Careers in CBT

Qualified CBT therapists can work in a number of settings and may progress to other areas of work as their career develops. You don't have to be accredited with us in order to work as a CBT practitioner either in an institution or privately, however, for many employers accreditation is required for job applications.

Clinician- this could mean doing individual and/or group therapy and settings could include:

• IAPT (NHS) service 
• NHS community mental health teams
• psychology/psychotherapy departments
• forensic services in prisons
• specialist NHS departments like eating disorders, psychosis, chronic fatigue
• within organisations such as the Police, Fire Service
• private hospitals - inpatient and outpatient
• individual private practice

Supervisor – established therapists can go on to supervise other therapists in a number of settings. 

Academic and/or trainer – experienced practitioners may move on to teach, research and publish in universities or other training or healthcare settings.

• Many practitioners work in combinations of these roles

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) deliver certain cognitive and behavioural strategies called Low Intensity interventions within IAPT in the NHS. They have a different qualification to CBT therapists. 

• We launched registration for PWPs during 2021. You can find out more here.