What are the core concepts of CBT?
CBT is largely based on the idea that your thoughts, emotions, and actions are connected. In other words, the way you think and feel about something can affect what you do. CBT aims to teach people that it is possible to have control over your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. CBT helps you to challenge and overcome automatic beliefs, and use practical strategies to change or modify your behaviour. Description. A CBT formulation helps therapists and clients to understand a client’s presenting problems within the framework of the cognitive behavioral model. Persons (2008) describes how formulations are described at three levels: case, disorder or problem, and symptom. Two strategies often used in CBT are Calm Breathing, which involves consciously slowing down the breath, and Progressive Muscle Relaxation, which involves systematically tensing and relaxing different muscle groups.