ANZACAT-approved · Australia-wide

Accessible, practical and creative training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy

Become a CAT professional with Australia’s first nationally accessible ANZACAT-approved Cognitive Analytic Therapy training program.

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in dialogue
Australia’s first online
ANZACAT
approved program
Until 31 December 2026, our ‘A brief introduction to CAT’ module is free head over to the Training tab to enrol Until 31 December 2026, our ‘A brief introduction to CAT’ module is free head over to the Training tab to enrol Until 31 December 2026, our ‘A brief introduction to CAT’ module is free head over to the Training tab to enrol Until 31 December 2026, our ‘A brief introduction to CAT’ module is free head over to the Training tab to enrol
The approach

What is Cognitive Analytic Therapy?

PATTERN INSIGHT map it shift it

Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) is a practical, collaborative, short-term therapy approach that helps people understand and shift entrenched patterns, particularly for those often described as having ‘complex needs’.

Blending cognitive, behavioural and psychoanalytic ideas with a strong relational focus, CAT shows how early relational coping strategies can become patterns that keep people stuck. By mapping these patterns together, people gain insight, choice and new ways of relating — creating space for meaningful, lasting change.

CAT is a versatile and evidence-based approach as a direct therapy tool with a broad range of groups such as:

  • adolescents, young people and adults
  • people with learning disabilities and those who are neurodivergent
  • people with multiple and complex needs
  • those with eating disorders and eating distress.
Watch a 5-minute video on relational mapping with Lee Vimeo · 5 min
CAT training, your way

Four pathways. Pick the one that fits.

From a free first taste to a full two-year practitioner accreditation. Mix what fits your practice.

01 · Open access

Free resources

For anyone, at any stage.
CAT resources for anyone at any practice or stage in CAT. No prior CAT experience necessary.
Cost Free →
02 · Self-paced

Individual modules

Add CAT skills to your repertoire.
Choose modules that match your interests or support your accredited pathway.
Per module $99 →
six months
03 · Cohort-based

CAT Skills Program

For practitioners who want CAT skills.
A 6-month course that develops and applies practical CAT skills within your existing work setting. Designed to sit alongside your current approach.
Duration 6 months →
04 · Two years

Practitioner or Supervisor

For ANZACAT accreditation.
A comprehensive, flexible pathway to CAT practitioner or supervisor accreditation, aligned with ANZACAT standards.
Accreditation ANZACAT →
What our participants say

“Genuinely enriching and fun, practical.”

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I could not recommend CAT Training Australia (In Dialogue) more highly. Lee is generous with her knowledge, and the training translates technical and sometimes jargony concepts into real world clinical scenarios that can be quickly implemented into practice.
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EmilyClinical Psychologist · Area Mental Health
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CAT Training with In Dialogue was truly transformative for my practice. The training was incredibly supportive and thoughtfully curated, with rich content and practical tools that I could apply right away.
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CatMH Social Worker / Art Therapist
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CAT practitioner training really enabled me to delve in deep, it was taught more than just a theoretical model, but deeply rooted in what it means to be relational in the room and meeting people where they are at.
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ZacAccredited Mental Health Social Worker
Lee Crothers — founder of CAT Training Australia
Trained 200+
clinicians
Meet your trainer

Trained by Lee Crothers

Lee is the founder of In Dialogue and an executive member of ANZACAT and ICATA. She has spent two decades teaching CAT to clinicians across Australia and overseas, translating the technical and sometimes jargony into real-world clinical work you can use on Monday morning.

“Lee is generous with her knowledge, deeply rooted in what it means to be relational.”

Want to know more, or invite Lee to speak to your organisation about CAT?

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Ready when you are

Ready to start your CAT training journey?

Whether a single module, a six-month program, or a full two-year accreditation, there’s a pathway here for you.

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