Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an action-based psychotherapy aimed at better understanding & then managing your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. The focus is on developing practical strategies to manage challenges and meet therapeutic goals. 

Unlike most open-ended talking therapies, CBT is time-limited and goal-focused. The therapist and client work collaboratively on agreed upon goals trial different strategies to best manage the client's difficulties. Each session begins with an agenda and clients leave empowered to use their tools long after therapy has ended.

CBT is the "gold-standard" of therapeutic approaches for many issues, including anxiety, depression, OCD, low self-esteem, panic, perfectionism, self-harm, and trauma. It has also shown to be helpful in managing neurodiversity, sleep issues, and some physical symptoms of mental distress.

Not at all. Part of the first steps in CBT is to do an assessment of the presenting problem and then create what's called a "formulation" where we would map out what's going on in the here & now as well as all that is impacting upon it. This can be done with or without a previous diagnosis. 

Sessions are typically 50 minutes each, starting with a collaborative agenda about what we would like to work on in the session. We will then explore what's been challenging you and work to better understand patterns in your thinking and behaviour. You will be given things to practice and trial in between sessions to keep the work relevant to you.