Workshop Programme 2025 - 2026

OCTC offers a varied programme of workshops designed to develop skills in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Our workshops range from introductory training to advanced specialist topics, providing opportunities for clinicians at all levels to enhance their knowledge and practice.

Our Live Workshop Programme provides engaging, skills-focused training sessions with a balanced 50:50 split between theory and practical application. Workshops are priced at £95 per day and participant numbers are capped to ensure ample opportunity for interaction and development. Workshop registration closing dates can be found on each individual workshop description page.

Registering is quick and easy. You can pay via debit or credit card or select invoice payment, if you require an invoice be sent to your employer. 

After attending a live workshop, you will receive a digital certificate of attendance, detailing your hours of participation. If you misplace your certificate, replacements are available for £5 per certificate, provided you supply the relevant workshop details.

We also offer Group Discounts. To take advantage of group discounts, please contact us for more information.

We also recognise that flexibility is key to modern learning. That’s why we’re delighted to offer an expanding range of On-Demand Workshops, delivering the same expert-led content from our live events — accessible anytime, anywhere. From CBT for neurodivergent young people to perinatal OCD and complex depression, our growing catalogue spans a wide range of clinical needs. Click here to explore more.

OCTC’s Introduction to CBT course provides a practical foundation in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Taught in four parts over eight days, it covers assessment and formulation, core therapeutic skills, working with depression, and approaches to common problems such as panic, social anxiety and OCD.

Led by experienced trainers, the course is interactive, skills-focused and designed to help you apply CBT techniques confidently in your practice.

Date	Workshop title / Presenter(s)
17 Sep - 03Dec	Introduction to CBT Course (Series 2) 2025: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION OCTC staff
30 Oct	Socratic Methods in CBT: dialogues for discovery: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Helen Kennerley
04 Nov	Beyond PTSD: The impact of trauma on mental health and personality development: IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Dr Helen Kennerley
12 Nov	Weaving together the Science, Art and Craft of CBT when working with trauma as an aspect of clinical presentations: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Anne Garland
17 Nov	The supervisory relationship and contracting in CBT: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Anne Garland
27 Nov	The Practice Lab: Skills for using Theory A/Theory B in OCD and other anxiety disorders: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Victoria Bream
09 Dec	Separating the siblings: Tease out and work effectively with OCD/GAD overlaps: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Kevin Meares, Dr Victoria Bream
14 Jan	Conceptualising dissociation across disorders: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Helen Kennerley
15 Jan	CBT for OCD Fundamentals: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Professor Paul Salkovskis, Dr Victoria Bream
15 Jan - 17Jun	Training and Certification in Clinical Excellence: CBT for OCD OCD certification team
15 Jan - 17Jun	Training and Certification in Highly Advanced Clinical Excellence: CBT for OCD OCD certification team
16 Jan	CBT for OCD: Advanced skills: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Professor Paul Salkovskis, Dr Victoria Bream
21 Jan	Making an appealing offer of therapy to clients with psychosis – how to maximise take up: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Richard Blackwell
28 Jan	Getting going, keeping going: Overcoming apathy, fatigue and poor motivation in CBT: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Helen Kennerley, Dr Olivia Plant
29 Jan	Destination Unknown: Goal setting as a roadmap for successful therapy: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Sarah Mansfield
10 Feb	CBT Group Supervision: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Helen Kennerley
11 Feb	SOS: Supervision of Supervision: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Helen Kennerley
12 Feb	CBT for OCD in children and young people: Making modifications to cognitive and behavioural therapy to enhance accessibility and efficacy of intervention: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Alice Farrington, Dr Sasha Walters
24 Feb	Practice Lab: Reliving: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Kevin Meares
26 Feb	CBT for Psychosis and Bipolar – Supervisors’ workshop: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Sarah Mansfield
03 Mar	Adapting Psychological Treatments for Neurodivergent Children and Young People: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Alice Farrington
04 Mar	Tailored Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Treating OCD for Neurodivergent Children and Adults: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Sasha Walters, Dr Alison Roberts
09 Mar	Trauma Focussed-CBT for Complicated PTSD and C-PTSD: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Kevin Meares
12 Mar	CBT for Psychosis: Working with people experiencing longer term difficulties: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Aaron Brinen
13 Mar	Winning Against Worry: An evidence-based cognitive behavioural treatment of worry for patients with persecutory delusions: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Louise Isham
16 Mar	CBT for Panic Disorder: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Tom Graham
18 Mar	Cognitive-behavioural therapy for perinatal OCD (pOCD): ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Fiona Challacombe
19 Mar	“I can see it, I feel it” Building skills and confidence in imagery interventions: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Rachel Manser
25 Mar	Mental Contamination: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Victoria Bream, Professor Paul Salkovskis
26 Mar	Practice Lab: How to enhance learning from a between session task: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Rich Blackwell
27 Mar	Getting Better Sleep: Treating Sleep Problems in Patients with Psychosis – An evidence-based cognitive behavioural intervention: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Louise Isham
15 Apr	CBT for Adults, Young People and Children with Emetophobia: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Victoria Bream, Dr Sasha Walters
17 Apr	CBT for Hoarding Disorder: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Professor Paul Salkovskis, Dr Tom Graham
30 Apr	CBT for Psychosis: A Masterclass IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Professor Tony Morrison
05 May	CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Tom Graham
07 May	Treating Misophonia with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Young People: What’s Old, What’s New?: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Emma Baldock, Dr Alice Farrington, Dr Sasha Walters
11 May	The Neuro-Psycho-Social Impact of Childhood Abuse and Neglect: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Helen Kennerley
13 May	Adapting CBT for Neurodivergent Adults: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Alison Roberts, Rebecca Dew
14 May	CBT for Psychosis and Bipolar: Working with at risk mental states: IN-PERSON WORKSHOP Professor Sophie Parker
15 May	What to do when the models do not fit: Formulating co-morbidity, chronicity and systemic difficulties in CBT: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Jo Adams, Dr Olivia Plant
19 May	Working with voice hearing (hallucinations): Get equipped and updated! ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Rachel Manser
21 May	CBT for Health Anxiety and Persistent Physical Symptoms: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Professor Paul Salkovskis, Dr Tom Graham
01 Jun	Residential and Inpatient Treatment of Severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Professor David Veale
01 Jun	Understanding and Treating Death Anxiety: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Professor David Veale
10 Jun	CBT for low self-esteem: It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Tom Graham
17 Jun	Practical Strategies for Developing and Conducting Clinically Focussed Research in OCD and Related Problems: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Professor Paul Salkovskis, Dr Victoria Bream
24 Jun	Practice Lab: Skills for using functional analysis and effectively validating people’s experiences when working with clients who use substances: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Canan Bektas
25 Jun	Imagery transformation across the disorders: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Rachel Manser, Dr Kevin Meares
26 Jun	Balancing the Highs and Lows: Collaborative Planning for Stability in Bipolar Care: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Helena Laughton-Curwell, Jenny Streeter
02 Jul	How to Effectively Use Core CBT skills within CBTp – An interactive and skills-based workshop: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Richard Blackwell
03 Sep	Trigger management and coping strategies for voice experiences: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Helena Laughton-Curwell
21 Sep	Practice Lab: Imagery Rescripting: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Kevin Meares
29 Sep	Practice Lab: Letter Writing in Trauma and Loss: ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Kevin Meares
04 Dec	Enhancing Engagement in CBT for Psychosis (CBTp): ZOOM WORKSHOP PRESENTATION Dr Louise Isham