Let's Talk about CBT- Practice Matters
Episodes
Positive Affect Therapy with Dr Alicia Meuret
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Practice Matters, Rachel Handley is joined by Professor Alicia Meuret to explore anhedonia, the reduced ability to feel pleasure, a...
Exploring the value of low intensity CBT with Prof Paul Farrand
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Let's Talk About CBT- Practice Matters, Rachel Handley is joined by Professor Paul Farrand to unpack the theory and practice of lo...
Doing more that matters- Behavioural Activation for Depression in Children and Young People With Professor Shirley Reynolds
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Let's Talk About CBT: Practice Matters, Rachel Handley speaks with Professor Shirley Reynolds about behavioural activation for depr...
Why simplicity does not mean superficiality: exploring Low-intensity Behavioural Activation for Depression with Prof David Ekers.
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do we make effective therapy for depression more widely available without losing quality or compassion? In this episode, Rachel Handley is joined ...
Understanding Historical Context in CBT Practice with Dr Alasdair Churchard
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Let's Talk About CBT- Practice Matters, Rachel is joined by Dr Alasdair Churchard, clinical psychologist, CBT therapist and NIHR pr...
The what, how and why of Behavioural Activation with Dr Christopher Martell
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Practice Matters, host Rachel Handley speaks with Dr Christopher Martell, a leading expert in behavioural activation (BA) for depre...
"The engine of mindfulness is exploration" … discovering Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with Professor Zindel Segal
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rachel talks with Professor Zindel Segal, Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders all about Mindfulness-Based Cogniti...
Rumination and Depression with Professor Ed Watkins
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rachel Handley talks with Professor Ed Watkins, Professor of Psychology at the University of Exeter a world-leading expert in Ruminat...
Prof Judith Beck : Back to basics… or back to the future?
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Practice Matters, Rachel is joined by Professor Judith Beck, President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and o...
Prof Heather O'Mahen and Dr Sarah Healy on CBT for anxiety and depression in the perinatal period
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Let's Talk About CBT- Practice Matters, host Rachel Handley is joined by two leading experts in perinatal mental health- Professor...
Befriending the naughty black dog…. Prof Barney Dunn on learning to live well alongside depression
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rachel talks with Professor Barney Dunn, clinical psychologist and researcher at the University of Exeter, about his work on Augment...
"Don't believe everything you think..."- Prof Steve Hollon on cognitive therapy for depression- Part 2
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of this episode with Professor Steve Hollon, we go beyond theory into the heart of applying cognitive therapy for depression in rea...
"Don't believe everything you think..."- Prof Steve Hollon on cognitive therapy for depression- Part 1
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first instalment of this special two part episode, Rachel Handley talks to Professor Steve Hollon, international expert on the prevention and t...
"I'm forever bursting bubbles (or perhaps not)…" Kim Wright and Tom Richardson on treating Bipolar Disorder
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Let's Talk About CBT- Practice Matters, Rachel Handley talks to two expert guests – Professor Kim Wright from the University of E...
Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders with Dr. Rebecca Murphy
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Let's Talk About CBT: Practice Matters, Rachel Handley is joined by Dr. Rebecca Murphy, a clinical psychologist and researcher spe...
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good...Andrew Beck on Transcultural CBT
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Let's Talk About CBT – Practice Matters, host Rachel Handley speaks with Andrew Beck, consultant clinical psychologist, CBT ther...
"What young people want more than anything is social connection" Dr Eleanor Leigh on treating social anxiety in young people
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Practice Matters, host Rachel Handley is joined by Dr. Eleanor Leigh, Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor at the Universi...
CBT, Cancer and Coping with Dr Stirling Moorey
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Rachel talks to Dr. Stirling Moorey about the role of CBT in supporting individuals with cancer. Dr Moorey is a consultant psychiatrist ...
Dr Fiona Challacombe on CBT for perinatal OCD and giving parents back their joy
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Rachel Handley sits down with Dr. Fiona Challacombe, a leading expert in perinatal anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OC...
"Your Gran was right! All you need is a good night's sleep"...Prof Colin Espie on CBT for sleep disorders
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rachel talks to Professor Colin Espie about cognitive behavioural interventions for insomnia. They discuss the importance of sleep, c...
"I'm unlikable, I'm weird, I'm different from other people…" Prof David Clark on social anxiety and some of the negative beliefs that patients may have about themselves
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Professor David Clark discusses his work using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to treat Social Anxiety Disorder. He and Rachel talk ...
"I've had my hands down a lot of toilets…" Prof Paul Salkovskis on why CBT therapists might find themselves doing some unusual things to help people with OCD
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Rachel talks with Professor Paul Salkovskis about using CBT to treat people with OCD. They discuss the Cognitive Behavioural model for...
Menopause & CBT. Professor Myra Hunter on why one size doesn't fit all…
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rachel talks with Professor Myra Hunter about the role of CBT in addressing some of the troublesome symptoms of menopause and the evi...
Being a professional nosy parker…Ken Laidlaw on working with older adults
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's Talk about CBT has a new sister podcast: Let's Talk about CBT: Practice Matters with a brand-new host Dr Rachel Handley, CBT therapist and Co...
Why trauma therapists are like Dr Pimple Popper....Richard Meiser-Stedman on working with children with PTSD
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's Talk about CBT has a new sister podcast: Let's Talk about CBT: Practice Matters with a brand-new host Dr Rachel Handley, CBT therapist and Consu...