I’ve called this months blog ‘CBT Detectives’ because in therapy it can often feel like my patient and I have donned our deer stalkers and are trying to find out how the world really works! We often come to CBT feeling like we need a new way of looking at the world, there’s an awareness … Read more
The word ‘rumination’ originates from a latin word meaning ‘to chew the cud’ and interestingly is all about how animals like cows, repeatedly chew their food. Likewise, rumination means repeatedly turning something over in our mind. Of course, there is nothing wrong with thinking about things, this is necessary when we have a problem to … Read more
CBT Essentials Part 7 Welcome to the seventh instalment of ‘CBT Essentials’ a mini-series within Forrest Rambles where I’m exploring the building blocks of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT requires an investment in terms of your time, energy, and possibly finances. Therefore, I always want to ensure that the people I’m working with are getting … Read more
CBT Essentials Part 6 Welcome to the sixth instalment of ‘CBT Essentials’ a mini-series within Forrest Rambles where I’m exploring the building blocks of CBT. If you’ve read the previous blogs in this mini-series you’ll have noticed that I often mention the importance of working with your therapist and taking an active part to make … Read more
CBT Essentials Part 5 Welcome to the fifth instalment of ‘CBT Essentials’ a mini-series within Forrest Rambles where I’m exploring the building blocks of CBT. You can read the previous editions on agenda setting, mood questionnaires, goals and homework on my website. Once you and your therapist have spent some time gathering information about your … Read more
CBT Essentials Part 4 Welcome to the fourth instalment of ‘CBT Essentials’ a new mini-series within Forrest Rambles where I’m exploring the building blocks of CBT. You can read the previous editions on agenda setting, mood questionnaires and goals on my website. This month I’m looking at ‘homework’ a phrase which conjures up a variety … Read more
CBT Essentials Part 3 Welcome to the third instalment of ‘CBT Essentials’ a new mini-series within Forrest Rambles where I’m exploring the building blocks of CBT. I’m hoping this will be of interest to those of you who are curious about CBT and those who want to know more about what to expect from their … Read more
CBT Essentials Part 1 Welcome to a new mini-series within Forrest Rambles which I’m calling ‘CBT Essentials’. Over the next few months I’ll be looking at the building blocks which make up a typical CBT appointment. I’m hoping this will be of interest to those of you who are curious about CBT and those who … Read more
I’m getting to that time in my life where I’m finding myself having more and more conversations about ‘the menopause’. Then towards the end of last year the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) proposed an update to their guidelines to include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as a treatment which can help during menopause. … Read more
Compassion Focused Therapy, or CFT for short, is a branch of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy which I’ve become really interested in over the past few years. People who come to Forrest Talking Therapies find it a really powerful way of working through all sorts of difficulties, and I often use the tools in my personal day … Read more