Podcasts by Lets Talk About CBT

Let's Talk About CBT

Let's Talk About CBT is a podcast about cognitive behavioural therapy: what it is, what it's not and how it can be useful. Dr Lucy Maddox interviews experts in the field including people who have experienced CBT for themselves.  A mix of interviews, myth-busting and CBT jargon explained, this accessible podcast is brought to you by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.

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How has CBT changed over the last 50 years? from 2022-07-19T08:40:54

The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, the lead organisation for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in the UK and Ireland, is 50 years old this year. In this epi...

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CBT for Depression from 2021-01-26T18:17:37


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What is cognitive behavioural couples therapy? from 2020-09-29T16:47:47

We tend to think about therapy as something that is helpful for individuals, but what about when you want to address problems which affect you and a partner or spouse? In this episode, Dr Lucy Madd...

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Digital CBT from 2020-09-04T10:25:47

What is digital CBT? How does therapy work over the internet? Can it ever be as good as face-to-face? Dr Lucy Maddox hears from Dr Graham Thew and Fiona McLauchlan-Hyde about an internet-based CBT ...

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Let's Talk About CBT Survey from 2020-07-31T11:23:09

Let's Talk About CBT Survey

Have you got 5 minutes to complete a quick survey about your experience of listening? It would really help us to know who is listening and what you would like f...

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Loneliness for Children & Young People During the Pandemic from 2020-06-30T13:15:13

What does existing research tell us about the possible impact of the pandemic on children and young people's mental health? Dr Lucy Maddox speaks with Dr Maria Loades about Maria and colleagues' re...

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Helping teenagers do more of what matters to them from 2020-05-26T13:28:04

How does doing more of what matters help teenagers with low mood and depression? And what what can we all learn from this, particularly at the moment? Prof Shirley Reynolds speaks to Dr Lucy Maddox...

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Tolerating uncertainty: what helps? from 2020-05-07T11:08:32

We're all living through uncertain times at the moment. What does research from CBT tell us about what tends to help people tolerate uncertainty? Dr Lucy Maddox interviews Professor Mark Freeston a...

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CBT for Bipolar Disorder from 2020-03-29T18:25:12

Note: This episode was recorded before government guidance on restricting travel due to coronavirus.

We all experience ups and downs in moods but what happens when the highs are so high an...

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Coping with anxiety about coronavirus from 2020-03-19T09:07:06

This is an understandably stressful time and it's normal to feel worried. What can we learn from CBT for health anxiety that might help us with our psychological wellbeing? In this short bonus epis...

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CBT for Self-Harm from 2020-02-27T15:12:31

Imagine being asked to give up the most effective strategy you have for coping with stressful situations... this is often what it can feel like to people trying to give up self-harm. 

In t...

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CBT for Clinical Perfectionism from 2020-01-31T15:30:09

Striving for achievement has got to be a good thing, right? But what if it starts to get in the way of our happiness? What if the standards we hold ourselves to are unattainable or unrealistic? Wha...

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CBT for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome from 2019-11-19T13:46:08

How can a talking therapy help with a problem that feels as physical as chronic fatigue syndrome? 

Ben Adams talks to Dr Lucy Maddox about overcoming his initial scepticism about CBT and w...

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CBT for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from 2019-09-24T15:35:50

How do you talk about something in therapy when all you want to do is avoid thinking about it? And why might it help to be able to tackle it? 

Nick G--- talks to Dr Lucy Maddox about how h...

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CBT for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder from 2019-08-28T11:31:06

What are 'intrusive thoughts' (we all have them) and what has CBT for OCD got to do with a polar bear? People sometimes talk about being "a little bit OCD", but the reality of obsessive compulsive ...

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CBT for Hoarding from 2019-05-16T15:07:04

Maggie's flat was so full that the council threatened to clear it out themselves. CBT helped her understand the reasons behind her hoarding disorder and start to let go of some of her possessions. ...

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CBT for Psychosis from 2019-04-16T09:22:22

Hearing voices is much more common than used to be thought, but what if they're cruel voices that seem to try to stop you from living your life? 

Chris Shoulder talks to Dr Lucy Maddox abo...

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CBT for Body Dysmorphic Disorder from 2019-03-14T10:40:36

Most of us have some worries about how we look, but what if those worries get so bad they stop you being able to go out? 

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a serious problem but it can be ...

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Coping with stress and anxiety: a spiritual and cultural perspective from 2018-10-18T08:39:02

Ever wondered how CBT fits with ideas about health and wellbeing from more spiritual perspectives?

A BABCP outreach event held in a local Glasgow mosque in Summer 2018 explored just this. ...

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Mindfulness Based Therapies from 2018-10-09T20:08:41

How does mindfulness fit with CBT? And is it all about sitting about on a yoga mat?

This episode delves into Mindfulness Based Therapies, including Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBC...

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Schema Therapy from 2018-10-02T18:43:21

How do we develop patterns of thinking and behaving from our earlier experiences?

What is Schema Focussed Therapy and how does it fit in the wider family of CBTs?

Dr Gill Heath an...

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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy from 2018-09-26T13:10:08

What is Acceptance & Commitment Therapy and what's it like to have it?

Dr Joe Oliver, Gary Bridgeman, Dr Graciela Rovner and Dr Eric Morris talk to Dr Lucy Maddox.

Loads more info...

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Compassion Focussed Therapy from 2018-09-20T08:26:17

Couldn't we all be a little kinder to ourselves?

Find out how self-compassion can influence us and hear about how compassion focussed therapy helped Chris with depression.

Prof. P...

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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy from 2018-09-11T19:27:09

How do we live with impossible dilemmas?

How can someone stop self harming when it's the only way they know of coping?

What is DBT and how did it help Louise?

Dr Michael...

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Let's Talk About CBT from 2018-01-16T10:34:42

What is cognitive behavioural therapy?

What's it like to have it?

How can it be useful?

Is it just 'positive thinking'? (spoiler - it's not).

Prof David Clark, P...

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