The Attention Training Technique (ATT)

Handout for therapy clients describing the Attention Training Technique (ATT) used in Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) in detail.

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Appraisal of Obsessions & Compulsions

This article provides examples of questions potentially used in Metacognitive Therapy to help understand (conceptualise) obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

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Adaptive Checking in Metacognitive Therapy

This short article describes the strategy of “adaptive checking”, a form of Exposure and Response Commission (ERC), in Metacognitive Therapy for obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

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Distancing Techniques in Cognitive Therapy

This short article outlines the strategy of “distancing” as used in Beck’s cognitive therapy, and describes the main techniques employed in this approach.

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Detached Mindfulness (DM)

This brief article outlines the technique of Detached Mindfulness used in Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) with some basic definitions and guidance on using this approach.

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