Welcome to the website for the Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT), a registered charity. We welcome members of the public, health professionals, ACAT accredited professionals, and anyone interested in finding out more about CAT. We hope the following pages will inform and inspire and, for those new to Cognitive Analytic Therapy, encourage further interest and, perhaps, even training in CAT.
The website offers an introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy, a collaborative programme for looking at the way a person thinks, feels and acts, and the events and relationships that underlie these experiences - often from childhood or earlier in life.
Please note that the ACAT office will close at 5pm on Thursday 21st December 2023 and will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 2nd January. We will respond to emails received during that period as soon as we are able on our return.
With our best wishes for a happy Christmas and prosperous New Year,
ACAT Administration
Should it be necessary for ACAT to cancel future events due to Covid, we will notify delegates as soon as we are able within our normal working hours, and the event fee will be refunded. ACAT cannot offer refunds for other expenses incurred, such as travel.
Please contact local group organisers in respect of non-ACAT events.
Please speak to your Course Director in respect of training.
We have been accepting paperless accreditation submissions since the June 2020 Exam Board.
About CAT – an introduction
More about CAT - for professionals
About ACAT – the organisation
Training in CAT - overview
Research - projects and evidence
ACAT events and CPD
A dialogue: in response to moving on from face to face to online therapy
Cal Nield, 2020. A dialogue: in response to moving on from face to face to online therapy. Reformulation, Summer, p.15.
COVID Reformulation Postcards Katie Redman
Katie Redman, 2020. COVID Reformulation Postcards Katie Redman. Reformulation, Summer, p.10.
COVID Reformulation Postcards Laura Turner
Laura Turner, 2020. COVID Reformulation Postcards Laura Turner. Reformulation, Summer, p.11.
Eight Session Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service – description of a model and method
Stephen White and Jason Hepple, 2020. Eight Session Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service – description of a model and method. Reformulation, Summer, pp.16-20.
From face to face to online: thoughts on the experience of a rapid change of practice
Rosemary Parkinson, 2020. From face to face to online: thoughts on the experience of a rapid change of practice. Reformulation, Summer, pp.12-14.
From Relational Mapping to Being Relational
Steve Potter, Marie-Anne Bernardy-Arbuz, Claire Regan, Nick Barnes, 2020. From Relational Mapping to Being Relational. Reformulation, Summer, pp.23-26.
Italian chronicles of the Covid-19 pandemic Lived reflections on our unequal world and our precariousness in the face of Anthony Ryle’s egalitarian values.
Cristina Fiorani, Sara Guidotti, Marisa Poggioli, Piero Verani, 2020. Italian chronicles of the Covid-19 pandemic Lived reflections on our unequal world and our precariousness in the face of Anthony Ryle’s egalitarian values.. Reformulation, Summer, pp.5-9.
Letter from the Editors
Rob Lam and Nick Barnes, 2020. Letter from the Editors. Reformulation, Summer, pp.3-4.
Naming the Reciprocal Roles of Britain’s Black and Minority Ethnic Communities
Lorraine Welch, 2020. Naming the Reciprocal Roles of Britain’s Black and Minority Ethnic Communities. Reformulation, Summer, pp.40-43.
Obituary for William David “Bill” Bell Thoughts on his passing Jurai Darongkamas for MCAT
Jurai Darongkamas, 2020. Obituary for William David “Bill” Bell Thoughts on his passing Jurai Darongkamas for MCAT. Reformulation, Summer, pp.49-50.
Reaching In – The Value of CAT Skills Training in Non-Statutory Community Services
Dr Karen Shannon, 2020. Reaching In – The Value of CAT Skills Training in Non-Statutory Community Services. Reformulation, Summer, p.26.
The Therapist's Chair
Elizabeth Wilde McCormick, 2020. The Therapist's Chair. Reformulation, Summer, pp.44-48.
Therapeutic Creativity and the Therapist’s Zone of Proximal Development
Carol Gregory, 2020. Therapeutic Creativity and the Therapist’s Zone of Proximal Development. Reformulation, Summer, pp.54-57.
Tyler's Story. Cognitive Analytic Informed Therapy within a Secure Care Setting
Dr Kim Liddiard, 2020. Tyler's Story. Cognitive Analytic Informed Therapy within a Secure Care Setting. Reformulation, Summer, pp.31-34.
Val Crowley by her friends in the CAT Midlands Psychotherapists Group Phil Clayton, Eva Burns-Lundgren, Sally-Anne Ennis, Tina Griffiths, Anna Jellema, Jan Mead and Graham Twist
Phil Clayton, Eva Burns-Lundgren, Sally-Anne Ennis, Tina Griffiths, Anna Jellema, Jan Mead and Graham Twist, 2020. Val Crowley by her friends in the CAT Midlands Psychotherapists Group Phil Clayton, Eva Burns-Lundgren, Sally-Anne Ennis, Tina Griffiths, Anna Jellema, Jan Mead and Graham Twist. Reformulation, Summer, p.53.
Val Crowley Three reflections from the CAT learning disability special interest group Phil Clayton, Julie Lloyd, Nicola Murphy
Phil Clayton, Julie Lloyd, Nicola Murphy, 2020. Val Crowley Three reflections from the CAT learning disability special interest group Phil Clayton, Julie Lloyd, Nicola Murphy. Reformulation, Summer, pp.51-52.
Violence against women – a role for CAT
Steph McManniman, 2020. Violence against women – a role for CAT. Reformulation, Summer, pp.27-30.
What’s in a name? The power of power, narrative, and naming things that are so numerous we no longer see them
Louise Kenward, 2020. What’s in a name? The power of power, narrative, and naming things that are so numerous we no longer see them. Reformulation, Summer, pp.35-37.
22nd March 2024
Innovations in mapping and writing - offered by Sussex Partnership NHS Trust
1st April 2024
Somerset CAT Practitioner Training (in-person)
17th April 2024
ACAT: Relational Skills in CAT Supervision Residential
17th April 2024
ACAT: Relational Skills in CAT Supervision Residential
19th April 2024
Embodiment of Reciprocal Roles – offered by Caroline Dower
25th April 2024
ACAT: Oxford Handbook of CAT CPD Event
26th April 2024
Creating a Tapestry – Weaving Together EMDR and CAT - offered by Catalyse
26th April 2024
CAT Scotland CPD Day and AGM - offered by CAT Scotland
29th April 2024
ACAT Two Day Introduction to CAT Online
14th May 2024
Safety and CAT: Containing Distress to Manage Risk - offered by Catalyse
21st May 2024
ACAT: Two Day Introduction to CAT - Online
3rd June 2024
Skills Swap Session
18th July 2024
ACAT National Conference 2024
19th July 2024
Annual General Meeting
2nd September 2024
Brighton CAT Practitioner Training
10th September 2024
ACAT: Two Day Introduction to CAT - Online
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