Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a popular, goal-oriented psychotherapy that targets thought patterns and behaviours to promote emotional well-being. It is widely used by mental health professionals, like counsellors, therapists, and psychologists, to manage or cure emotional and mental health conditions. By exploring the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions, CBT helps individuals to develop practical strategies to manage challenges. With its evidence-based techniques, CBT empowers individuals to identify and challenge negative thought patterns, leading to positive changes in behaviour and emotional resilience.
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CBT Can Help
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can help in many types of disorders. Let’s have a closer look at some of them to see how CBT helps in their treatments.
Anxiety disorders encompass a spectrum of debilitating conditions, which include generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. CBT offers effective treatment by identifying negative thought patterns and behaviours and correcting them through structured sessions. It equips individuals with coping mechanisms, promotes long-term management, and provide relief from anxiety symptoms.
Depression is a pervasive mood disorder that disrupts daily life with persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest. CBT helps in combating depression by challenging distorted thoughts and fostering positive behavioural changes. By addressing underlying beliefs and patterns, CBT empowers individuals to regain control and find new hope in their lives.
Post traumatic stress disorder is a condition that results due to the exposure to a traumatic experience. Its symptoms include severe anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, and hypervigilance. CBT targets negative thought patterns by processing trauma and developing coping skills, to help individuals reclaim control over their lives.
OCD is a condition where an individual experiences recurring and uncontrollable obsessive thoughts and behaviours. CBT tackles OCD by challenging irrational beliefs and reducing compulsions, thereby promoting an improved quality of life. It helps individuals to confront their fears gradually to foster resilience and empower them to effectively manage their symptoms.
We help individuals understand the root causes of procrastination, identify patterns of avoidance, and implement effective time management and goal-setting strategies, empowering them to overcome procrastination and increase productivity and motivation.
Sleep and eating disorders are related to disruptive sleep and eating patterns, which affect the overall physical and mental well-being. CBT treats it by addressing the dysfunctional beliefs and behaviours surrounding sleep and eating, targeting underlying triggers, and providing practical strategies. As a result, individuals can enjoy lasting improvements, restored balance and vitality in life.
Bipolar disorder involves extreme mood swings, ranging from manic highs to depressive lows, making it difficult to manage day-to-day life. CBT assists medication by addressing negative thought patterns and behaviour cycles. It teaches coping strategies and mood regulation skills to stabilize mood fluctuations and promote long-term management of symptoms.
Chronic pain can be debilitating, affecting physical and emotional well-being. CBT offers relief by changing perceptions and responses to pain. Through techniques like mindfulness and relaxation, it helps individuals to manage pain-related distress and function better even in the presence of ongoing pain.
We offer support and techniques to challenge negative self-beliefs, build self-confidence, and develop a healthier self-image, empowering individuals to recognize their worth and embrace their strengths.
We provide strategies to address addictive behaviors, explore underlying triggers and motivations, and develop coping skills to manage cravings and withdrawal symptoms, fostering recovery and promoting long-term sobriety.
About the Therapist
Malika Chandra, a psychotherapist and Psycho-Spiritual Therapist at the University Health Network, possesses an MPS from the University of Toronto. With diverse volunteering and work experiences across the USA and Canada, her impact transcends borders. Proficient in CBT, Psychodynamic approaches, and Emotion Focused Therapy, her services include targeting depression, trauma, anxiety, grief, and life transitions and promoting self-esteem, holistic well-being, mindfulness, and interpersonal relationships. Featured in prominent publications such as The Indian Express and other reputable news websites, her dedication to mental health shines through her global outreach and multifaceted expertise.
“My overall approach to psychotherapy is holistic and eclectic. I find the tools and structure of CBT extremely useful, especially when it is a good fit for my clients. I do like to include aspects of Emotion Focused Therapy (highlighted network) and Psychodynamic theories into the framework of CBT, based on my clients needs.“
-Malika
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a widely used therapeutic approach that focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviours to address emotional and psychological issues. It is based on the principle to identify and challenge distorted beliefs and teach coping skills to patients while promoting behavioural changes to improve mental health and well-being.
CBT provides unique solution which is different from other types of therapy by focusing on the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. While most traditional talk therapies explore past experiences, CBT is more present-focused and goal-oriented. It aims to identify and modify problematic thought patterns and behaviours that contribute to emotional distress. However, here the client has to be willing to follow all the instructions and complete the “homework” given by the therapist to enjoy the desired result.
CBT has proved to effectively treat a wide range of psychological issues and disorders. Some of these include anxiety disorders (such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder), depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, substance abuse disorders, insomnia, and various mood disorders like bipolar disorder.
During an online CBT session, your therapist will work with you in a collaborative and structured atmosphere to identify your problems and make specific goals. The therapist will help you understand how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are interconnected and use various techniques, such as cognitive restructuring, behavioural experiments, and homework assignments, to manage the change. The focus of the sessions will be on problem-solving and building practical skills to manage symptoms and cope with problems in a better way.
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