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Video · 5 min

How is relational mapping actually helpful?

Lee walks through what CAT mapping looks like in the therapy room, and how it surfaces the patterns that keep people stuck, and what changes once those patterns are visible.

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PDF · Worksheet

Mapping the patterns we get stuck in

A printable worksheet to start mapping a reciprocal role pattern of your own.

Download · 2 pages
PDF · Guide

An intro to CAT, in plain English

A short, jargon-free explainer of Cognitive Analytic Therapy for clients and curious practitioners.

Download · 8 pages
Podcast · MHPN

Therapeutic relationships: what to do when things go wrong

Lenice Murray and Lee Crothers explore how ruptures in therapeutic relationships show up with consumers, carers and teams, and how honest conversations, shared responsibility and strong supervision help repair them and support safer practice.

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Book · By Lee

Reading: Working Relationally with Young People

Co-edited by Lee Crothers with Nick Barnes. Eighteen chapters and four case studies on a Cognitive Analytic approach to youth mental health: one to one, with families, and across communities.

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