore the benefits of thinking or behaving differently

Introduce questions to help break the cycle

(Hold that thought..)

? What is the evidence

? Is there an alternative explanation

? How useful

is this thought

? What can I practically

do now?

? What would

I say to a friend?

Notice Motivate Question Practise

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