Professional Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Provider: State of Mind Psychotherapy, Counselling & Education
Delivery: Online (Live via Zoom)
Duration: 8 Weeks | 3 Hours per Week
Award: Professional Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Accredited CPD Points Awarded: 30 Points

Course Overview:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is one of the most evidence-based and widely practised modalities in contemporary psychotherapy. Structured, collaborative, and goal-focused, CBT provides an effective framework for treating a wide range of psychological difficulties, including anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, low self-esteem, and intrusive thought patterns.

This Professional Diploma in CBT is a 10-week, skills-based training programme delivered live online. It is designed for psychotherapists, counsellors, and mental health professionals seeking to integrate or deepen their use of CBT within clinical practice. Blending traditional Beckian CBT with third-wave approaches (such as ACT, CFT, and Schema Therapy), the course equips participants with the theoretical grounding and practical tools necessary to work effectively and ethically across a variety of client presentations.

Fully accredited by The CPD Standards Office (UK), the course awards 50 CPD points, and includes practical skills training, case-based learning, and access to a secure online resource hub.

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Who Should Attend?

This programme is suitable for:

Accredited or pre-accredited psychotherapists and counsellors
Counselling & Psychotherapy Practitioners & Students
Clinical psychologists, social workers, and allied mental health professionals
Coaches, youth workers, and educators in therapeutic or mental health-informed roles
Professionals seeking structured CBT training for CPD or integration into their therapeutic approach

Key Learning Outcomes:

Participants will learn to:

Understand and apply the core principles of CBT and the cognitive model
Conduct comprehensive CBT assessments and case formulations
Deliver structured, goal-oriented CBT interventions for anxiety, depression, and related conditions
Implement CBT techniques such as thought records, behavioural experiments, graded exposure, and cognitive restructuring
Integrate third-wave CBT strategies including mindfulness, compassion, and schema work
Adapt CBT for use with adolescents, trauma survivors, and clients with comorbidities
Maintain ethical standards and reflect on clinical competence and professional boundaries
Course Outline – 10 Modules

Module 1: Foundations of CBT
Theoretical roots: Beck, Ellis, Meichenbaum
The CBT model: interaction between thoughts, behaviours, emotions, and physiology
Role of core beliefs, intermediate assumptions, and automatic thoughts

Module 2: CBT Assessment and Case Formulation
Structuring initial assessments
Collaborative goal-setting and agenda building
Introduction to the 5-Area CBT formulation model
Risk and safeguarding considerations

Module 3: Core Cognitive Techniques
Socratic questioning and guided discovery
Identifying and challenging negative automatic thoughts
Introduction to thought records and belief restructuring

Module 4: Behavioural Strategies in CBT
Behavioural activation for depression
Exposure hierarchies and avoidance reduction
Behavioural experiments for anxiety and phobias

Module 5: Working with Anxiety and Depression
CBT protocols for panic disorder, GAD, social anxiety, and depression
Addressing safety behaviours, rumination, and worry loops
Cognitive restructuring in mood disorders

Module 6: CBT for Trauma and Intrusive Thoughts
Adapting CBT for PTSD and complex trauma
Managing intrusive thoughts and cognitive intrusions
Psycho-education and grounding strategies

Module 7: Third-Wave CBT Approaches
Introduction to Schema Therapy, ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy), and CFT
Integrating mindfulness and values-based action
Building psychological flexibility

Module 8: CBT with Adolescents and Special Populations
Developmental adaptations of CBT
Working with young people and clients with neurodiversity
CBT in group settings and brief interventions

Module 9: Relapse Prevention and Long-Term Maintenance
Developing relapse prevention plans
Strengthening metacognition and self-monitoring
Empowering clients through self-help tools
Module 10: Ethics, Supervision, and Reflective Practice
Boundaries, scope of practice, and informed consent in CBT
Use of supervision and reflective practice models
Self-evaluation and clinical competence in CBT integration

Assessment & Certification

• Assessment: Summative Assignment
• Attendance: 85% Attendance Requirement
• Award: Professional Diploma in CBT (endorsed by The CPD Standards Office, UK)
• CPD Recognition: Recognised CPD hours across psychotherapy, counselling, psychology, and mental health sectors

  Course Materials & Online Access to Moodle
  Access to a secure learning hub with:

Lecture slides & session recordings (with consent)
CBT worksheets, case templates, and skills handouts
Supplementary reading and reflective tools
Optional peer discussion forum and support group