Using CBT to Support Adults with ADHD with Dr Antonia Dittner
🎧 Listen Here In this episode of Practice Matters, Rachel Handley is joined by Dr Antonia Dittner, consultant clinical psychologist and lead author of “A Therapist’s Guide to CBT to Support Adults with ADHD,” to explore what CBT has to offer this often misunderstood client group. Together they unpack the diagnostic picture, the overlap with […]
Thinking with our clients, not thinking for them…Dr Scott Waltman on Socratic dialogue
🎧 Listen Here In this episode of Practice Matters, Rachel Handley is joined by Dr Scott Waltman, president-elect of the US Academy of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, to explore what Socratic questioning really is and why it matters. Scott describes it as thinking with our clients rather than for them, comparing it to Socrates’ own […]
Emetophobia: not such a simple phobia… with Prof David Veale
🎧 Listen Here In this episode of Practice Matters, Rachel is joined once again by Professor David Veale, this time to explore emetophobia, the specific phobia of vomiting. David explains why this is the most common specific phobia presenting for treatment, despite being largely overlooked by researchers for years, and the devastating impact it can […]
“It’s got nothing to do with vanity…” Prof David Veale on understanding and treating body dysmorphic disorder
🎧 Listen Here In this episode of Practice Matters, Rachel Handley is joined by Professor David Veale, consultant psychiatrist and cognitive behavioural therapist, to explore body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Together they unpack what BDD really is, how it differs from vanity, social anxiety, and OCD, and why so many people suffering with it end up […]
Positive Affect Therapy with Dr Alicia Meuret
🎧 Listen Here In this episode of Practice Matters, Rachel Handley is joined by Professor Alicia Meuret to explore anhedonia, the reduced ability to feel pleasure, and the development of Positive Affect Therapy (PAT). Together, they unpack why so many clients struggle not just with feeling bad, but with a profound absence of positive emotion, […]
Exploring the value of low intensity CBT with Prof Paul Farrand
🎧 Listen Here In this episode of Let’s Talk About CBT- Practice Matters, Rachel Handley is joined by Professor Paul Farrand to unpack the theory and practice of low intensity CBT. They explore what low intensity really means, challenging common misconceptions and clarifying its evidence base, including its focus on single-strand interventions and stepped care […]
Doing more that matters- Behavioural Activation for Depression in Children and Young People With Professor Shirley Reynolds
🎧 Listen Here In this episode of Let’s Talk About CBT: Practice Matters, Rachel Handley speaks with Professor Shirley Reynolds about behavioural activation for depression in children and young people. Shirley reflects on what we know about depression in adolescence, the challenges of access to effective treatment, and why brief, values-based approaches may be particularly […]
Why simplicity does not mean superficiality: exploring Low-intensity Behavioural Activation for Depression with Prof David Ekers
Understanding Historical Context in CBT Practice with Dr Alasdair Churchard
🎧 Listen Here Understanding Historical Context in CBT Practice with Dr Alasdair Churchard In this episode of Let’s Talk About CBT- Practice Matters, Rachel is joined by Dr Alasdair Churchard, clinical psychologist, CBT therapist and NIHR pre doctoral fellow at the University of Oxford. Alasdair’s work focuses on ethnic inequalities in psychological therapies, and together […]
The what, how and why of Behavioural Activation with Dr Christopher Martell
🎧 Listen Here In this episode of Practice Matters, host Rachel Handley speaks with Dr Christopher Martell, a leading expert in behavioural activation (BA) for depression. Christopher shares his journey from early training in CBT to becoming a key figure in the development of BA, describing how behavioural strategies can help people move toward a […]
