Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies (CBT) offer psychological approaches to people’s difficulties. It tries to understand people’s difficulties in terms of the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. The approach usually focuses on the here and now, and relies on a collaborative understanding of the problem(s). That is: the therapist and person agree upon the nature of the difficulty faced, and upon a plan for overcoming that difficulty. This helps to identify personal, time limited goals and targets which can be closely monitored and evaluated. The approaches can be used to help anyone, irrespective of ability, culture, race, gender or sexual preference. CBT aims to help people to change their unhelpful thoughts and accompanying behaviours and associated feelings. A key principle is that we acquire unhelpful habits, habits that are sometimes difficult to change. CBT helps people to identify these habits and change them.