What is Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy (CBH)?
Cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy (CBH) is a very recent integrated therapy incorporating cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with modern evidence-based techniques of hypnosis.
At its heart, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an approach that dates back to the Stoic philosophers of Ancient Greece and Rome, which was then developed into a modern therapy practice by 20th Century psychologists. It is considered an
effective method of treating many mental health issues.
In essence, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is about the idea that it is not events themselves that cause us distress, but the way we respond to them. These responses usually involve an interrelated web of emotions and automatic thoughts (cognitions) that lead to behaviours, and these behaviours can become habitual and ingrained, often causing distress.
Using CBH (cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy), alternative, more helpful perspectives can be developed with the use of hypnosis. Research indicates this can be highly effective, harnessing the client's mental imagery as a powerful tool to promote positive change. This means that CBH can offer clients powerful ways to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns or develop ways of changing their relationships with their thoughts.
Research has shown that CBH is more effective than CBT. Comparison studies of CBT versus CBT combined with hypnotherapy, have shown that the latter has proven to be more effective.
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