PGDip Evidence Based High Intensity CBT High Intensity Therapist at University of East Anglia

Programme overview

A 12-month Postgraduate Diploma training High Intensity Therapists for IAPT services, developing systematic knowledge of CBT principles and skills in CBT for anxiety disorders and depression. Graduates qualify with a PG Diploma (120 credits) and are accreditable as CBT therapists with BABCP.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | Department: Norwich Medical School | Duration: 12 months | Intake: October 2025 (page year 2025/26; entry points listed as March 2024 and September 2024) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three modules: Fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression and Anxiety, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety Disorders and Depression 2. Two days a week are university days covering lectures, skills practice and small-group supervision, with supervised practice within the employing service.

Career pathways

Accreditable as a CBT therapist with BABCP and working as a High Intensity Therapist in IAPT services.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An undergraduate degree and a recognised BABCP core profession plus significant post-qualifying experience. Applicants without a core profession but with extensive training and relevant clinical experience in a psychological therapy or clinical role (such as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner) at least two years post-qualification can enter via the KSA route. The programme does not take self-funded students: applicants must obtain a Trainee HIT role with a partner employing service.

Intake: October 2025

Duration: 12 months

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