Let's Talk About CBT

By Dr Lucy Maddox

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What's Let's Talk About CBT about?

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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CBT for Anxiety: How are An...

11.20.2020

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems, but there's a good evidence-base for CBT as a helpful intervention. In this podcast, Dr Lucy Maddox speaks with Dr Blake Stobie and Claire Read, about what CBT for anxiety ...

Let's Talk About CBT episodes:

11.20.2020 CBT for Anxiety: How are Anxious Thoughts Like the Circle Line? Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems, but there's a good evidence-base for CBT as a helpful intervention. In this podcast, Dr Lucy Maddox speaks with Dr Blake Stobie and Claire Read, about what CBT for anxiety ...
09.29.2020 What is cognitive behavioural couples therapy? 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 Maddox speaks to Dan Kolubinski ...
09.04.2020 Digital CBT 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 programme for PTSD. Fiona shares her ...
07.31.2020 Let's Talk About CBT Survey 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 from the podcast. Thank you! ...
06.30.2020 Loneliness for Children & Young People During the Pandemic 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' recent rapid review of the literature on isolation ...
05.26.2020 Helping teenagers do more of what matters to them 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. For more information check out ...
05.07.2020 Tolerating uncertainty: what helps? 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 about what might help. For more information check out ...
03.29.2020 CBT for Bipolar Disorder 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 and the lows are so low that it really ...
03.19.2020 Coping with anxiety about coronavirus 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 episode, Dr Lucy Maddox interviews Dr Jo ...
02.27.2020 CBT for Self-Harm 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 this episode, Dr Lucy Maddox talks to ...
01.31.2020 CBT for Clinical Perfectionism 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? What if we feel ...
11.19.2019 CBT for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 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 why he's glad he did. Professor Trudie Chalder ...
09.24.2019 CBT for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 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 he ...
08.28.2019 CBT for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 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 disorder is much more ...
05.16.2019 CBT for Hoarding 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. Maggie and Dr Victoria Bream speak ...
04.16.2019 CBT for Psychosis 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 about how he uses CBT ...
03.14.2019 CBT for Body Dysmorphic Disorder 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 overcome, as ...
10.18.2018 Coping with stress and anxiety: a spiritual and cultural perspective 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. Saiqa Naz, Chair of the BABCP’s Equality and Culture ...
10.09.2018 Mindfulness Based Therapies 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 (MBCT) and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Professor Willem Kuyken and ...
10.02.2018 Schema Therapy 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 and Mary speak to Dr Lucy Maddox. If ...
09.26.2018 Acceptance & Commitment Therapy 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 information in the show notes here: http://letstalkaboutcbt.libsyn.com/
09.20.2018 Compassion Focussed Therapy 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. Paul Gilbert and Chris Winson talk to Dr Lucy Maddox. Go to ...
09.11.2018 Dialectical Behaviour Therapy 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 Michaela Swales and Louise Brinton-Clark talk to Dr ...
01.16.2018 Let's Talk About CBT 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, Prof Sarah Corrie, Jo and Frank talk to Dr Lucy Maddox. www.babcp.com