Dr Loumidis is a Cognitive
and Behavioural Psychotherapist.
He has successfully treated many hundreds of people,
suffering from mild as well as complex problems. He has supervised and
trained hundreds of professionals in CBT, and has published his
work in CBT in peer reviewed scientific journals and books.
Why
Cognitive
Behavioural
Therapy
(CBT)?
Cognitive Therapy or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is the most
researched psychological treatment,
based on scientific principles of experimental and clinical psychology.
It has been clinically tested internationally,
in centres of clinical excellence, and is now recommended by the
National
Institute
for
Health
and Clinical Excellence,
as an
effective treatment for a number of psychiatric disorders. With
CBT, many people have seen long lasting benefits, even those with quite
severe and chronic conditions.
How does CBT work?
CBT helps people understand problems in terms of the inter-relationship
among:
(a) thoughts and beliefs about past and current events and personal
circumstances,
(b) distressing emotional reactions and mood states,
(c) unwanted bodily symptoms and the role of physiological factors,
(d) maladaptive behaviours and dysfunctional ways of coping,
(e) biases in the way information is attended to and processed, and
(f) the wider social, interpersonal and personal context which may
influence people.
Within the context of an empathic therapeutic relationship, with
reference to 'state of the art' theoretical models
of psychopathology, and a thorough understanding of their personal
circumstances, people make sense of their lives and difficulties. This
then leads to the identification of mutually agreed, and time-limited,
therapy goals.
Using a range of scientifically based and clinically tested therapeutic
methods and techniques, sensitively tailored to their own needs and
personal style, people learn new ways of looking and reacting to
circumstances, their symptoms begin to reduce, and they develop
strategies to prevent problems re-emerging in the future.
Does
CBT
work?
An impressive body of clinical research has demonstrated that CBT,
which is based on psychological science, is efficacious for a range of
psychological problems. Here are some examples where research and
clinical trials have shown that CBT can help:
anxiety
disorders,
generalised anxiety (GAD), panic (PD), and phobias,
obsessive-compulsive
disorder
(OCD)
and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD),
acute
stress
disorder
(ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
eating
disorders
such
as bulimia nervosa,
mild,
moderate
and
severe depression,
learning
disabilities
and
challenging behaviour,
severe
and
enduring
mental health problems,
depression
in
adolescence,
psychosis,
schizophrenia,
and
bi-polar disorder,
sexual
problems,
impulse
and
anger
control problems,
acute
and
chronic
medical problems such as pain,
physical
health
problems
and disability,
preparation
for
surgery
and other medical procedures,
insomnia
and
chronic
fatigue,
organic
syndromes
(early
stage dementia).
National Guidelines
Recommending CBT
Cognitive
Behavioural
Therapy
is
now the treatment of choice for many common
mental health problems. CBT is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, which is the independent organisation responsible
for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the
prevention and treatment
of ill health.
Clinics
at:
London Leicester Telford Shewsbury
Wolverhampton Worcester Droitwich
Birmingham Other venues
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