Dr James Collard

Dr James Collard is a clinical psychologist. He has worked in mental health for over 15 years, with experience in both the private and public sectors, including hospitals and community health settings. This has included experience working with people of all ages. He has worked with people experiencing a range of psychological and behavioural difficulties including depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, trauma and stress response disorders, anger issues and addictive behaviours.

Dr Collard has completed advanced training in CBT, which has included supervisor level training in the traditional models of Cognitive Therapy (CT) and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and has also received training in the more recent “3rd wave” models (e.g. ACT, MiCBT, MCT etc.). He combines this with his experience in the delivery of training in CBT theory and practices.

In terms of research, Dr. Collard has an interest in the study of CBT theory and practices. He has conducted studies into the role of cognitions and cognitive processes in mental health. He has also conducted research on the effectiveness of experiential training methods for promoting therapist competency in CBT and on mental and physical health outcomes from cognitive-behavioural interventions.