Behavioural Therapy

The Behavioural approach covers CBT (Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy) and REBT (Rational-Emotive Behaviour Therapy). These approaches are the youngest of the three and are different from the other two mentioned in that they focus on the here and now.

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at what we think and questions whether our thinking is rational. What is the evidence for our negative thoughts? How can we test them out, correct the distortions they contain and so move toward a more balanced way of thinking? In time, awareness of the connections between moods, thoughts and behaviours, not only makes our thinking more flexible, but encourages us to test out alternative thinking in our daily lives.

Key names are Beck, Ellis and Skinner




Other therapies :
Humanistic
Psychodynamic