The referral pathways guide
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Meet the cliniciansCognitive processing therapy (CPT).
A structured talking therapy for post-traumatic stress. CPT looks at how a traumatic event changed the way you see yourself, others and the world.
Working on the meaning.
It focuses on the beliefs a trauma left behind, more than on reliving the event.
Learning about PTSD
How trauma affects body and mind, and why some reactions last long after the event.
Finding stuck points
Noticing beliefs that formed after the trauma, for example about blame, safety, trust, control and closeness.
Checking those beliefs
Questions and worksheets to look at a belief from more than one side, at your own pace.
A written account, if you choose
Some versions include writing about what happened. Your clinician explains the options, and you decide.
After a traumatic event.
- Adults with PTSD after an assault, accident, disaster, war or other trauma
- People troubled by guilt or self-blame about what happened
- Emergency workers, first responders and veterans
- Trauma that happened recently, or many years ago
CPT is one of several trauma therapies we use, with EMDR and trauma-focused CBT. See trauma and PTSD.
How it usually runs.
Sessions are 50 minutes, usually weekly, in Parramatta or by telehealth.
- 1
Starting out
Your clinician asks what you are going through and explains CPT. Together you decide whether it suits you.
Early sessions - 2
Weekly sessions
CPT often runs over about 12 sessions. Your plan is shaped around you, and it can change.
The sessions that follow - 3
Practice between sessions
Short worksheets to do at home, which you go through together at the next session.
Ongoing
Who offers this approach.
CPT is offered by clinicians who have trained in it. The clinicians below list it on their profile.
Fees and other options.
With a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP, Medicare pays a rebate for each session and there is usually a gap. Our fees are set out before you book.
Before you book, answered.
Do I have to talk about the details of what happened?
Do I need a referral?
Can I have CPT by telehealth?
How many sessions does CPT take?
Is there work to do between sessions?
Is CPT the only trauma therapy you offer?
What if I need help now?
Take the first step, at your pace.
Tell us a little about what is going on, and that you are interested in CPT. We will suggest a clinician and a time.
