My guest this evening was Jenny Rooks, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, from Crushes Clinic in Pilgrims Hatch. Jenny has recently become Course Director for CBT Training at London Southbank University, which runs the courses for professional qualifications for CBT therapists.
Tonight Jenny was explaining how Metacognitive Therapy can help in the treatment of anxiety and depression.
Depression can be attributed to many life changes and transitions. People cope differently and moods can be variable. Stress related conditions include general anxiety, OCD, fears and phobias.
Metacognitive Therapy helps to control the brooding aspect, it focuses on how to control the over analytical mind, and attempting to pre-empt and problem solve any given situation.
Thought management techniques are taught to delay the thought processes of the over active mind, through attention training and detached mindfulness.
Stress and anxiety seem to be on the increase. It’s important to recognise the warning signals and stop these all too serious issues becoming life threatening.