Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in Worcester

Practical, Structured Support for Anxiety, Stress, Low Mood & More

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is one of the most well-researched and effective forms of psychotherapy available today. It focuses on the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours — helping you break free from unhelpful patterns and build healthier ways of thinking and coping.

If you're looking for CBT therapy in Worcester, I offer an evidence-based, compassionate approach to help you regain control over how you feel and respond to life’s challenges.

CBT is a structured, goal-focused therapy that helps you understand how your thoughts influence your emotions and behaviours. Often, it’s not the situation itself causing distress, but the way we interpret or think about it.

In CBT, we work together to:

• Identify unhelpful thought patterns (called cognitive distortions)
   
• Understand how these affect your mood and actions
   
• Challenge and reframe thoughts into more realistic, helpful alternatives
   
• Develop practical tools to manage difficult emotions and situations
   
• Set clear, achievable goals for change
   

Some of the unhelpful thinking styles we may explore include:

• All-or-nothing thinking: “If I’m not perfect, I’ve failed.”
   
• Catastrophising: “Everything is going to go wrong.”
   
• Overgeneralising: “This always happens to me.”
   
• Mind-reading: “They must think I’m a failure.”
   

Through guided sessions and between-session exercises, you’ll learn to recognise and shift these patterns, giving you more emotional clarity and resilience in everyday life.

I use CBT therapy in Worcester to support clients with a wide range of concerns, including:

• Anxiety and worry
   
• Depression and low mood
   
• Panic attacks
   
• Social anxiety
   
• Health anxiety
   
• Phobias and obsessive thinking
   
• Stress and burnout
   
• Low self-esteem and self-criticism
   
• Trauma-related responses (in combination with other therapies)
   
• Chronic pain, fatigue, and physical symptoms linked to emotional distress
   

As an experienced counsellor in Worcester, I often draw on CBT when supporting clients with anxiety, stress, and self-esteem challenges. I use a collaborative approach, working with you to understand your thought patterns and guide you in developing healthier perspectives and tools.

I may also blend CBT with other therapeutic approaches, such as EMDR, EFT, BWRT, and Logotherapy, to create a treatment plan that’s tailored to your needs.

CBT is more than just talking about your problems — it’s about learning how to think and respond differently. Many clients describe CBT as empowering because it gives you lifelong tools to:

• Reduce overthinking and negative self-talk
   
• Improve how you respond to stress
   
• Feel more emotionally balanced
   
• Develop healthier routines and habits
   
• Regain a sense of control
   

If you’re based in Worcester and looking for a practical, supportive approach to therapy, CBT might be the right fit for you. You don’t have to face things alone — I’m here to help.