Introduction When I meet a new client whose week is ruled by checking moles, tracking heart rate, and scrolling through symptom forums at midnight, I know I am looking at health anxiety rather than simple worry. Since the pandemic, I have seen this ...

Introduction The session starts the same way it has for weeks. The client settles in, sighs, and says, “I didn’t get to the homework. Things were just too much.” Twenty minutes later, the two of us are circling the same problems, and the action plan...

Introduction Most of us learned CBT by memorizing models, reading manuals, and watching vignettes. Then a real client sat down, dropped a complicated problem on the table, and the mind went blank. The theory was there, but session-ready CBT tools we...

The Use-It-Tomorrow Test If you've been in private practice for any length of time, you'll know this feeling. You buy a training. You feel motivated. You take notes. Then real life happens. Back-to-back clients, admin, life. And the CBT CPD sits the...

(Without Pretending to Be a Specialist—and Without Freezing in Session) If you're an integrative counsellor in private practice, you've probably had this thought at least once. "I want to use CBT, but I'm not properly trained." "What if I do it wron...

If you spend any time in counsellor Facebook groups, you'll keep seeing the same question pop up. "Where can I learn CBT?" or "Any CBT CPD you recommend?" or "I want to add CBT to my practice—where do I start?" That question makes total sense. Most ...

If you’re an integrative counsellor in private practice, CBT can sometimes feel like this:You explain the model well.The client understands themselves better.You have “good sessions.” …and yet the change is slower than you expected. When people say ...

If you’ve spent time in counsellor Facebook groups, you’ve seen some version of this post:“Where can I do a CBT CPD?” “Any CBT courses you recommend?” “I want to add CBT to my practice—where do I start?” Totally fair questions. But here’s what I’ve ...