Behavioural therapy is based on the theory that learnt behaviour in response to past experiences can be unlearnt or reformulated, without focusing on the reasoning for the original behaviour.
Individuals with compulsive and obsessive disorders, fears, phobias and addictions may benefit from this type of therapy. The focus is on helping the client to achieve goals and modify extreme behavioural responses to stress, anxiety etc. It is based on the principles of learning, operant and respondent conditioning, and can also draw upon theories from acceptance and commitment therapy, functional analytic psychotherapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, and can be integrated with cognitive therapy.
Related UKCP modality sections:
Cognitive psychotherapies (CP) |
