Read about each CAT Practitioner training course in the options below. You can find out about your nearest training centre and when different courses are open to application.
We have listed the accredited courses which are currently active. There have been previous courses held in both Scotland and in Dorset, England. These are no longer active but if they become so again in the future, we will add details in the sections below.
Please contact each course directly for further information.
| Course location: | Manchester (teaching days) plus two day residential in Sheffield at the end of each academic year (June). |
| Organisational arrangement: | Independent, accredited by ACAT. It is also approved as course centre for for NHS England funded trainees |
| Last intake: | October 2024 |
| New intake expected: | October 2025 |
| Recruiting | Yes - applications close on 30 May 2025 |
| Additional information: | This course runs annually and offers 25/30+ training places per year. Full details are available via the Catalyse website. |
| Contact: | admin@catalyse.uk.com |
| Downloads: |
Follow this link for documents and other information relating to the Catalyse course https://catalyse.uk.com/training/practitioner-training/2025-2027-practitioner-training/ |
| Course location: | Norfolk |
| Organisational arrangement: | Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust |
| Last intake: | 2022 - The 2022-2024 CAT East CAT Practitioner is running currently. |
| New intake expected: | To be confirmed (2026) |
| Recruiting | Not currently |
| Additional information: | The Current Course Director Jane Cawdron is shortly retiring from Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and working in the NHS. At the moment the Trust are attempting to recruit another Course Director to take the CAT Practitioner Training forward, but this is not confirmed at this point. It is anticipated that should the situation go according to plan and a replacement is recruited that the next course could commence in 2026 |
| Contact: |
Jane Cawdron (Course Director) - Jane.cawdron@nsft.nhs.uk Jane Bolton (Course Administrator) jane.bolton@nsft.nhs.uk |
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| Course location: | Southwest Region NHS-E funded CAT Practitioner hosted by Cornwall Foundation Trust |
| Organisational arrangement: | For NHS England funded trainees only |
| Last intake: | N/A |
| New intake expected: | March 2025 |
| Recruiting | |
| Additional information: | Course runs annually and offers 20 training places per year |
| Contact: | cft.cat-sw@nhs.net |
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| Course location: | Newcastle |
| Organisational arrangement: | Provided by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust |
| Last intake: | January 2025 |
| New intake expected: | January 2026 |
| Recruiting | June - September 2025 |
| Additional information: |
Newcastle CAT Practitioner Training is hosted by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust. Our course runs annually with a January start date. For the next intake, we expect applications to open in June 2025 for a January 2026 start. For further information please email and ask for your name to be added to the expressions of interest list. |
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| Course location: | Newcastle |
| Organisational arrangement: | Provided by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust's Centre for Specialist Psychological Therapies. It is approved as a course centre for NHS England funded trainees. |
| Last intake: | January 2025 |
| New intake expected: | January 2026 |
| Recruiting | June - September 2025 |
| Additional information: |
IF THIS STILL STANDS LOUISE? This course has been run by CNTW and its predecessor Trusts since 2004. It was set up in order to provide a locally-based training for staff of the Trust in this major approach to psychotherapy. However, this course is also open to external applicants who pay fees for training and supervision. Teaching days take place in Newcastle and clinical work and supervision are also on offer in Ryhope, Sunderland. |
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| Details and downloads: |
Follow this link for documents and other information relating to the Newcastle course |
| Course location: | Yeovil, Somerset |
| Organisational arrangement: | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| Last intake: | April 2024 |
| New intake expected: | October 2026 |
| Recruiting | |
| Additional information: | This course runs every 2 years and offers 18 training places per year. We also have a small number of places offered to Foundation Level Practitioners |
| Contact: | Sarah.Huish@SomersetFT.nhs.uk |
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| Course location: | South London |
| Organisational arrangement: | Delivered via ACAT and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
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| Recruiting | |
| Additional information: | This course runs biannually with an intake of up to 20 applicants. The formal taught aspect of the course is located centrally in South London and is easily accessible by public transport. |
| Contact: |
Niki Larsen-Johnson, Course Administrator - email niki.larsen@acat.me.uk |
| Downloads: | Follow this link for more information and documents relating to the South London course |
| Course location: | Newport, Gwent for teaching days (12 per year) |
| Organisational arrangement: | Independent, accredited by ACAT |
| Last intake: | September 2022 |
| New intake expected: | September 2025 |
| Recruiting | Soon - please check back |
| Additional information: | We are planning our fourth intake for CAT practitioner/therapist training to start in September 2025. Full information and application form will be available March 2025. You are welcome to be in touch before then to express interest or find out more about the course. |
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| Course location: | Brighton/Hove - mix of F2F and online training. 10 per year. Online Seminar groups |
| Organisational arrangement: | Run through Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in conjunction with NHSE & ACAT |
| Last intake: | September 2024 |
| New intake expected: | September 2026 |
| Recruiting | |
| Additional information: |
This course runs every 2 years for up to 22 trainees |
| Contact: | Spft.pp@nhs.net |
| Details and downloads: | More information from the Course Administrators at spft.pp@nhs.net |
