Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre

12/12/2025

Considering Attachment in CBT – On-Demand CPD (4 hrs 36 mins)

Explore how attachment experiences influence mental health and therapeutic relationships in CBT. This workshop helps clinicians integrate attachment theory into formulation and interventions, with a focus on perinatal challenges and engagement barriers.
Get one-year access to this expert-led training today. Strengthen your understanding of attachment in CBT and enhance your ability to deliver compassionate, effective care.

https://www.octc.co.uk/product/on-demand-workshops/considering-attachment-in-cbt/

Explore how attachment experiences influence mental health and therapeutic relationships in CBT. This workshop helps clinicians integrate attachment theory into formulation and interventions, with a focus on perinatal challenges and engagement barriers.

04/12/2025

Bipolar Disorder: Managing Mood Swings

Managing Mood Swings | CBT Strategies for Bipolar and Beyond

Rachel Manser & Helen Close

Severe mood changes can disrupt life—but you can regain balance. This CBT-based booklet explains what causes mood swings and offers practical strategies to manage highs and lows, reduce persistence of low mood, and achieve stability. Written by expert psychologists Rachel Manser and Helen Close.

Order now and start your journey to a more balanced mood today!

https://www.octc.co.uk/product/booklets/psychosis-bipolar-disorders/bipolar-disorder-managing-mood-swings/

Severe mood changes can disrupt life—but you can regain balance. This CBT-based booklet explains what causes mood swings and offers practical strategies to manage highs and lows, reduce persistence of low mood, and achieve stability. Written by expert psychologists Rachel Manser and Helen Close.

02/12/2025

Destination Unknown: Goal setting as a roadmap for successful therapy: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION

Join us for an interactive workshop designed to help therapists set clear, collaborative goals that drive effective CBT sessions. Learn practical strategies for assessment, refining targets, and tracking progress—all backed by evidence-based practice.

📅 29th Jan 2026
📍 Online via Zoom

Registration closes @ 9am on 27th Jan 2026

This brief workshop is aimed at therapists of all levels. We will refresh your theoretical and practical understanding of how to set successful therapy goals collaboratively with clients.

You will learn:

Practical tips for assessment

Refining targets through collaborative Socratic questions

Where to start when there are no goals!

Common challenges and how to overcome them

Tracking progress

Reviewing and resetting goals in response to change

This workshop will include case examples and video role play as well as time for discussion regarding particular snags in your clinical practice.

This brief workshop is aimed at therapists of all levels. We will refresh your theoretical and practical understanding of how to set successful therapy goals collaboratively with clients.

01/12/2025

Recently Helen Kennerley and Sarah Lack welcomed students onto our PG Enhanced CBT Certificate for Psychological Trauma and Personality Development, in collaboration with Oxford Lifelong Learning at the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford.

The presenters enjoyed meeting the new cohort and external participants to introduce this specialism, beyond PTSD. Anyone interested in the course can find out more: 👉 https://www.lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/postgraduate-certificate-in-enhanced-cognitive-behavioural-therapy

Mental health professionals with an interest in CBT can also join selected workshops on topics within this specialism from January 2026:

📆 14.01.26: Conceptualising dissociation across disorders
👉https://tinyurl.com/mnpmjjx5

📆 24.02.26: Practice Lab-Reliving
👉https://tinyurl.com/45yb4r5n

📆 09.03.26: Trauma Focussed-CBT for Complicated PTSD and C-PTSD
👉https://tinyurl.com/yc6yna9v

📆 11.05.26: The Neuro-Psycho-Social Impact of Childhood Abuse and Neglect
👉https://tinyurl.com/evp8m5cd

📆 06.07.26: Understanding personality disorder through developmental pathways and trauma
👉https://tinyurl.com/4p56fpm8

📆 21.09.26: Practice Lab- Imagery Rescripting
👉https://tinyurl.com/yb7v8djy

📆 29.09.26: Practice Lab-Letter Writing in Trauma and Loss
👉https://tinyurl.com/2cjpskk5

20/11/2025

Victoria Bream and Kevin Meares have been discussing and preparing for their half day workshop next month. They had a really useful conversation with colleague, Dr Anne Garland, to help develop the content. The workshop will aim to help clinicians reflect on and think about OCD and GAD.

Workshop title: Separating the siblings - Tease out and work effectively with OCD/GAD overlaps

📆 Date: 09.12.25 (Registration closes 9:00am on 05.12.25)
🕤 Time: 9:30am to 1:00pm
👩‍🏫 Presenters: Dr Kevin Meares, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, and Dr Victoria Bream, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
👩‍💻 Delivery: Online via Zoom

Visit the link below for more information and to sign up:

https://www.octc.co.uk/workshops/separating-the-siblings-tease-out-and-work-effectively-with-ocd-gad-overlaps-zoom-workshop-presentation/

25/09/2025

🧠 Workshop: How to use CBT to tackle hopelessness and suicidality in men experiencing depression

📅 Date: 01.10.25
🕤 Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm (Online)
👩‍🏫 Presenter: Consultant Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, Dr Anne Garland

When as a therapist you are confronted with a male client expressing hopeless and suicidal ideas how do you feel? What are the thoughts that run through your mind? How do you act as a result?

Su***de is the biggest killer of men in the UK under the age of 50 and male su***des have consistently accounted for three quarters of all su***des in the UK since the mid 1990’s.

Dr Anne Garland said: "As clinicians dealing with clients experiencing hopelessness and suicidality can be a daunting prospect. Research identifies specific risk factors for men experiencing feelings of hopelessness and su***de. These factors have potential to unsettle the therapist and make engagement and treatment at times more challenging."

Join this one-day workshop to:
ℹ️ Deepen your understanding of the CBT formulation of hopelessness
ℹ️ Develop knowledge and understanding of risk factors for su***de completion in men experiencing depression
ℹ️ Engage with the theory and practice of CBT interventions that target hopelessness and suicidality
ℹ️ Develop strategies for self-care when working with hopelessness and suicidality

Throughout the workshop, Dr Anne Garland will share her wealth of clinical experience of working with men experiencing hopelessness and suicidality in the context of depression. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss their own clinical cases.

This workshop is suitable for a broad range of mental health clinicians working in primary care settings, community mental health teams, Crisis Resolution Teams and CBT services.

References
Garland, A. (2016) Case Formulation in Depression in N. Tarrier and J. Johnson (Eds.) Case Formulation in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: The Treatment of Challenging and Complex Cases (2nd Edition) Routledge, Hove, East Sussex.

Morriss, R., Garland, A., Nixon, N., Boliang Guo., James, M., Kaylor-Hughes., C., Moore, R., Ramana, A., Sampson, C., Sweeney, T. and Dalgleish, T. (2016) The Efficacy and cost effectiveness of a specialist depression service versus specialist mental healthcare to manage persistent depression: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Psychiatry 3 (9): pp. 821-831.

Tarrier N, Taylor K, Gooding P. Cognitive-behavioural interventions to reduce su***de behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Behavior Modification. 2008 Jan;32(1):77-108. doi: 10.1177/0145445507304728. PMID: 18096973.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/census

Registration closes at 9am on 29.09.25.
👉 Secure your place now https://www.octc.co.uk/workshops/how-to-use-cbt-to-tackle-hopelessness-and-suicidality-in-men-experiencing-depression/

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09/09/2025

Unlocking the latest in CBTp: Introducing the OCRU webinar series for clinicians

We are delighted to announce the launch of an exciting new initiative from the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre: The Oxford CBTp Research Update for Clinicians Webinar Series (OCRU), starting in January 2026!

09/09/2025

The Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) and Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Intervention Centre (OHSPIC) actively participated in , sharing knowledge, networking, and supporting professional development within the cognitive behavioural therapy community.

Alison Croft, Co-Deputy Director of OCTC and Consultant Clinical Psychologist, noted that this year's event was especially inspiring for all team members who participated and said: "We're pleased our teams were well represented at EABCT in Glasgow this week.

Our skills sessions and symposia were well attended and showcased the wide spectrum of innovative CBT work we are engaged in.

It has been a privilege to reconnect with people from around the UK and Europe and to make so many new contacts.

There have been enriching and stimulating conversations with delegates from Iceland to Kazakhstan, Turkey to Texas and many places between! We look forward to staying in touch.”

She added: “We've all learned so much from a fabulously rich academic programme. Our thanks to EABCT and British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) for organising such a great congress.”

Stay connected
🤝 Visit the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) website for more information 🔗 https://bit.ly/OCTCContactUs
🤝 Visit the Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Intervention Centre (OHSPIC) website for more information 🔗 https://bit.ly/ohspic

05/09/2025

📷Teams OCTC and OHSPIC (stand B18) are thrilled to be connecting with amazing professionals at in Glasgow!

Coming up:
🗓️ Saturday 6 September
• EABCT Workshop: Jane Gregory and Tom Graham will co-facilitate with Zach Rosenthal and Grace Heppes, “Knowing you, knowing misophonia: expanding your CBT skills for working with sensitivity to specific sounds.”

💬 Connect after the event:
Our teams have enjoyed sharing insights. If you can't attend, please reach out to keep in touch.

🤝 Visit the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) website for more information 🔗 https://bit.ly/OCTCContactUs

🤝 Visit the Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Intervention Centre (OHSPIC) website for more information 🔗 https://bit.ly/ohspic

04/09/2025

🎉 is officially underway in Glasgow!

Initial feedback from the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and Oxford Psychological Intervention Centre (OHSPIC) teams suggest they appreciate the energy and the variety of ideas being shared.

Are you at the conference? Come visit us at stand B18 — our presenters are eager to chat, answer your questions, and exchange insights on the latest in evidence-based practice in .

🎁 Drop by our stand to pick up a flyer and enjoy an exclusive 30% discount on our booklets — available only during the conference!

🗓️ Don’t miss our Saturday 6 September 2025 workshop: Jane Gregory and Tom Graham will be teaming up with Zach Rosenthal and Grace Heppes to lead “Knowing you, knowing misophonia: expanding your CBT skills for working with sensitivity to specific sounds.”

03/09/2025

🌟 The wait is over - starts today in Glasgow (3 to 6 September)!

Curious about cognitive behavioural therapy? Visit our stand B18 and meet some of experts from the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Intervention Centre (OHSPIC) teams! You’ll find Dr Anne Garland, Paul Salkovskis PhD, Victoria Bream, Rachel Manser, Rich Blackwell, Tom Graham, Louise Isham, Jane Gregory, and Sarah Lack who when they are not chairing and presenting will be happy to answer your questions.

🎁EABCT delegates can receive a 30% discount on booklets by collecting a flyer at the stand during the conference.

So, if you are attending the event come and connect, discover new CBT resources, and meet some of the experts shaping the future of evidence-based therapy. We’d love to see you at stand B18 - come say hi!

🔗 See the full programme at: https://eabct2025.org/in-congress-workshops



[Alt text: Top of image: Logos for Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Central text: "Visit our stand B18, EABCT Glasgow 2025, 3 to 6 September." Below the text: Photos of Paul Salkovskis, Anne Garland, Tom Graham, Victoria Bream, Louise Isham, Sarah Lack, Richard Blackwell, and Rachel Manser.]

01/09/2025

💡Unlocking innovation in cognitive therapy

Members of the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and the Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Intervention Centre (OHSPIC) will participate in in Glasgow, scheduled from 3 to 6 September.

Attendees of the congress and workshops can meet our experts, visit their stand (B18) for questions – and pick up a free self-help booklet covering various topics and disorders!

Highlights for OCTC and OHSPIC are:
🗓️ Thursday 4 September
• Panel discussion: Professor Paul Salkovskis, Director of OCTC, will chair a session titled “Considering the interplay between Disorder-Specific and Disorder-Relevant processes in anxiety disorders.”
• Skills class: Rachel Manser will lead “Imagery Rescripting: Transforming problematic images in adult mental health.”
• Symposium: Anne Garland, Louise Isham, and Sarah Lack will present “Disorder-specific models: necessary but not sufficient: the science, art, and craft of CBT.”

🗓️ Saturday 6 September
• Workshop: Jane Gregory and Tom Graham will co-facilitate with Zach Rosenthal and Grace Heppes, “Knowing you, knowing misophonia: expanding your CBT skills for working with sensitivity to specific sounds.”

For full programme details and registration, please visit the conference website 🔗 https://eabct2025.org/in-congress-workshops

📍Come and say hello to our team at stand B18!

In-Congress Workshops In-congress workshops are half-day workshops and will take place during the main congress, on Thursday 4th, Friday 5th and Saturday 6th September 2025. Registration for the in-Congress workshops are now open to people who have registered to attend the Congress. A link to regist...