CAT Skills course (6 months)

This 6-month CAT Skills course offers a practical and relational introduction to using Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) principles in everyday clinical and support work.

Designed for practitioners working in time-limited, complex, or multidisciplinary settings, the course focuses on how to think and respond relationally in the moment as well as use the mapping tool of CAT to formulate with people— particularly when work feels stuck, repetitive, or emotionally charged.

You’ll learn how to use core CAT ideas such as relational formulation, reciprocal roles, and recognition of repeating patterns, without needing to train as a CAT therapist. The emphasis is on developing a shared language for understanding relational patterns, reflecting on how these patterns are co-created in the work, and opening up new possibilities for response and repair.

The course is delivered online and combines:

• Short recorded modules you can complete at your own pace

• Guided reflective tasks to support application to your own work

• Optional group check-ins to learn alongside others and deepen relational reflection

This course is well suited to clinicians, peer workers, and allied health professionals who want to strengthen their relational practice, enhance reflective capacity, and build confidence in working with complexity — while staying grounded in their existing roles and approaches.

The CAT Skills course can be taken as a standalone learning experience or as a pathway into further CAT training.