What is CBT? | Making Sense of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Published 2015-09-28
CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) is one of the most common treatments for a range of mental health problems, from anxiety, depression, bipolar, OCD or schizophrenia.

This animation explains the basics and how you can decide whether it's best for you or not.

For much more detailed information on CBT go to ow.ly/SL0qn
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All Comments (21)
  • @miniwoona402
    When your looking for a meme and you accidentally fix your life
  • @joesmith389
    Can CBT help me? I have no negative thoughts about myself, it’s just this unending anxiety over everything. I love myself, but have just started to feel fearful of everything, and fearing the fearful feelings.
  • Your voice is really calming and put me at ease - thank you for explaining this! ❤️
  • Just a word of caution: if you turn down therapy that's offered to you then you might not be offered any more. That's how the NHS really works.
  • @ASMinor
    I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my YouTube channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙
  • @bryanstark324
    Funny how other therapies are trivialized by saying it's talking to a bearded man who analyses your dreams. CBT is good to use in addition to other therapy techniques I don't think it's good to downplay other methods in this video.
  • @pebblecups
    Family? Friends? What are these things?
  • @glynharris1
    Likewise, I echo Amanda in agreeing that this is a fantastic video, May I also link to it on my website, I will of course provide a link to MIND,
  • @AmandaDuttonHLC
    What a wonderfully simple explanation of CBT! I would love permission to share this on my website so that my own clients can better understand the concept. May I do so?
  • @claws3525
    cbt does not work for me.. and it makes me stop seeing my therapist anymore.. i don't feel helped by that kind of therapy
  • @amybenjamin4316
    This would be so simple, easy, awesome for my patients to grasp.  I would like to share it with my patients as well.  May I?  Thank  you...Amy
  • @sumwhatparanoid
    Hi, I'm seeking free CBT resources online, such as a workbook to go through, would anyone be able to direct me to some helpful materials? Thanks in advance!
  • @YorkWhippet
    I think I would rather lay on a couch and speak to a bearded man about my childhood.
  • @glynharris1
    Hi this vid is ace! Please may I share this on my website too....I will of course link to your site....