Psychological difficulties are related to thoughts or behaviors that have been learned by a person in his or her daily environment. Our thoughts and interpretations have an important impact on our emotions and behavior. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapy that focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors identified as problematic. With the help of specific strategies, it allows us to learn to identify our way of thinking and behaving.
It also allows us to acquire new behaviors and to replace inadequate thoughts or emotions with others, in order to make them more appropriate, with the aim of increasing our psychological health and improving our quality of life. CBT applies principles derived from scientific research that have been shown to be effective in changing certain human behaviors. Numerous studies have demonstrated its effectiveness in treating anxiety and depressive disorders.