CBT Psychology services include:

• Individual assessment and treatment programmes for a wide range of mental health issues, based on effective and evidence based treatments including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Child and Adolescent assessment and intervention, with family involvement
• Affordable and accessible group treatments and workshop programmes for individuals
• Inclusion of Hypnosis as treatment modality if appropriate in order to complement efficacy of other treatment approaches
• Tailored workshops for organisations and businesses to assist staff with managing stress and anxiety, career planning, and gain increased work satisfaction, or to help management with specific aspects of their leadership role
• Education to the public on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) through workshops, public presentations, and other forms of media
• Providing links to community organisations, services and resources, utilizing our extensive Public Health experience and other relevant networks
• Offering ACC registered services in the areas of psychological intervention, abuse issues, pain management (including specific relaxation and mindfulness approaches)
• Workshops and individual follow-ups to provide education tailored to high school students, in order to address their specific issues (e.g. bullying or exam fears)
• Seminars and workshops (and general liaison) for staff of High Schools in order to support their work with students (especially during high stress or crisis times)
• Assessments and reports based on relevant psychometric instruments for specific enquiries (e.g. IQ testing, promotion assessments)
• Provision of ongoing supervision services for individuals in the area of mental health (students and staff, e.g. nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers)

What is involved in treatment? 

The aim of our therapy is to provide a supportive and safe environment. The intervention is tailor-made and takes the client’s individual needs and strengths into account. It is our understanding that it is impossible to solely treat a problem or disease, rather we have to strengthen and equip each individual client in order to learn strategies and to deal with the issues themselves. This holistic approach is based on collaboration and mutual respect. A number of effective strategies are offered, which include

• The use of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) as a baseline approach, with added other treatment modalities, depending on individual needs (for example ACT, REBT, or DBT)
• Psychoeducation and information regarding assessment, diagnoses, intervention strategies, support networks, resources, links and other relevant data in the mental health
• Relaxation training and Mindfulness training, including breathing retraining, muscle relaxation, meditation
• The use of therapeutical hypnosis to complement the CBT approach
• Cognitive restructuring, including identifying and challenging unhelpful and unrealistic thought patterns and core beliefs
• Exposure and Desensitization techniques to effect behavioural change
• Specific skills training (for example, social skills training, leadership skills, parenting skills)
• Teaching of Problem Solving strategies
• Assertiveness training as an underlying foundation for change of behaviours and change of thinking patterns
• Teaching and monitoring of Behavioural Activation strategies
• Teaching and development of Goal Setting strategies, including monitoring and support during the implementation process (e.g. home, education, work)
• Discussion and support in the process of Changing Lifestyle Factors in order to improve overall satisfaction and mental and physical health