Change Your Habits And Thoughts

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy South Africa based has been developed in order to help educational institutions with home assignments success. The Cognitive Behavioral theory emphasizes the ability of clients to make changes in their own lives without having to understand why changes occur, but such theories generally demand the client to do considerable work, such as homework writing assignments and practice of techniques learned. Failure to complete tasks assigned is taken as a lack of motivation and unwillingness to change behaviours.

The therapy deals with changing the thought patterns, as the way we perceive situations influences our emotional feelings. So behaviours can be changed once the thoughts start to change. Cognitive Behavioral therapy helps overcome a myriad of problems like depression and mood swings, panic attacks, social anxiety, obsessions and compulsions, chronic anxiety or worry, eating disorders, insomnia and other sleep disorders, difficulty establishing or staying in relationships, substance abuse, and career problems.

Cognitive behavioural therapy applies two very basic and highly effective tools, cognitive therapy and behaviour therapy. Behaviour therapy helps one to weaken the connections between troublesome situations and their habitual reactions to them. Reactions like fear, depression or rage, and self-defeating or self-damaging behaviour. The therapy also teaches you how to calm your mind and body, so you can feel better, think more clearly, and take better decisions.

The rational behind behaviour therapy is that anxiety is maintained by the person’s reactions to symptoms, by avoiding loss of confidence and anxiety producing symptoms. The therapy teaches how to control anxiety by using a variety of techniques like relaxing the mind , or by reengaging into pleasurable or pleasant activities to build confidence.
If you require Cognitive Behavioural Therapy South Africa, please contact Dr S Pienaar (CBT Therapist) to arrange an appointment by calling 083 631 6499 between 8:30-9:00 or 18:00-18:30, alternatively please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.