TESTIMONIALS

Male, aged 45
"The change in my way of thinking and the benefits it has brought to my life have been astounding since I have been to Greenacre CBT . I had seen counsellors before they could all give an opinion of "why I felt like I did", but none of them could educate me in the "how to change how I feel", this is where CBT is different. CBT seems to focus more on the HOW and not on the WHY, the why is not so important, it's in the past you cannot change the past, but you can change how you view the past and more importantly how you view the future.

I would recommend anyone who has a need for counselling to try CBT . It works and more importantly it worked for me when all other avenues had failed."

Female, aged 60
"I thought I was the only person who was anxious. I had been like this for most of my life. CBT helped me realise that this was not unusual and I could deal with it. I now go out without thinking about it - a year ago all I could do was go down my drive."

Female, aged 36
"Having suffered with OCD for years and nothing had helped, I had almost given up and resigned myself to having OCD in control of me. I read about CBT and came to see Joy. At my first session my anxiety was 18/20, however after two sessions this had come down to 7/20 and now after Joy's guidance I operate within normal anxiety limits ( with occasional blips). This is something I had come to believe I would never achieve and my life has been transformed as a result. I would urge anyone with OCD -however extreme and frightening your thoughts are- to address the condition with CBT and have full confidence that Joy will understand your condition and help you."

Female, aged 35
"I came for some CBT to help me stop being suspicious about my relationship. Being shown how to challenge my assumptions and mind-reading thoughts made me realise how inaccurate my ideas were. I have now gone back to work and my family life is wonderful again."

Female, aged 30
"I have the ability now to like what's inside and confidently build for the future embracing the ebb and flow of life's little troughs and enjoying the peak's more than ever, minus the worry that I may not be able 'handle' what life throws at me."

Male, aged 35
"Looking back, I should have come to Greenacre sooner - it has made such a great difference to my life."

Female, aged 35
"Talking things through with someone knowledgeable has been extremely helpful in overcoming depression and learning to live with unavoidable life stresses. It's been particularly good to learn about known patterns of thought and behaviour, to recognise myself in the situation, and to learn about and then try out better ways of dealing with things.