Benefits of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Puts patients in control
Medication often works by helping to suppress underlying emotions and thoughts, resulting in the problem never completely being resolved. Cognitive behavioural therapy, on the other hand, works by helping the patient identify their negative thoughts and emotions while a therapist helps them to better understand how these thoughts and emotions are controlling their actions. Then, the patient is better able to gain control over those thoughts, and the actions that are a result of them.
Not medication
Cognitive behavioural therapy is done completely by talking and acting. While it may be used in combination with medication, it can also be quite effective on its own. In addition to not requiring that a patient take medication, this treatment can help reduce the need for medication in many patients over time, provided they see a therapist on a regular basis.
Effective treatment
Many patients are unsure of whether or not cognitive behavioural therapy will work, particularly in Western cultures that tend to put more emphasis on taking prescription medications. Studies have proven that it can be effective at reducing the symptoms of multiple disorders, including, but not limited to: anger management issues, depression, anxiety, social anxiety, PTSD, sleep disorders and many more.
Long lasting
Because medication does not resolve the underlying issue, the patient often has the disorder that has required that they seek the help of a professional disorder for years. Cognitive behavioural therapy, on the other hand, works by changing the though patterns of the individual, and helps to replace negative thoughts with more