Stand Up to Shyness

Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up to Shyness

Rhod Gilbert looking through family photographs

The label Social Anxiety (rather than shyness) is often used in CBT and this can sometimes be helpful or throw up more questions for people.  Rhod Gilbert takes a very personnel look at his own life and journey from struggling with shyness to feeling more confident.  My experience of offering CBT and counselling is that it can make a difference to self confidence.

A therapist is not someone who has conquered all their demons, its just that they have climbed up their mountain a bit higher than the person they are trying to help.  Having this extra height enables the therapist  to see a little further ahead and so they are able to guide the client away from the unhelpful actions that keep the shyness going.