ACAT supports members and their CAT practice through helping to connect and sustain networks for CAT therapists in their local areas. Some are open only to members. Others are open more widely to other professionals interested in cognitive analytic therapy or working in CAT-informed ways.
Click on the options below to find out more about the different local groups that we support.
AT Cumbria's aims are to:
Meetings are valued for their informality and opportunities to connect woth fellow CAT therapists in varied reflective spaces.
During COVID we met monthly, on-line. The many topics discussed have included: CAT in the age of algorithms; Spaces In-between; Play; Poverty; Identity; Creativity; Resilience; Non-verbal Approaches; Giving & Receiving Support Supervision of forensic teams and 5-Session Consultancy.
Following our planning and renewal meeting on Sept 28th 2024, we have a number of proposals for forthcoming “CAT on the Cumbrian Sofa” meetings. These include discussions on:- Reciprocal Roles in organisations; CAT, Justice and Family Courts; Personal Reformulations; Intersectionality.
We aim to pay attention to the theme of self-care in all our meetings. If you would like to suggest a topic, contribute, or, better still, lead a discussion, please contact us.
We aim to meet in-person bi-annually in Cumbria, and online, as “CAT on the Cumbrian Sofa”. Meetings are usually Saturdays 10.30am – 1.00pm. Please check the 'Non-ACAT Events' section for details of full-day workshops CAT Cumbria is hosting.
The group is open to all CAT practitioners and has been attended by participants throughout the British Isles and beyond.
Barbara W. Williams, CAT Psychotherapist/Supervisor
Complete the form at this link to join CAT Cumbria.
This is a space for CAT Practitioners and supervisors based in the East of England to connect with each other, ask questions, share information about local events or services, or just stay in touch.
CAT members
Caroline Bunting
To join or contact CAT East please complete the form at this link
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CAT South is a regional group covering the South of England for CAT Psychotherapists, Supervisors, Practitioners, Trainees and anyone interested in the practice of CAT.
We offer quality CPD training events several times a year which provide opportunity for new learning and lively exchange of ideas as well as networking. We seek to create a balance betwen teaching and experiental sessions on topics of relevance to the practice of CAT both in the NHS and other settings.
Topics covered in previous sessions include CAT in Groups, CAT and Narcissism, Time in CAT and Use of Creative Arts in CAT.
The group is open to both
Hayden Stothard and Dawn Bagwell-Cox
CAT South West has been offering opportunities for regionally based CPD for ACAT members in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Bristol for over 25 years.
The aim is to collectively support our work as therapists, meet ACAT CPD requirements and offer a networking platform for CAT therapists and trainees who have shared special interests. Previous events have focused on CAT with Eating Disorders; Complex Cases; Our Relational Selves and Narcissistic Wounding; Embodied CAT & Trauma; Object Relations and Working with Addictions as well as workshops on CAT Groups; Working with Couples and creating CAT diagrams.
ACAT members in the South West have expressed an interest in attending up to three regional CPD workshops each year, however COVID-19 has for now restricted our options and we are working on creating on-line CPD events and networking opportunities. Social media has come into its own and is a good way to support local CAT special interest groups. The programme aims to be responsive to the need for carer and child-care friendly, accessible CPD. Please see the ACAT events section or sign up to our mailing list for updates.
A steering group has formed to support the development of the CPD programme and networking between CAT therapists spread throughout the South West.
The current steering group is Tim Sheard, Fi Conington, Lorraine Furneaux, Simon Mitchell, Elisa Rivera and Yvonne Stevens. We welcome new members to the group from Dorset and Bristol.
Please complete the form below if you want to join our mailing list, get involved with local networking and social media. If you have an idea for a CAT CPD event or wish to offer to put one on yourself, we will be very pleased to hear from you!
This is a group for people interested in CAT theory and practice to support CAT in the Midlands area and to share experiences and knowledge via a CPD programme
MCAT meets on Zoom, 4 times a year from 4.00 - 5.00pm Business meeting; 5.15 pm - 6.30pm - CPD
MCAT is open to anyone with an interest in CAT. You do not have to be an ACAT member to join MCAT.
Christine Laking (Chair of MCAT)
Our aims are:
The group meets four times a year, currently on Mondays 3:30-5pm, usually in March, June, September and December. At the moment we meet online, though we are looking at whether we could move to some in-person or hybrid meetings. We have an NHS futures page for members in which we share information including about upcoming meetings https://future.nhs.uk/neycatcop
The group is open to all professionals in the region who are practicing or have an interest in CAT. You do not have to be an ACAT member to join the North East and Yorkshire CAT Community of Practice.
Bethan Davies
Complete the form at this link to join the North East and Yorkshire CAT Community of Practice
This is a group of CAT trained and CAT interested professionals. Our aim is to host one or two CAT related CPD days per year to ensure that good quality CPD is available within Wales. These will mostly be in person, although we may also run online training as demand dictates.
We meet once or twice per year in person, online or via information shared to the mailing list.
The group is open to all CAT practitioners / psychotherapists in Wales, to trainees and graduates of CAT Cymru (formerly South Wales CAT) practitioner course, as well as to CAT interested professionals working in Wales. If you wish to be added to the mailing list to hear about CAT CPD in Wales, please contact Susie Black on the email below.
Susie Black
To join or contact CAT Cymru
Complete the form at this link to join CAT Cymru.
