Alistair Bond, Fully BABCP Accredited. Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

About me

Welcome to the CBT Clinic London. I provide treatment for Stress, Depression, Insomnia, all the Anxiety Difficulties including, Panic, Social Anxiety, OCD, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Health Anxiety, Phobias, BDD and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I also work with Alcohol/ Substance/ Gambling/Internet Addictions as well as a wide range of other psychological difficulties.

I treat my clients through a talking therapy called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT for short.

CBT is what is known as an 'Evidence Based' therapy. This means that in the same way all the 'behind the counter' medicines in your local chemists have undergone numerous clinical trials to prove their effectiveness at treating particular ailments, CBT has undergone a multitude of clinical trials to prove its effectiveness at treating many different psychological difficulties.

CBT is the NHS and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) primary recommended therapy for Depression, Panic Disorder, Anxiety Issues and a huge range of other psychological difficulties.

CBT helps people to recognise and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour into helpful thoughts and behaviour. CBT gives patients a clear understanding of why their problem exists and the steps they need to take to change their problem.

CBT's primary goal is to teach patients to be their own therapists. To equip them with the psychological tools, methods and understanding for them to use together with a CBT therapist while they are in therapy. And for them to use, should they ever encounter further psychological difficulties in the future.

CBT looks at people's problem mainly from a present day perspective. If you choose CBT you will not have to spend large amounts of time dwelling in the sometimes, all too painful past.

CBT takes a pragmatic, humanistic and solution-focussed approach to working with patients with psychological difficulties.

CBT is a short term therapy. Most clients will achieve noticeable results within 8-12 sessions.