CBT for Anxiety Treatment: Distinct Proven Approaches for Anxiety Disorders.
What is Anxiety? Anxiety is a natural stress response, but for some, it becomes overwhelming and disruptive to daily life. As a psychotherapist specialising in anxiety disorders, I understand that no two individuals experience anxiety in the same way. That’s why I use different therapeutic approaches depending on the specific challenges you’re facing. My practice incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), all of which are grounded in the same scientific principles of cognitive psychology and behaviourism. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) CBT is one of the most widely used and […]
Person Centred Therapy – The Basics
What is Person Centred Therapy? Person-centred therapy (PCT) is a school of counselling which started with the renowned American psychologist Carl Rogers in the 1940’s. It’s also sometimes called Rogerian Counselling, Client-Centred Counselling, or Humanistic Counselling. It is one of the three key schools or modalities of psychotherapy. Carl Rogers believed that people have the resources within themselves to drive personal progress and development. He called this idea ‘self-actualising’. He was also convinced that individuals, not therapists, are best placed to know and heal themselves. He rejected the idea that therapists were the all-knowing experts. Instead, he focused on a […]
Mindfulness for Anxiety – Case Study
Stephen's Symptoms I first approached Andrew for therapy after having experienced panicky feelings of unreality in increasing frequency over the last few years. In May this year, I began having these panic experiences every day. My heart would race, I would become disoriented, I would not be able to understand or pay attention to others. […]
Social Anxiety – Case Study
Dan from Muswell Hill, counselling for social anxiety: “I have suffered from anxiety for what seems like most of my adult life. Over the last few years, it has really got in the way of me doing things. From working with Andrew, I realised I was suffering from what he called ‘social anxiety’.” The Problem In my social life, I ended up avoiding events like parties and after-work drinks. Once I even ducked out of a good friend’s wedding, which left me feeling really bad about myself. My head would fill with horrible thoughts about how I am not interesting […]
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