Partners Damian and Irene at Border CBT know the importance of being able to offer a wide range of skills to support their clients.

Damian McLaughlin, qualified pscyhotherapist, has broadened the scope of what approaches Border CBT has to offer, including Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Art Therapy. 

The Beck Institute for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is pleased to announce its 3rd Annual Student and Faculty Scholarship Competition.

The Beck Institute will award 10 recipients (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents, and faculty in psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing, and counseling) with full tuition scholarships to our 3-day Student and Faculty Workshop, in Philadelphia, PA, on August 13 – 15, 2012.

This experiential workshop will provide expert training in evidence-based treatment under the direction of Drs. Judith Beck and Aaron Beck, and leaders in the field of cognitive behavior therapy. A special conversation hour with Dr. Aaron Beck is planned.

For more information, visit the  Beck Insititute

The Scottish Government are asking for opinions on the new Mental Health Strategy by way of consultation.  Whilst there are many areas which would benefit from your comment, it asks specifically what can be done to reduce psychotherapy treatment waiting lists down to 18 weeks from the time of referral.

Recent research at Dalhousie University has shown that couples can influence each other's drinking habits. Over a 28 day time frame, researchers were able to predict one partner's binge drinking based the other partner's binge drinking.

A new study by the Centre for Studies on Human Stress, Montreal, has found that the drug metyrapone may affect the brains ability to associate negative emotions with painful memories.