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  • Integrating religious beliefs and practices in CT-PTSD with Katherine Wakelin

    Integrating religious beliefs and practices in CT-PTSD with Katherine Wakelin
    Jul 30 2025
    In this episode of Let’s Talk about CBT- Research Matters, Steph speaks with clinical psychologist Katherine Wakelin about her recently published clinical guidance paper, Cognitive therapy for moral injury in post-traumatic stress disorder: integrating religious beliefs and practices, in The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Together, they explore how therapists can compassionately and effectively incorporate clients' religious beliefs into cognitive therapy when working with moral injury. Katherine shares the motivation behind writing this paper, guidance on involving spiritual leaders in treatment, and practical tips for therapists who may feel apprehensive about discussing religion in therapy. Read the full paper here Explore more from the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist Find our sister podcasts and all our other episodes in our podcast hub here: Have feedback? Email us at podcasts@babcp.com Follow us on Instagram & Bluesky: @BABCPpodcasts If you found this episode helpful, please rate, review and subscribe so more people can discover these important conversations. Credits: Music is Autmn Coffee by Bosnow from Uppbeat Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/bosnow/autumn-coffee License code: 3F32NRBYH67P5MIF Transcript: Steph: Hello and welcome to Let’s Talk about CBT- Research Matters, the podcast that explores some of the latest research published in the BABCP journals with me Steph Curnow. Each episode, I'll be talking to a recently published author about their research, what was the motivation behind it and how they hope it will impact the world of CBT. In this episode, I am joined by Katherine Wakelin. Katherine is lead author of the paper Cognitive therapy for moral injury in post-traumatic stress disorder: integrating religious beliefs and practices which was published in the cognitive behaviour therapist Hi, Katherine Welcome to the podcast. Katherine: Hello. Thank you for having me Steph. Steph: Thank you for coming. So just before we start, would you please tell the listeners a little bit about yourself and the areas that you work? Katherine: Sure. My is Katherine, Katherine Wakelin, I'm a clinical psychologist. I did my training at the University of Surrey and since then have always part of training and after training worked in a range of different specialist trauma services, so I guess certainly work in PTSD has been a specialist interest of mine for quite a few years now. I currently work in a community mental health team in Hampshire, and I guess my role within the team is in a specialist trauma place there as well. And by the time this airs I'll also be working at the University of Southampton as part of their doctorate programme as well. So that's a bit of my background and yeah what I'm currently doing. Steph: Great. And congratulations on your new role then. That's exciting. So I probably collared you about this paper this time last year, maybe we were at the conference, because it was in progress. And I really wanted to chat to you about it, because I thought it was a really interesting paper. And I was like, if it gets published, do you want to come on the pod? You very, very kindly agreed. So often on the podcast, we often talk to people about research papers, what they did, why they did it. This is slightly different because this is a clinical guidance paper where you’re giving actually practical guidance for CBT therapists on how to work with this client group. So was there any particular motivation behind writing this paper, how did this come about? Katherine: Definitely. Well, I guess it probably brewed over a few years. I think the first case I worked with, which was a PTSD case using cognitive therapy for PTSD, where moral injury was a big component in it, was when I was working at the Traumatic Stress Service in South West London with my colleague Sharif, who co-authored the paper with me. And I guess that certainly was a really exciting piece of clinical work where I drew, with lot of Sharif's encouragement and support, but drew on the client's religious beliefs that were largely underpinning and driving the moral injury that initially we'd overlooked that aspect. And then I guess as time has gone on, worked with similar cases across different religions and different religious backgrounds, but really clearly seeing this theme, particularly when working with moral injury, actually the real value if religion is a key part of somebody's identity, then the real relevance to their PTSD and their distress and that ongoing maintenance, unless that's considered. So that's something that over time kept coming up and with Sharif’s encouragement, he'd been saying all along, we should publish a paper on this. And I was like, yeah, yeah, sure. But then I guess when, over time when that kept coming up, we thought, okay, this is an idea actually that I think is a key part of the missing puzzle that perhaps didn't seem to be written about or widely talked ...
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    32 min
  • How to treat someone suffering with PTSD following rape in adulthood with Dr Kerry Young

    How to treat someone suffering with PTSD following rape in adulthood with Dr Kerry Young
    Jun 12 2025
    In this episode, Steph Curnow is joined by consultant clinical psychologist Dr Kerry Young to discuss the paper "How to Treat Someone Suffering with PTSD Following Rape in Adulthood", published in The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Kerry shares the motivation behind the paper and reflects on over two decades of clinical experience in trauma services. Listeners will gain insight into: Why evidence-based trauma-focused therapy for PTSD following rape is so effectiveCommon myths that prevent therapists from engaging in this workPractical guidance for assessment and treatment using CT-PTSDThe importance of addressing dissociation, self-blame, and shameStrategies therapists can use to protect their own wellbeing while doing this workThe powerful impact this intervention can have on clients’ lives This episode also highlights the invaluable video resources linked to the paper, which show exactly how to put the guidance into practice. Kerry offers encouragement to therapists: if you know how to do CT-PTSD, you already have the skills to help survivors of rape and it’s some of the most rewarding work you can do Read the full paper here Explore more from the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist Find our sister podcasts and all our other episodes in our podcast hub here: Have feedback? Email us at podcasts@babcp.com Follow us on Instagram & Bluesky: @BABCPpodcasts If you found this episode helpful, please rate, review and subscribe so more people can discover these important conversations. Credits: Music is Autmn Coffee by Bosnow from Uppbeat Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/bosnow/autumn-coffee License code: 3F32NRBYH67P5MIF Transcript: Steph: Hello and welcome to Let’s Talk about CBT- Research Matters, the podcast that explores some of the latest research published in the BABCP journals with me Steph Curnow. Each episode, I'll be talking to a recently published author about their research, what was the motivation behind it and how they hope it will impact the world of CBT. Today I’m talking to Dr Kerry Young. Kerry is one of several authors on the paper How to Treat Someone Suffering with PTSD Following Rape in Adulthood published in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Hi Kerry, welcome to the podcast. So, it's so nice of you to come on and talk to us today about this paper. I think most people will probably know who you are already, but for any listeners that don't, would you mind just introducing yourself and telling everyone a bit about you and the areas that you work in? Kerry: Yes, hi. So I'm Kerry Young. I'm a consultant clinical psychologist and I've worked in specialist trauma services. I worked it out just now for 28 years. I'm a bit tired. And at the moment I run a PTSD service for refugees and asylum seekers in West London near Paddington station. Steph: So, the paper we are talking about today is How to Treat Someone Suffering with PTSD Following Rape in Adulthood. That's the title of the paper and it does exactly what it says on the tin. So, I really wanted to get you onto the podcast to talk about it because it's such a comprehensive and helpful paper. Would you mind just talking a little bit about where the motivation to write this paper came from? How did it come about? Kerry: Yeah, so as I said, I've been working in trauma services since the late 1990s. And I think when you start out working in specialist trauma services, you really appreciate how treatable PTSD is. So we would be expecting, if we treat PTSD for someone really not to have any symptoms anymore. So it really is a wonderful thing to treat. And over the years, I've done more and more supervising in other services. And in fact, I've been part of the NHS England funded top up for NHS Talking Therapies to work with PTSD. And what I think all of our supervisors noticed doing this is that people are a bit sheepish about treating PTSD following sexual violence. There's lots of myths and there's lots of things that get in the way, but for good reasons, I think. But we were, all of us, I think, feeling really worried, not just in NHS Talking Therapies, but in other people we supervise that, you know, if someone has PTSD to rape or sexual violence, their chances of getting someone to treat it in an evidence-based way were quite variable, I think. And I just found that really upsetting really, because you'll hear all of these stories about people being raped, you know, maybe in their teens, in their twenties, and it changing the whole course of their life. And them going through the rest of their life really feeling to blame for what happened or feeling really bad about themselves. And this sort of one moment really kind of can change the course of someone's life and that's very particularly the case if they have PTSD. And so what I was noticing is that people are flashing back to being raped day in, day out, dreaming about it when they're asleep. And it’s reinforcing this, they're feeling really bad ...
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    42 min
  • Is it time for a more individual approach to adolescent eating disorder treatment – with Dr Daniel Wilson

    Is it time for a more individual approach to adolescent eating disorder treatment – with Dr Daniel Wilson
    Apr 16 2025
    In this episode of Let’s Talk about CBT- Research Matters, Steph speaks with Dr Daniel Wilson, a clinical psychologist and researcher based in Brisbane, Australia. Dan is the lead author of the paper “CBT-E following discontinued FBT for adolescents with eating disorders: time for a more individual approach?” published in The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Steph and Dan explore key findings from the study, which compared the effectiveness of CBT-E (enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy) for young people who had previously discontinued FBT (family-based treatment) versus those who had not tried FBT at all. The research offers important insights into treatment options for adolescents with eating disorders and highlights the value of providing alternative pathways to recovery. Links & Resources: Read the paper: “CBT-E following discontinued FBT for adolescents with eating disorders: time for a more individual approach?” - https://bit.ly/3Eysxd0 Explore more from the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist Find our sister podcasts and all our other episodes in our podcast hub here: Have feedback? Email us at podcasts@babcp.com Follow us on Instagram & Bluesky: @BABCPpodcasts Credits: Music is Autmn Coffee by Bosnow from Uppbeat Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/bosnow/autumn-coffee License code: 3F32NRBYH67P5MIF Transcript: Steph: Hello and welcome to Let’s Talk about CBT- Research Matters, the podcast that explores some of the latest research published in the BABCP journals with me Steph Curnow. Each episode, I'll be talking to a recently published author about their research, what was the motivation behind it and how they hope it will impact the world of CBT. In this episode, I’m talking to Dr Daniel Wilson. Dan is lead author on the paper CBT-E following discontinued FBT for adolescents with eating disorders: time for a more individual approach? Which was published in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Hi Dan. Welcome to the podcast. Dan: Thank you very much. Thanks for having me. Steph: It's really exciting to have you on. Actually, you are our first guest from Australia. So would you like to tell the listeners a little bit about yourself, maybe where you work and your research areas? Dan: Yep. Sure. So I'm a clinical psychologist. I'm from Brisbane, Australia, and my work here in Brisbane, I do a little bit of a mix. So I am working at Children's Health Queensland at a specialist eating disorders clinic for our child and youth mental health service and I work clinically there as part of the CBT-E team. I'm on a research fellowship for the last two years and we're researching eating disorders generally and what factors contribute to treatment outcomes amongst adolescent eating disorders. And also do a little bit of work in private practice as well. Steph: Okay, brilliant, thank you. So I was really keen to get you on the podcast. It was Eating Disorders Awareness Week here in the UK a couple of weeks ago. And, as we just talked about off air, we also recorded a Practice Matters podcast with Rebecca Murphy, which you said you listened to as well for Eating Disorders Week, talking all about it. So I thought this would intersect really nicely with that. We don't actually get many eating disorders papers into the journal as well, so I thought it'd be really nice to showcase this one and talk about what you do. So could you tell us a little bit about how this paper came about? Was there any particular motivation for the research? Dan: Yeah, so I guess in part, it was on behalf of our young people, on behalf of the treatments that we offer as well. I think unfortunately still with all the evidence we've got with treatment with eating disorders, sometimes they can get a bit of a bad rap. Not so much within our service, but they can be perceived as people that are hard to treat, or the treatments don't work, or people don't recover, despite there being like really good evidence for outcomes. And so what in particular we noticed as well was with family-based treatment, it's a treatment that a lot of people have heard of. It's probably the most well studied treatment for adolescent eating disorders and when it's not going well or it hasn't completely worked, then that kind of perception that, oh, they're not going to recover, can be even worse. And sometimes when family-based treatment doesn't go well, it can not look too good. There can be a lot of distress, there can be a lot of like argumentativeness so that the perception- this is very much anecdotally- is well, if they haven't been able to recover with full family support, what hope is there? And that they're not suitable for an individual treatment. But within our service, what we noticed was that when we'd had sort of some young people that hadn't done quite so well with FBT and we gave them a chance for CBT-E, a good proportion of them did really well and engaged really well on the treatment. So we thought that was ...
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    23 min
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