Cognitive Analytic Therapy is offered by our Clinical Director Dr Claire Wilson who is an Accredited CAT Practitioner (training 2014 to 2017) and registered with the Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapists (ACAT). If you find yourself stuck in repeated and unhelpful patterns of relationships or behaviours and want to understand more about why this is happening and how to change this, CAT may be able to help. CAT is a collaborative structured therapy for looking at the way a person thinks, feels and acts, and the influence of significant life events and relationship ‘templates’ or ‘blueprints’ developed (often from childhood or later relationships/life events). It explores relationship patterns and aims to encourage recognition and revision of unhelpful patterns. We use past understanding and knowledge to effect current and future change with the aim of helping you to find ‘exits’ and new ways of relating to others and managing your emotional world.
Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) is typically 16-24 sessions in length dependent on complexity of the issues to be addressed but briefer 8 session CAT for focused issues can be agreed where appropriate. We also have a follow up period to establish maintenance of improvement without regular sessions – often the challenge after any therapy is completed.
