Glasgow Anxiety Therapy

The most effective way to deal with anxiety and worry is through cognitive behavioural therapy. This is what I use, alongside hypnosis, which has been shown to speed up the process.

But nowadays technology has been harnessed to help you. There are great online therapy courses and there are now apps for your smart phone. So, there are lots of ways now to feel better. No reason to hang on to your worries and anxiety and the misery it causes you.

The technology-based therapies can be used on their own, but if you want a helping hand, then contact me. I have gone modern too, and offer therapy on the phone supported by hypnosis cds which have been prepared just for you, to deal with your specific problems. For some people this is great, as it is anonymous. You don't need to say who you are. And I continue to offer face-to-face therapy sessions in Glasgow and Annan.

American research shows that people with anxiety prefer a flexible treatment package, rather than just relying on drug therapy. They developed an approach called CALM - Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management. (The idea in the name of the approach is that clients learn to manage their own symptoms - a long-lasting and effective response.)

CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) appeared to be the most popular treatment choice among those in the CALM group—57% chose CBT and medication combination treatment, and 34% chose CBT-only treatment, while 9% chose medication-only treatment. This preference is consistent with research that finds those with anxiety disorders tend to favour psychosocial treatment approaches over medication to treat their illness, according to the researchers.

Participants in the CALM group showed significantly greater symptom improvement than those receiving usual care. After 12 months, about 63.6% receiving CALM had responded to treatment compared to 44.7% in usual care, and 51.5% receiving CALM had remitted compared to 33% in usual care.

So it seems the reason why people prefer to include CBT is because it works. I combine CBT with hypnosis because the combination makes treatment more effective.