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CBT Therapy for Assertiveness

Assertiveness training is based on the principle that we all have a right to express our thoughts, feelings, and needs to others, as long as we do so in a respectful way. When we don’t feel like we can express ourselves openly, we may become depressed, anxious, or angry, and our sense of self-worth may suffer.

Our relationships with other people are also likely to suffer because we may become resentful when they don’t read our minds for what we are not assertive enough to be telling them. There are no hard-and-fast rules of what assertive behaviour is; rather, it is specific to the particular time and situation. In other words, behaviour that is appropriately assertive for one person in one situation may be either excessively passive or too aggressive for someone else in a different situation.

Finally, assertiveness training is based on the idea that assertiveness is not inborn, but is a learned behaviour. Although some people may seem to be more naturally assertive than others, anyone can learn to be more assertive.

Although these ideas may sound simple and straightforward, behaving assertively can sometimes be difficult for almost anyone, and is often impossible for some people. For this reason, assertiveness training focuses not only on talking about the importance of assertiveness, but also on learning assertive behaviours and practicing these behaviours with the help of a professional therapist.

At Impossible our team of therapists are experienced in training people to mange their assertiveness.

We are all fully qualified CBT Psychotherapists with University Degrees in addition to our 2 years CBT Training.

We are all fully accredited members of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.

Impossible Mental Health Limited is fully insured both professionally and clinically with Zurich Insurance.

Therapy can be funded privately by card payment or through your personal/employee Health Insurance policy.

We regularly work with clients of BUPA, WPA, Cigna, Aiva, Allianz, H3 and AXA.

Our sessions are one hour long and cost £90.

The fee includes additional time for your therapist to prepare before and document after your session.

CBT is a short term therapy. Treatment usually requires between 8 and 20 weekly sessions.

Deborah leads our team and is a fully qualified Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist.

Deborah is also a Specialist Nurse Practitioner in Forensic Mental Healthcare with over 20 years’ experience.

She also has specialisms in young people, neurodiversity and EMDR.

Michael works with a wide range of mental health disorders including depression, generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and specific phobias.

He appreciates the genuine distress felt by people experiencing problems with their mental health and is interested in evidenced based interventions which can bring real change and relief.

Neil has over 12 years experience working with adults in a range of therapeutic settings such as GP surgeries, NHS and the charity sector as well as here at impossible mental health.

In that time he has used both short and longer term interventions to help clients reduce symptoms for a wide range of mental health disorders and improve their experience of day to day life.

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075 3941 3244

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2 Hillsborough Business Park,

Hillsborough Gardens,

Belfast,

BT6 9DT

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