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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic pain, other health conditions and comorbidities: a clinician’s training workshop
01 August 2025
Join us for this interactive, intensive workshop to learn the what, why and how of applying mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic pain and other health conditions.
Red flags & schema traps: helping clients choose wisely and avoid dysfunctional relationships
18 August 2025
Ever wondered why some clients repeat the same painful relationship patterns? This pub talk unpacks the psychology of attraction, schemas, and “love traps” through a schema therapy lens.
From handwashing to healing: the experiments that help us understand and treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
26 August 2025
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly idiosyncratic disorder and there are multiple theoretical perspectives on what causes and maintains this disorder. We can use a cognitive-behavioural approach to integrate many of these theories, which importantly informs how we might effectively treat OCD.
Unlocking the language demands of cognitive behaviour therapy: a symposium for CBT practitioners
06 September 2025
CBT relies on talking…but what happens when talking is the challenge? Explore the hidden role of language in CBT and learn strategies to make therapy more inclusive for people with communication needs.
Exposure therapy in practice: managing our own anxieties and enhancing effectiveness
08 September 2025
Do you know exposure therapy can work, but still worry it’ll make clients worse or damage the relationship? Or maybe you proceed cautiously, just in case?
Let’s normalise therapists’ concerns about exposure therapy, reflect on our own process and build skills to guide clients into empowering experiences.
Cognitive and behavioural therapies (CBT) continue to evolve to meet the needs of diverse communities, identities, and lived experiences. From the unique challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, trans and gender-diverse, and neurodivergent individuals, to those navigating complex physical, psychological, or social-relational conditions, our field must innovate to ensure CBT remains inclusive, effective, and relevant.
Power shift: transforming clinical service delivery through authentic partnerships with Autistic people
20 October 2025
Come and learn how to shape service delivery of CBT for neurodivergent clients. How can you transform your clinical service delivery based on learnings from partnerships with people with lived experience?
Power shift: transforming clinical service delivery through authentic partnerships with Autistic people
22 October 2025
Come and learn how to shape service delivery of CBT for neurodivergent clients. How can you transform your clinical service delivery based on learnings from partnerships with people with lived experience?
Power shift: transforming clinical service delivery through authentic partnerships with Autistic people
24 October 2025
Come and learn how to shape service delivery of CBT for neurodivergent clients. How can you transform your clinical service delivery based on learnings from partnerships with people with lived experience?
An overview of 10-session cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-T) for non-underweight clients with eating disorders
15 November 2025
Learn how CBT-T is different from other longer CBT interventions for eating disorders, and when to use this approach for the appropriate client population.
