Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Melbourne

Practical strategies designed to help you understand your thoughts, change unhelpful patterns, and move forward.

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Are Your Thoughts Running the Show Without Your Permission?

We all experience difficult thoughts, overwhelming emotions, and periods where life feels harder than it should. Sometimes these experiences pass. Other times, they begin to shape the way we see ourselves, situations, and the world around us.

At Inner View Psychology, our team knows that no two people experience mental health concerns in the same way. Whether you're dealing with cycles of excessive worry, unhelpful thinking patterns, or strong emotional responses, we take the time to understand why you think or feel this way and how we may be able to help. Along the way, we also hope to improve your relationship with yourself in our calm, supportive environment.

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Our Approach to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Melbourne

At our psychology clinic, we offer cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in Footscray and Southbank designed to support people with a wide range of mental health issues. Whether your goal is to improve your coping skills, manage anxiety, or learn practical strategies to combat negative thinking, all our psychologists have your emotional well-being at heart.

Depending on your goals, our CBT therapy may include support for:

⦿ Anxiety and worry
⦿ Depression and low mood
⦿ Stress and burnout
⦿ Obsessive-compulsive disorer (OCD)
⦿ Social anxiety
⦿ Intense emotions
⦿ Relationship and family difficulties
⦿ Trauma and difficult life experiences
⦿ Self-worth and identity
⦿ Grief and loss
⦿ Life changes and transitions
⦿ Neurodiversity, including autism and ADHD
⦿ Chronic pain
⦿ Addiction
⦿ Body image and eating concerns
⦿ Perinatal and early parenting concerns

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What to Expect From CBT

1. Understand What’s Keeping You Stuck

Your psychologist will take the time to understand your past experiences, current challenges, and the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that may shape how you feel. Together, we'll work to identify your thought patterns without judgement.

2. Learn Practical Strategies

CBT focuses on recognising negative patterns, challenging unhelpful thoughts, and developing practical tools that may help you respond differently in everyday situations. While the path looks different for everybody, overall, CBT aims to help you build coping skills to use outside of your sessions in your everyday life.

3. Aim for Lasting, Positive Change

As we progress through cognitive behavioural therapy, you'll practice new ways of thinking, responding, and behaving. Over time, these small changes may add up to improved confidence, reduced stress, and strengthened emotional well-being.

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How Cognitive Behaviour Therapy May Help Your Mental Health

CBT aims to help you understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours so you may be able to respond in more helpful, healthier ways. Many people find that CBT therapy helps them to:

⦿ Recognise unhelpful thinking patterns
⦿ Challenge negative thoughts
⦿ Reduce anxiety and manage stress
⦿ Build healthier coping skillsImprove emotional well-being
⦿ Develop better self-awareness
⦿ Feel more confident making decisions
⦿ Break cycles that may be contributing to mental health conditions
⦿ Improve relationships and communication
⦿ Create positive, lasting behavioural change

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Answering Your Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Questions

  • What is cognitive behavioural therapy?

    Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the psychological services that aims to help people understand how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours influence one another. By recognising unhelpful patterns, CBT psychologists want to help you develop healthier ways of tackling life's challenges.

  • Who is CBT for?

    There's no one type of person that CBT psychologists work with. CBT is an evidence-based approach that may help children, teenagers, and adults experiencing a wide range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, stress, low self-esteem, and many other emotional difficulties.

  • How long does cognitive behaviour therapy take?

    How long treatment takes depends on your goals and circumstances. Some people may benefit from short-term care focused on a specific concern, while others prefer longer-term therapy to explore more complex patterns and past experiences.

  • Can cognitive behavioural therapy be combined with other therapy approaches?

    In many cases, absolutely. Our psychologists may integrate CBT with approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), exposure therapy, schema therapy, or other evidence-based therapies that may be suitable for you.

  • Do I need a GP referral?

    You don't need a GP referral to book an appointment. However, if you're eligible for a mental health care plan, you may be able to access Medicare rebates for psychology sessions.

  • How do I know if cognitive behavioural therapy may be right for me?

    Choosing the right psychologist and therapeutic approach is a personal decision. During your first appointment, we'll take the time to understand your past experiences, current life circumstances, and what you're looking for help with. Once we've gotten to know each other, we'll discuss whether CBT or another type of therapy is likely to be the most helpful approach for your goals.

  • Where are you located?

    We offer cognitive behavioural therapy at our clinics in Footscray and Southbank.

Why Inner View Psychology?

Long-Term Support For All

Long-Term Support For All

We provide care for adults and children from all walks of life, no matter your age, gender or sexual identity, or cultural background.

Neurodiversity Focused

Neurodiversity Focused

We know neurodiversity is just that: Diverse. We don’t pigeonhole you into any one type of therapy; instead, we get to know you and what may work best for you.

Digging Deeper Into What Makes You You

Digging Deeper Into What Makes You You

We’re what we call insight-focused: We want to help you get to know and accept yourself rather than pursue generic goals that may not reflect who you really are.

Hoping to Interpret Situations With More Clarity and Calm?

When anxiety, OCD, or other mental health concerns affect your behaviour patterns, you don't have to face them alone. Whether you're looking to learn strategies to address anxiety, develop practical tools for everyday life, or get to know yourself better, our highly qualified team is here for you.

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