Can I just ask a quick question ?
I have had an assessment and was told that CBT will not work for me because my problems are due to external issues (not sure what they mean) but have been referred for face to face counselling .
Why wont CBT work ?
I can only make an educated guess at this.
CBT tends to work on your moods and feelings and how to remove one or two links in a viscious chain that makes you feel depressed.
If the main cause of your low mood is something beyond your control (somebody making your life miserable or a repeating event that you cant change) then CBT will have little impact. It works at trying to change the way you think and see things and tries to teach you coping mechanisms so that you can alter how you cope with your feelings. If these feelings are being caused by a repeating external influence that cant be changed the therapy wont be as effective as talking to someone about the situation on a more regular basis like a councilor.
I think thats why, but again Im no proffesional.