The orientation of therapy is behavioural and cognitive (the way you do things and the way you think about things) - a fuller guide to CBP can be found at the website of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (see links).
This is an holistic approach which works simultaneously on autonomic, cognitive
and behavioural symptoms - in other words, how you feel, think and what you do. It is
especially suitable for anxiety and depression based disorders such as those listed below.
Stress and its symptoms such as insomnia - generalized or free-floating anxiety -
panic attacks - social anxiety, self-consciousness - health anxiety, hypochrondria
Lack of motivation - low self-esteem - low mood, negative thinking etc.
Phobias of one thing (heights, spiders, etc.) - social phobia (shyness, fear of blushing)
- agoraphobia and other complex phobias
Constant checking, cleaning, or counting - rituals, either physical or mental
Resulting from assault, robbery, road accidents etc.
Vaginismus (female inability to have sexual intercourse) - erectile dysfunction -
lack of interest
Resulting from assault, robbery, road accidents etc.
Perception of bodily defect or smell which causes distress