An overview of the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT Therapy) approach to treating Depression:

Target Unhelpful Core Beliefs

Target Unhelpful Compensatory Strategies ie Perfectionism or Not Trying

Target Negative Automatic Thoughts:

Using Thought Records

Teaching Optimism vs Pessimism

Target Reduced Activity

Target Depressive Rumination

Target Self Criticism – using compassion focussed therapy

Target Social Withdrawl

Identify values

Mindfulness: MBCT

Ref: CBT Model of Depression