“Workplace mental health is getting worse. We are on a mission to raise awareness of how the brain functions, how you can process, build resilience, understand, and upgrade your brain and use a 'Toolkit' to maintain it ongoing. We use proven, evidence-based CBT techniques delivered with accreditation so you can thrive both personally and professionally.”
-Roberta Byram, High Intensity CBT Psychotherapist & Human Update Founder
What is CBT and why this ever evolving technique is your mental health best friend!
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a way to understand how the brain works through neuroscience.
Using science-led, evidence-based techniques we gain an understanding of human development, human problems, impact on human behaviours and the distress this causes.
CBT has been around for decades and has continued to develop and advance. It’s one of the main treatments currently used by the NHS for anxiety disorders (including OCD, Trauma, PTSD, Social Phobia, Health Anxiety, General Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder) and depression.
The history of CBT can be traced back to the 1950’s, when psychologist Aaron Beck first developed the therapy to treat depression. Beck noticed that many of his patients had negative thoughts and beliefs that seemed to be causing their depression, so he developed a therapy to help them process and change these.
The British Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) continues to bring together an eclectic resource of psychotherapies that can be delivered by accredited practitioners to further support people with their mental health. BABCP believes that accreditation is important to protect the public, raise the quality of CBT with therapists committing to the ongoing professional development of those practices to best benefit the client.
Improve the mental health of the people in your organisation
With 20 years experience working in mental health and over 10 years delivering Psychotherapy, Roberta has seen first hand the impact poor mental health has on individuals and the organisations they work for.
When people are experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and depression it alerts their threat system and impacts their ability to function to their full potential. Aside from the personal distress this causes it also has consequences in the workplace.
It has been reported in September 2023 that workplace absenteeism is at a 10 year high with stress being the cited as the most prominent reason.
Concerning statistics from the *2021/22 Workplace Well being Index illustrate why urgent and effective action is required to not only offer a duty of care to staff members, but also safeguard the performance of a business.
*70% of people of staff say they have experienced poor mental health because of work.
*57% of employees revealed they have experienced poor mental health while working at their current employer.
In the UK, *one out of every four individuals will struggle with a mental illness annually and in 2016 alone, mental illness caused 15.8 million missed work days.
The leading causes of these absences are depression, stress, and anxiety. The financial impact on UK businesses is substantial, with an estimated cost of *£35 billion per year, including £10.6 billion in lost productivity, £21.2 billion in reduced productivity, and £3.1 billion in replacement hiring for employees who can no longer perform their roles due to mental illness. People with a long-term mental health condition lose their jobs every year at around double the rate of those without a mental health condition. *This equates to 300,000 people – the equivalent of the population of Newcastle or Belfast. *Statistics from MHFA England
Find out more about how we can deliver strategies proven to improve and maintain the mental health of your workforce. The well being of your team and the success of your business are our priority.
