Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how the way you think about stuff makes you feel and therefore behave in a certain way.
Becoming a CBT therapist
Salary
The average cbt therapist salary in the United Kingdom is £44,654 per year or £22.90 per hour . Entry level positions start at £40,915 per year while most experienced workers make up to £56,550 per year. There are nine pay bands and you’ll usually be paid at band 6 while you train. After completing your training, you’ll be paid at band 6 or 7, and can progress to higher bands with experience.
For this position you will require an undergraduate degree in psychology and further an NHS postgraduate diploma courses.
Requirements
You’ll work with adults or children and their carers from many different backgrounds. Usually, you will deliver CBT one to one, but it can also be used in a group setting.
What
You’ll work alongside other clinicians, such as [psychological wellbeing practitioners (PWPs), clinical psychologists, mental health nurses, or psychiatrists. Your work may involve managing referrals and signposting people to other agencies, which will require you to work closely with other healthcare professionals, employment and education advisers and support staff.
Where
You could work in a variety of mental health settings, including:
- adult NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression (formerly known as IAPT) services
- NHS services for people with severe mental health problems
- NHS children’s and young people’s mental health services (CYPMHS - formerly CAMHS)
- third-sector organisations commissioned by the NHS
