FAQ
FAQ
1. Does Cognitive behavioural therapy based on research?
Yes, there is a lot of research and evidence, which includes research with randomised controlled trials to support that CBT is an effective therapy for depression and anxiety. CBT is also a recommended treatment by NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) for a range of different difficulties including depression, generalised anxiety disorders, social phobia, other specific phobias, post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and health anxiety.
2. What can I expect from my therapist?
Your CBT therapist has expertise about how CBT can help you. However, you are the expert in your life and know best how current difficulties impact on you. Therefore, your CBT therapist will not offer you direct advice as such but rather work with you in trying to understand your current difficulties and find a way to break the vicious cycles that may be keeping your problem going.
CBT is a goal orientated therapy so you and your therapist will agree on specific goals which you would like to focus on before the treatment session begins. This will form the focus of the therapy for you and your therapist to work together. Your therapist will then explore with you about the factors that may contribute to maintaining your difficulties and explore ways to overcome them with you.
3. Any helpful websites to know more about CBT?
The following articles/ websites will help you understand what cognitive behavioural therapy is.
1) Royal College of Psychiatrist - http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/therapies/cognitivebehaviouraltherapy.aspx
2) British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies - https://www.babcp.com/Default.aspx
3) (In Chinese) - http://www3.ha.org.hk/cph/imh/mhi/article_04_03_01_chi.asp
4) (In Chinese) - http://www.mingpaohealth.com/cfm/health3.cfm?File=20060109/emotion/vna1.txt
5) (In Chinese) - http://paper.wenweipo.com/2006/04/19/OT0604190018.htm
3. How long is a session?
Each session is 50 minutes.
