Anjali was excellent; thorough and knowledgeable, helping me navigate my thoughts with care. She was able to guide me towards useful resources and provide an insight into what a career change would look like and the steps required to get there. Thank you Anjali for all your help; it’s most appreciated.
Anjali was helpful in providing some career recommendations and contacts! She also directed me to some forum groups to help gather more information about starting in private practice.
It was so helpful to discuss my dilemmas with Anjali. We went through pros and cons of different training options I was considering to further my career. Anjali pointed me towards things I had not considered before and she was helpful with tips on securing placements. Thank you so much Anjali. I was much clearer on what I needed to do after speaking to you.
Anjali is the friendliest person I have spoken to whilst researching for correct career-based information in CBT. I started a non-accredited course, and I knew no one in the field that could advise me. Anjali knew exactly where I had gone wrong and what I had to do to get back on track. She even went out of her way to find out more details for me to ensure I had all the information. I have spoken to various people along the way, but no one has been as dedicated or passionate about helping as she has. She is easy to talk to, non-judgemental and has a wealth of experience. I highly recommend her services as she is amazing!
Before speaking to Anjali I didn’t know what I didn’t know! After the call I had a clearer understanding of what my next step should be and a new sense of hope and motivation to help me take them. I particularly found her sharing her experiences useful!
Anjali has a wealth of knowledge about CBT, both about training and becoming BABCP accredited. Her ability to offer advice and support is invaluable. Highly recommend her as a mentor.
If you’re interested in starting or furthering a career in CBT, have you considered having a CBT career mentoring session with Anjali, our Clinical Director?
What topics are discussed in CBT career mentoring?
- Next steps after a psychology undergraduate degree
- Finding appropriate job roles in the field of psychology
- Experience needed to train as a CBT Therapist
- Different CBT training routes, including self-funded or paid by the NHS.
- Finding CBT placements for self-funded courses
- Becoming accredited with the CBT governing body (BABCP).
- Moving into lecturing or research
- Making a move into working in private practice
Becky* was a qualified CBT Therapist thinking about how best to progress her career. She felt that it was time for a new adventure. She was unsure what her options were, having been in the NHS for a long time.
Anjali and Sarah talked about roles such as being a therapist in private practice and lecturing at a university. They also discussed working within schools as part of their new Mental Health Support Teams, and working for services that provide third party services for the NHS. They discussed how these worked, particularly with regards to keeping up with registration with the governing body. Together, they thought about how these roles could even be combined for a variety-packed working week.
Becky hadn’t originally thought about all of these roles and what they might include. After some thought, and interviews, Becky is now working in a private therapy practice, and has also taken up an Associate Lecturer role in a university.
Lucy* was a recent psychology graduate, needing support with next career steps. After finding Anjali on Instagram, Lucy emailed her for some support.
To start with, they had a call to discuss graduate options such as support worker roles and Samaritans helper. They discussed how these can lead to more specialist positions such as assistant psychologist roles. They then talked about further training for roles such as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) Therapist and Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. Finally, they discussed where best to search for these jobs.
Anjali then sent Lucy an email with some links to relevant job adverts to get a better feel for the roles discussed and to apply if she wanted to. Anjali also provided the websites where many jobs are advertised for the sorts of roles they discussed.
Priya* came to see Anjali for help with becoming a qualified CBT Therapist. She had lots of years’ experience in the mental health field, so was a perfect candidate for CBT training.
Priya wanted to better understand the KSA process, and improve her CBT assessment skills for common mental health difficulties. Through advice, roleplays and discussions, Priya reported that she felt much more confident for pursuing this career.
Priya has since obtained a place on a CBT training course. A big congratulations to her!
(Please note, despite Anjali's experience with several universities, both past and current, she is not able to provide advice directly about their specific processes or policies. The advice she can provide is more general to several universities or settings).
Practicalities
Our sessions are 30 minutes, however you could book two sessions back to back if you think you’ll need longer. You may only want or need one session in total, or may wish to have one session to start with and then come back again in the future for more.
Mentoring sessions cost 540 per half hour session, and payment by credit/debit card is required in advance to secure the session.
If you’re interested, get in touch via email: anjali@brighterlifetherapy.co.uk.
Conflict of interest
Please note, as I am a Lecturer at the University of Reading, I cannot provide any guidance about getting a place on their courses, or anything else related to the specific courses there.
I can, however, provide general advice about CBT training and careers.
