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CBT for relationship anxiety

A highly effective therapy for relationship anxiety

Is your relationship making you anxious?

 

  • Do you panic when your partner seems distant?

  • Fear they’ll leave you or cheat on you?

  • Feel stuck waiting for forgiveness, approval, or reassurance?

  • Are unable to make decisions or are in constant overwhelm?

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a powerful and focused approach to help you break free from relationship anxiety.

 

This page will help you explore if CBT is the right therapy for you​​

What is CBT

CBT is a talking therapy that helps you break unhelpful thinking patterns and change how you respond to triggers.

 

Your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are all connected. A single negative thought, “They’re ignoring me—maybe they’ve lost interest” can trigger fear, which leads to needy behaviors or emotional withdrawal. 

 

CBT interrupts this cycle by helping you identify and challenge distorted beliefs, so you react differently - with clarity, confidence and control.

Why CBT works for relationship anxiety

These are my 6 reasons why I have chosen CBT to help you with relationship anxiety:

 

  • Fast Results - Years of therapy is insightful but needed to heal. With CBT, change is apparent within weeks.

  • Safe Exposure - Gentle exposure tools to challenge fears logically—helping you re-evaluate and change your thoughts.

  • Doesn't Aggravate Trauma - No need to dig up childhood trauma as CBT heals anxiety sustainably by shifting your current thoughts and behaviors.

  • Solution-Focused - CBT is about seeing progress through mental and emotional blocks - not over analysis. 

  • Scientifically Proven Success - It has one of the highest success rates for anxiety (up to 88% effective) - a fraction of the time compared to traditional psychotherapy.

  • Lifelong Tools - CBT teaches you how to stop reacting on autopilot and start making clear, confident decisions, that are aligned with your needs and what you really want.​​

Does CBT work for relationship anxiety?

You have heard CBT works well or anxiety - but does it work for relationship anxiety?

 

Learn why finding the cause of your fears does not automatically resolve them. Why science shows CBT is becoming a compelling option for many therapists and relationship anxiety clients. 

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CBT - For Relationship Anxiety >>

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Can CBT calm your emotions quickly?

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You may know that CBT can change your thought patterns, but, for many clients, the hardest part of relationship anxiety is coping with emotional overwhelm. They are flooded by emotions and can't calm ourselves down. When jealousy, anger, or fear take over, it feels automatic - like you have no control.

 

But you do.

 

CBT enables you to: 

  •  Recognize the first signs of emotional overwhelm.

  •  Stop the pattern before emotions explode

  •  Respond instead of react, creating stability in your relationship.​

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Even if you are in therapy or counselling, CBT is a highly effective tool that should be in your healing toolkit. There are lots of CBT tools and techniques in the Anxiety Hub for you to experiment with. Do give them a go. 

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If I can help, then let me know - if you just want to chat about how to move forward, what CBT and what it is, then book a session with me. 

 

Book a Free Session | Meet Me | Anxiety Hub >>

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