An introduction to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

This CPD provides a detailed understanding of CBT, along with examples of basic CBT skills you can use in your hypnotherapy practice.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that is provided by the NHS and therapists in private practice to help people with the symptoms of various mental health conditions, mainly anxiety and depression.

CBT focuses on how people think, feel, and behave to help them overcome unhelpful thoughts and emotional and behavioural issues. Our mental health shapes how we handle unhelpful thoughts, cope with stress, relate to others, behave, and make life choices. CBT has strong evidence for its efficacy, and it is recommended worldwide.

CBT has a natural link with hypnotherapy, and research has shown that the two approaches can be effectively combined.

This CPD will help you answer the questions on the AHD CBT Module; however, it is also of interest to any solution-focused hypnotherapy practitioner who wishes to understand CBT and take away examples of basic CBT skills to use in your hypnotherapy practice.

Course content

This CPD will cover:

• a brief overview of the history and development of CBT;
• the CBT model: thoughts, feelings, and behaviours;
• a comparison with solution-focused therapy;
• how CBT therapists work with their clients (agenda setting, goals, homework);
• samples of formulations used by therapists;
• types of cognitive and behavioural techniques used by therapists;
• cognitive distortions, faulty thinking styles, and cognition and language;
• how CBT can be combined with hypnotherapy, including practical considerations;
• research for cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy (and provision of research links);
• examples of CBT worksheets.

For more information and to book your place, visit CPHT.co.uk.

This CPD is for solution-focused hypnotherapists and CPHT graduates.

About the presenter

Debbie Daltrey is a solution-focused hypnotherapist and Senior Lecturer for CPHT Manchester. She completed her hypnotherapy training in 2014 in Manchester and has not looked back since!

Debbie now runs a successful full-time hypnotherapy practice in Timperley, near Altrincham and Manchester city centre, although she mainly works on Zoom with clients from different locations. She is a qualified integrative counsellor after completing her BA (Hons) at Lancaster University.

Debbie is also a trained supervisor for the Clifton Practice, supporting supervisees and trainees in their solution-focused hypnotherapy work.