New Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) service

20 April 2009

We are pleased to launch a CBT service at InterHealth, expanding the options available in Psychological Health Services & adding a timely referral option to our Occupational Health practitioners. Understand the benefits of CBT...

What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
CBT is evidenced to be effective in the treatment of mild to moderate depression and to increase effectiveness of treatment when combined with antidepressants. It is recommended in UK by NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) for treatment of several of the common psychological conditions.

Our CBT practitioner, Jackie Buie is a trained, experienced counsellor, who is adding CBT to the services she can offer.

Please note Psychological Health continues to offer the full range of services in review and debrief, counselling, work-life balance, stress management and confidential work review as well as trauma management.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT for short!
CBT can help you to change how you think (Cognitive) and what you do (Behaviour). These changes can help you to feel better in the here and now.

CBT can help you to make sense of your problems by breaking them down.

A Situation resulting in a problem, event or difficult situation can follow with;

Thoughts
Emotions
Physical feelings
Actions

Jackie Buie MBACP Accred now offering CBT at InterHealth
Jackie Buie is an accredited counsellor with BACP (British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists) and is adding to her skills by undertaking a Master’s programme in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - CBT for short.

She is now able to utilise her skills within this highly researched model of working which has been shown to offer long term positive outcomes for a range of mental health issues, such as Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Panic disorders, OCD (Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder), Eating disorders, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, M.E. and Anger problems. CBT is recommended in the NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) guidelines as an effective therapy for many of the common mental health disorders which trouble people both in their personal and their work lives.

Jackie has previously worked in Africa and India but is now based in the UK. As well as working at Interhealth one day a week she also works for an international agency where she is involved in teaching team-building and preparation for cross-cultural living courses.

For more information please call our reception team on 0207 902 9000 or email [email protected]