Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured, practical approach that helps you understand how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours influence one another. By noticing patterns and experimenting with new ways of responding, CBT supports clearer thinking, reduced distress, and steadier daily functioning.
CBT is collaborative rather than prescriptive — sessions are adapted to your needs, pace, and comfort level.
Sessions are available in person in Saanich and online across British Columbia.
What CBT Can Help With
CBT may be helpful if you’re navigating:
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• Anxiety, worry, or overthinking
• Low mood, discouragement, or self-criticism
• Stress, overwhelm, or burnout
• Difficulty making decisions or taking action
• Patterns of avoidance or rumination
• Sleep disturbances or tension
• Emotional reactivity
• Behavioural habits that feel hard to change
CBT offers structure and clarity during times that feel chaotic or uncertain.
How CBT Works
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CBT focuses on the connection between:
Thoughts
The interpretations and beliefs that shape how you see yourself and your experiences.
Emotions
The feelings that arise in response to those interpretations.
Behaviours
The actions you take, or don’t take, based on how you feel and what you expect will happen.
By gently exploring these links, counselling can help you recognize patterns, identify what’s contributing to distress, and experiment with choices that feel more aligned with your wellbeing.
What CBT Looks Like in Therapy
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CBT is adapted to your needs. Sessions may involve:
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• Identifying unhelpful or repetitive thought patterns
• Exploring how certain beliefs were formed
• Learning grounding and emotion-regulation strategies
• Practising alternative ways of responding to stress
• Developing realistic, manageable coping tools
• Reducing avoidance and building confidence in small steps
• Increasing awareness of behavioural patterns that reinforce discomfort
CBT is collaborative. There is no pressure to adopt strategies that don’t resonate with you.
Why People Find CBT Helpful
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Many people appreciate CBT because it:
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• Supports clearer thinking
• Reduces overwhelm and emotional intensity
• Makes daily stressors easier to navigate
• Provides concrete tools you can use outside of sessions
• Encourages steady, sustainable change
• Helps break long-standing patterns with compassion and clarity
CBT is practical, grounded, and flexible not rigid or formulaic.
A Supportive, Evidence-Informed Approach
CBT is most effective when combined with warmth, curiosity, and respect for your lived experience. Rather than pushing for quick results, we focus on building understanding and tools that genuinely support your life.
If you’d like to explore whether CBT may be helpful, you’re welcome to book a complimentary consultation or schedule a session.