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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.
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.
Cutting-edge approaches to GAD: adapting CBT & ACT for the age of instant reassurance
24 November 2025
In today’s hyper-connected world, reassurance is just a click away: a text, a search, a social media post. Even parents tracking their children’s location can unintentionally create a constant feedback loop that soothes momentary worries while reinforcing the very patterns that maintain Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
From counting sheep to quality sleep: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia
24 November 2025
Do you want to know more about the prevalence, presentations and current landscape of insomnia treatment?
Learn practical skills about how to assess and treat common sleep difficulties using CBT-I in teenagers and adults.
Do you want to treat youth OCD in just 4 sessions? Learn how you can use the free “OCD? Not Me!” program to guide your evidence-based approach to adolescents with OCD and their families.
Learning the hard way: lessons from working with troubled youth - VOD
01 December 2025
Helping troubled youth requires a broad understanding of the inherent problems of growing up. In this novel presentation, Professor Menzies explores the ‘existential givens’ and the role they play in youth mental health.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a fascinating condition that often looks very different across individuals. It rarely improves without treatment, and it can be challenging to treat. This Masterclass provides an overview of evidence-based approached to treating OCD.
As CT-SAD has been consistently shown to be more effective than a range of other psychological and pharmacological treatments for SAD, familiarity with its key features is likely to enhance a practitioner’s clinical practice.
CBT is now accepted as a “standard of care” for depressed youth, and the modular CBT protocol developed for the Treatment of Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) project is widely respected as among the best. It incorporates a range of evidence-based techniques and strategies clinicians will value. Working with depressed and suicidal youth can be a challenge. This workshop will provide clinicians with an understanding of teen depression as well as tools for treating it.
Do you have clients that have difficulty understanding and talking about their emotions? This presentation will go through recent advances in the understanding, assessment, and treatment of alexithymia (emotion processing deficits) and how to integrate alexithymia work effectively into CBT.
