In this episode, we speak to Helen Macdonald, about the use of CBT in treating the impact of long-term health conditions and offer advice for both trainees and established therapists!

Key topics include:

• The role of CBT in treating long-term health conditions;
• How systemic changes have impacted on the role of therapy (and therapists!) in the context of long-term conditions;
• How to approach outcome measures, and disorder-specific measures;
• Practical tools and change methods for working with clients with long-term health conditions
• Judicious use of therapist self-disclosure.

ABOUT HELEN MACDONALD

Helen Macdonald is a CBT psychotherapist, EMDR consultant, lecturer on CBT for long-term health conditions, and a senior clinical advisor for the BABCP (for whom she also hosts a fantastic podcast!) Helen is the co-author of a self-help book for clients called Overcoming Chronic Pain, with a new third edition set to be released soon!

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In this episode, we speak to Sven Law, to discuss a whole host of topics including:

- Using CBT skills outside of a therapeutic setting;

- How to look for opportunities to use your CBT skills outside of the therapy room;

- The role of technology (including AI) and innovation in therapy, including the opportunities and the pitfalls.

Given some uncertainty around HICBT roles (with reports of certain universities deciding against running the course this year, reports of some trusts beginning to consider voluntary redundancies), we thought this episode would be a useful reminder that the toolbox of CBT skills can be used in a variety of industries.

ABOUT SVEN LAW

Sven Law is a Social Worker - turned - CBT therapist and supervisor who has also diversified and pivoted to deploy his CBT skillset into the technology industry, working with a variety of platforms including IESO, Limbic, and MindDistrict.

Sven can be found on LinkedIn, or can be emailed at TfD Therapy.

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In this episode, we speak to Sam Thompson, to discuss important things to consider when treating armed forces veterans presenting with mental health issues, and answer the most difficult listener question we've ever received on the show about confidentiality and the Geneva Convention.

ABOUT SAM THOMPSON

Sam Thompson a CBT therapist and Registered Mental Heath Nurse who works for Veterans NHS Wales and is hugely passionate about improving mental health care for those who have been employed by our armed forces.

Sam can be found on Twitter at @SamThom90

Veterans NHS Wales can be found at @VeteransWales.

More information on veterans support organisations can be found at:

veteranswales.co.uk

VeteranAware

OpCourage

HelpforHeroes

As Sam notes in the episode, we would also recommend having a search for other helpful veteran support organisations that you might find, or asking local colleagues or healthcare professionals.

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In this episode, we had the pleasure of having Professor David Veale in the therapy room with us, talking us through OCD. We expore new developments in treatment, handling your own anxieties as a therapist, and avoiding creating replacement compulsions, amongst a wide range of other questions! We hope you find it helpful!

ABOUT DAVID VEALE

Professor David Veale is a consultant psychiatrist who specialises in OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, health anxiety, emetophobia and depression.

You can find out more about David at https://www.veale.co.uk/, or ask his digital avatar questions about OCD at https://jaaq.org/creator/35905.

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In this episode, we had the pleasure of having Jim Lucas and James Eyre in the therapy room with us, talking us through the ins and outs of transitioning into private practice as a CBT therapist. If you are considering career journeys outside of the NHS, we hope this episode is helpful to you!

ABOUT JIM LUCAS

Jim Lucas has been a psychotherapist since 2003 and helped thousands of people improve their mental health, relationships and lifestyles. He is a BABCP accredited CBT Practitioner & Supervisor, an ACBS peer-reviewed ACT trainer and a Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham. He has written several eBooks including The ACT Roadmap and SEED: An ACT Supervision Model.

You can find out more about Jim at https://openforwards.com/.

You can also keep up to date with Jim's work at @JimLucasCBT or @OpenForwards on the social network formerly known as Twitter.

ABOUT JAMES EYRE

James Eyre is a CBT therapist, trainer, and supervisor working in the West Midlands.

If you have an interest in finding out more about James' CBT supervision practice, please email jameseyre@oaktreecbt.co.uk.

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In today's episode, we look at life after the training journey! We tackle how to deal with the 'jump' from being a trainee to being qualified (in both lifestyle and workload), take a look at what it's like to move across different services, and also have a brief discussion about other learning opportunities after training! We'll be doing another episode soon on opportunities outside of Talking Therapies / IAPT - so stay tuned!

The link to Andrea Hughes' PhD research (to be completed by qualified therapists only!) is: https://limesurvey.bham.ac.uk/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=329982&lang=en.

All data submitted to the research project is anonymous.

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Ravi can be found on twitter at: @RaviAmruth

Chelle can be found on twitter at: @EU_4_Me.

In this episode of Two Lost Souls (yes! We're back! Sorry for our radio silence!) we are joined by not one, but TWO guests to give us the lowdown on how it feels to transition from working at Step 2 (Low Intensity CBT / PWP) up to Step 3 (High Intensity CBT). Gurpreet Shoker (trainee CBT therapist) and Brendan Hever (HI CBT therapist) took the time to speak about their experiences and reflections on the journey, as well as taking the time to answer your listener questions!

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Ravi can be found on twitter at: @RaviAmruth

Chelle can be found on twitter at: @EU_4_Me.

In this episode, we discuss treating symptoms of emetophobia, with Anna Christie - an expert by experience who has gone on to treat hundreds of people with emetophobia, create several online resources to help in treating it, and authored a book for therapists on how to effectively navigate the treatment journey.

If you've wondered what the best way is to proceed with exposure treatment for emetophobia (or want some advice that might also be relevant to other specific phobias), this is a wonderfully informative episode!

Chelle sadly isn't with us for this episode as she's under the weather, but we're lucky enough to have this episode guest hosted by Fiona Greenhalgh, a recently-qualified CBT therapist working in a Talking Therapies service.

ABOUT ANNA CHRISTIE

Anna Christie is a psychotherapist, author and emetophobia specialist. Anna has a history of severe emetophobia and has been anxiety-free for over 20 years.

Her new book, Emetophobia: Understanding and Treating Fear of Vomiting in Children and Adults is available from all good bookstores, including Amazon!

Anna also runs a great website - https://emetophobia.net/ - which contains lots of great resources to conduct exposure work with clients, and she also hosts the Emetophobia Help podcast!

You can keep up to date with Anna's work on twitter at @EmetHelp.

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Ravi can be found on twitter at: @RaviAmruth

Fiona can be found on twitter at: @FionaGreen39175

Chelle can be found on twitter at: @EU_4_Me.