Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
In 2024, we received a three-year grant from the National Lottery to offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to young carers (age 11 and over) and young adult carers.
What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is based on the idea that thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and actions are all connected. Because of this, negative thoughts and emotions can lead to unhelpful behaviour patterns.
CBT helps people to deal with overwhelming problems by breaking them down into smaller, more manageable parts and finding different ways to handle them. Young carers and young adult carers can start to understand why they might feel like they do, have some space to focus on themselves, and develop helpful ways to respond to the challenges they face.
This service:
- Offers support early, when difficulties are emerging.
- Does not require a formal diagnosis. This includes working with young people awaiting neurodiversity diagnoses.
- Aims to prevent any emerging needs from becoming worse.
- Provides accessible and flexible support, to address individual issues such as stress, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and coping with challenging family circumstances.
