CBT (Cognitive behavioral therapy): CBT is a form of psychotherapy/ talk therapy that focuses on cognition – your thoughts – and on behaviour – your actions. One way of summing up CBT is to say ‘you feel the way you think’. But CBT also looks closely at behaviour, since the way you act is often determined by how you feel. CBT practitioners are interested not only in helping people to feel better in the short term but also in using scientifically verified strategies to help people get better and stay better in the long term. CBT has been tested and developed through many scientific studies. With continued research it is likely that more will be learnt about which techniques work best for specific types of problems. Because of CBT’s scientific basis, it invites you to take a more scientific approach to both understanding and resolving your problems.
REBT: Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is based on the concept that emotions and behaviour result from cognitive processes; and that it is possible for human beings to modify such processes to achieve different ways of feeling and behaving. REBT is one of a number of therapies that come under the heading ‘cognitive-behavioral’.
