Web-site restrictions
ACAT is moving to a new website shortly. Due to unforeseen technical issues, the launch has been postponed briefly until Tuesday, 6th May.
In preparation, this website no longer lets members renew their membership. ACAT Administration are likewise unable to process membership renewals until the new site opens.
Please do not update any personal details on your member/friend profile, as changes at this point will not be transferred to the new site.
Thank you for your patience, and we look forward to welcoming you to a new website after the Early May bank holiday.
Welcome to ACAT
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.
Covid
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.
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Articles in the Current Issue of Reformulation :: Summer 2020 [Issue 54]
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.
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8th May 2025
CAT and Reflective Practice: Skills for Facilitation - offered by Catalyse
17th May 2025
EDI Race and Culture CPD workshop - offered by CAT Cumbria
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ACAT: The embodiment of reciprocal roles as a reflective
23rd May 2025
29th ACAT National Conference
23rd May 2025
Annual General Meeting
23rd May 2025
ACAT National Conference 2025
20th June 2025
CAT in the Perinatal Period - offered by Catalyse
8th July 2025
ACAT: Two Day Introduction to CAT - Online
9th September 2025
ACAT: Two Day Introduction to CAT - Online
18th September 2025
Restoring Regenerating and Rewilding residential - offered by the WildCAT SIG
1st October 2025
Inter-Regional Residential ACAT Psychotherapy Training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy
9th October 2025
Catalyse CAT Practitioner Training 2025-27
11th October 2025
Developing the CAT model CPD workshop - offered by CAT Cumbria
11th November 2025
ACAT: Two Day Introduction to CAT - Online
12th January 2026
Newcastle & NHSE (North East) CAT Practitioner Training 2026-2027
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