Introduction to CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

Course details

This CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) course is a comprehensive introduction to the topic of CBT. It teaches CBT therapy skills which can help to treat anxiety and depression and a variety of other problems presented in counselling and psychotherapy like anger, addiction, self-esteem and confidence.

This CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) course teaches the skills required for those wishing to learn CBT for self-help, and for those wishing to learn CBT for therapy and counselling. This course is ideal for counsellors, NLP practitioners, hypnotherapists and life coaches who want to add CBT to their toolbox of skills and techniques.

The course includes an 80-page downloadable PDF workbook of the slides and space for taking notes on the lectures, a downloadable PDF supporting materials document which contains blank copies of all of the various documents covered throughout this course so that you can print these off and use them and practise with them as you work through the course, and have them to use for self-help or with clients. The supporting materials document also lists the CBT books I recommend reading to expand on what is taught in the course, and information about the evidence for the effectiveness of CBT compared to other forms of therapy and what conditions CBT has good evidence for being best suited to treat (with links). You will also have unparalleled access to me, Dan Jones, the course tutor. I always respond to students questions to be as helpful and supportive as I can be, sharing my 20 years of knowledge and experience to help you to get the most out of this course and to ensure you learn what it is you want to learn from taking this cognitive behavioural therapy course.

This CBT course covers how to use cognitive behavioural therapy: 

• To treat anxiety
• To treat depression
• To treat addictions
• To treat low confidence and self-esteem
• To treat anger
• To treat sleep difficulties

Through this CBT course you will learn:

• What CBT is, and what the benefits are of doing CBT
• The principles of CBT
• A variety of CBT tools and techniques for addressing thoughts, feelings, beliefs and changing behaviours
• How to identify problems and find solutions
• How to identify the key thoughts, feelings, beliefs and behaviours to work on
• How to tackle faulty thinking styles
• How to challenge unhelpful beliefs and create helpful beliefs
• How clients use metaphor and how to use metaphors therapeutically
• Relaxation and mindfulness skills

At the end of the course you will also have access to a Sussex Hypnotherapy Centre certificate of completion