What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy. The US National Institute of Mental Health describes it as helping a person become aware of automatic ways of thinking that are inaccurate or harmful, question those thoughts, understand how they affect emotions and behaviour, and change self-defeating patterns.
What can CBT help with?
NICE, the UK's national guidance body, includes CBT among its recommended options for generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder and depression in adults, and recommends trauma-focused CBT for post-traumatic stress disorder.
In Angela's practice, CBT is used across anxiety disorders, depression and mood difficulties, ADHD, trauma-related difficulties, low self-esteem, academic stress and behavioural difficulties.
How CBT with Angela works
- Session 1: a comprehensive assessment of your concerns, history and current functioning.
- Session 2: psychoeducation, in which Angela explains the therapeutic model, the formulation and what any diagnosis means.
- Session 3 onward: a collaborative treatment plan with clear goals, monitored and adjusted as you progress.
Angela's CBT training
- CBT for Anxiety Disorders and CBT for Depression, Oxford University
- CBT Supervision Training (Becoming a Supervisor), Oxford University
- Advanced CBT Research and Clinical Applications for ADHD, Beck Institute
- CBT Clinical Skills and Case Conceptualization, Beck Institute
- Accredited CBT programme covering complex cases, children and adolescents, and trainers and supervisors
Written by Angela Barhouch, licensed clinical psychologist and psychology instructor at the American University of Beirut. Last updated November 2026. This page is general information and doesn't replace an individual assessment.