CBT Career Guide

Helen Moya is Chartered Psychologist and an accredited cognitive behavioural therapist with over thirty years of experience in both clinical and academic roles within mental health and learning disabilities. She was Course Director on a CBT training programme for six years, and has practiced CBT in different services and independently, with a particular interest in ADHD. She has worked in a primary care service as part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme providing CBT to NHS patients, and in an outpatient hospital service for people with medically unexplained symptoms. Helen runs a private practice, Moya CBT, where she offers CBT treatment for clients and career advice for those interested to become a CBT therapist.

• Foreword by Richard Thwaites1. Introducing the ARD model of CBT career development2. Building a CBT therapist3. What does a CBT career look like?4. Diversity in CBTAttract5. CBT career roadmap: Pathways to becoming a cognitive behavioural therapist6. Gaining relevant clinical experience7. KSA (Knowledge; Skills; Attitudes) route8. Preparing for training9. Getting the most from training10. Managing rejection and failureRetain11. Accreditation12. Maintaining skills and knowledge13. Maximizing clinical supervision14. Managing stress and preventing burnoutDevelop15. Career vision16. CBT career options17. Working independently as a CBT entrepreneur18. Promoting CBT careersAppendices