Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) — techniques, evidence, and how it helps.
Family psychoeducation cuts relapse rates by 20 to 50 percent — yet only a fraction of families ever receive it. This is a closer look at what it is, why it works, and how to find it.
Therapy modalitiesTrauma is one of the most consistent findings in the histories of people with psychosis — and one of the most under-treated. Trauma-focused CBTp adapts proven PTSD methods for safe use alongside voices, paranoia, and ongoing antipsychotic treatment.
Expressive therapiesMusic therapy in schizophrenia is delivered by trained music therapists, not by playing favourite songs. The evidence base — including a major Cochrane review — is more positive than for many other arts therapies.
TherapyMetacognitive Training is a manualised group programme that targets the thinking biases — jumping to conclusions, attributional bias, overconfidence — that drive much of psychotic thought.
Therapy modalitiesAVATAR therapy is one of the strangest and most studied new treatments for distressing voices. The patient sits in front of a screen, the therapist gives the voice a face, and the conversation that follows can be the first one the patient has ever felt they could win.
Expressive therapiesArt therapy is more than 'doing art.' It is a structured psychological therapy in which images become a way to think about experiences that are hard to put into words.