Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that helps you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. CBT helps you break down overwhelming problems into smaller parts to improve the way you feel.

Unlike some other talking therapies, CBT deals with your current problems, rather than focusing on issues from your past. CBT provides practical ways to improve your state of mind on a daily basis.

Research evidence has shown that CBT is an effective way of treating anxiety and depression and a number of other mental and physical health problems.

CBT involves undertaking agreed tasks in between sessions (such as keeping a diary to record thoughts and feelings, or trying out new behaviours) so that you can increase your learning and put in practice what has been talked about in the session.