CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a short term talking therapy. There has been a lot research that has gone into assessing the effectiveness of CBT and it has been found to be effective treatment for a wide range of problems. It is recommended by the NHS National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines. http://www.nice.org.uk/
The following problems that can be treated effectively by CBT include;
Panic attacks
Phobias
Health Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Insomnia
Generalised Anxiety (excessive worrying)
Low Self Esteem
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Stress
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anger problems
Depression
Body image problems
The main aim of the CBT approach is to enable a person to be their own coach or therapist. CBT uses a collaborative approach. Client and therapist work together to agree on the problems to focus on, the goals of therapy and the best ways to achieve them in practise.
CBT focuses on the ‘here and now’ and can help you identify unhelpful thinking and behaviours, suggest more positive helpful strategies for the longer term which you can learn to use for the rest of your life, enabling you to improve how you feel and function
Recently with a ‘third wave’ movement in CBT, there are now more techniques a client can choose from. These include Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT). Please ask your therapist about these.
The following problems that can be treated effectively by CBT include;
Panic attacks
Phobias
Health Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Insomnia
Generalised Anxiety (excessive worrying)
Low Self Esteem
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Stress
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anger problems
Depression
Body image problems
The main aim of the CBT approach is to enable a person to be their own coach or therapist. CBT uses a collaborative approach. Client and therapist work together to agree on the problems to focus on, the goals of therapy and the best ways to achieve them in practise.
CBT focuses on the ‘here and now’ and can help you identify unhelpful thinking and behaviours, suggest more positive helpful strategies for the longer term which you can learn to use for the rest of your life, enabling you to improve how you feel and function
Recently with a ‘third wave’ movement in CBT, there are now more techniques a client can choose from. These include Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT). Please ask your therapist about these.
EMDR
What is EMDR?
The mind can often heal itself in the same way the body does. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) was developed by Francine Shapiro in 1987 and uses the brains natural processes to heal trauma’s and distressing memories
It is recommended in the NICE guidelines as an effective treatment for all kinds of PTSD, including combat trauma, road traffic accidents, industrial accidents and physical or sexual assaults. It has more published research to support its use than any other therapy used to treat trauma
EMDR is also used to treat the ‘roots’ of panic problems, social anxiety, anger problems, OCD, body image issues, self-esteem and performance anxiety, grief and loss and pain management relief, amongst many others
What is an EMDR session like?
After a thorough assessment of the trauma or ‘roots’ of a problem, you will be asked certain questions about the event. Eye movements similar to those experienced in REM sleep (dreaming stage of sleep cycle) are then created by asking you to watch the therapists finger moving left to right, listening to sounds in alternate headphones or using hand held buzzers.
This alternate bi-lateral stimulation helps your mind to process the disturbance and healing takes place, the memory becomes more neutral and less emotionally charged.
Other linked memories may also heal in the process. The linking of associated memories can lead to positive improvements in many aspects of life
Sessions can last anything between 60 to 90 minutes depending on the distressing memory targeted
EMDR can be used as a stand-alone treatment or combined with a longer programme of CBT.
For more details see http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/docs/EMDR.pdf
The mind can often heal itself in the same way the body does. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) was developed by Francine Shapiro in 1987 and uses the brains natural processes to heal trauma’s and distressing memories
It is recommended in the NICE guidelines as an effective treatment for all kinds of PTSD, including combat trauma, road traffic accidents, industrial accidents and physical or sexual assaults. It has more published research to support its use than any other therapy used to treat trauma
EMDR is also used to treat the ‘roots’ of panic problems, social anxiety, anger problems, OCD, body image issues, self-esteem and performance anxiety, grief and loss and pain management relief, amongst many others
What is an EMDR session like?
After a thorough assessment of the trauma or ‘roots’ of a problem, you will be asked certain questions about the event. Eye movements similar to those experienced in REM sleep (dreaming stage of sleep cycle) are then created by asking you to watch the therapists finger moving left to right, listening to sounds in alternate headphones or using hand held buzzers.
This alternate bi-lateral stimulation helps your mind to process the disturbance and healing takes place, the memory becomes more neutral and less emotionally charged.
Other linked memories may also heal in the process. The linking of associated memories can lead to positive improvements in many aspects of life
Sessions can last anything between 60 to 90 minutes depending on the distressing memory targeted
EMDR can be used as a stand-alone treatment or combined with a longer programme of CBT.
For more details see http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/docs/EMDR.pdf
