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Moya CBT

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy practice in Loughborough I currently work predominantly in the NHS as a CBT Therapist.

Dr Helen Moya
MOYA CBT
With over 30 years as a Healthcare Professional - Registered Nurse for people with learning disabilities, Chartered Psychologist and Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist - I am also a Doctor of Philosophy and Psychology graduate of Loughborough University. I was a Lecturer in Mental Health at the University of Nottingham, where I trained Nurses and CBT Therapists. During this time I held an Honorary contract with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust at Queens Medical Centre, treating people with complex mental health problems. Moya CBT is an opportunity to combine my skills, knowledge and expertise to provide a flexible CBT service to the people of Loughborough. I am passionate and am driven by a strong desire to help people and make a difference.

12/02/2026

I have posted recently that I had neglected the promotion of my book the CBT Career Guide. I honestly believe it has a place on the shelves of therapists at all stage of the journey, even if to pat ourselves on the back when we recognise how much it took to get to where we are now.

It is full of testimonies as I favour a narrative approach to writing, and also has an accompanying online resources page with every table printed in large format and in colour, plus summaries of some key points and many of my Moya CBT guides.

It answers a lot of repetitive questions asked on this and other group pages.

The CBT career roadmap is one of the conceptual diagrams used to see the main pathways at a glance.

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09/02/2026

I use this metaphor to explain why it is difficult to approach any tasks when we have a busy head. When the fans are turned up all the thoughts are flying around and it is harder to locate what needs doing now, versus a random thought that distracts you in the moment.

My threat-demand cycle aims to help reduce the threat system by regulating ourselves so that we can approach tasks in a more effective manner (for example, prioritising, getting distracting thoughts out of our head and on paper so they no longer float around, or developing more effective strategies like breaking tasks into chunks or body doubling). Once tasks become more automated the fans slow down so the tasks do not feel as demanding or threatening.

This version is for ADHD but it works for worry based avoidance in generalised anxiety also. Here is a copy of my threat-demand cycle:https://www.moyacbt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Threat-demand-cycle-handout.pdf

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07/02/2026

This is a summary of my CBT career model which forms the structure of the CBT Career Guide book. The book is written in an accessible style with diagrams, narratives from a range of therapists from all stages of the career journey and comes with an online resources page with over 80 downloadable documents.

The book covers issues impacting every stage and makes a good reference guide throughout your career. Aimed both at individuals and organisations and services responsible for career development of their therapy staff.

There is additional information available when you scan the QR code.

I am offering a free 6 hour CPD recording when you purchase the book on Amazon and leave a review.

Please share with your employers and colleagues.

Thank you 😊

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15zefzPMZdIm8uYpT7tIOzcnIyDG5h_F5/view?usp=sharing

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06/02/2026

You can never have too much lighting! Which is good seeing as I cleared Habitat out in the New Year sale!! Just love the soothing Friday afternoon vibe of this ensemble! ❤

Hope you are winding down for the weekend! 😊

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05/02/2026

Ok, I think it's time to get political now! We need to address the elephant in the room – science is not the only explanatory framework to understand the world and the people in it. Of course, forms of empirical thinking existed prior to the scientific method, but once popularised, with it came the term ‘positivism’ which has become almost synonymised with the notion of irrefutable truth. Science was only introduced 200 years ago, which is a mere microdot in the history of humankind, and dominates thinking in a relatively small portion of the inhabited world. But our part of the world is one of those places.

Now, I don’t have a problem with science, I just do not believe that it is the only way of making sense of phenomena. I also believe it is used rhetorically to control the narrative regarding human experience, which not only dictates which experiences are ‘true’ (measurable and controllable) but aims to generalise across populations, reducing that individual experience into a numerical value.

When it comes to conceptualisations of ADHD in the Western world, the current debates about whether it is ‘real’ or provable are couched within the positivistic doctrine of science. This is evident by the process of assessment and diagnosis which is based on a psychopathological understanding of ADHD as a set of observable symptoms which can be measured, assuming uniformity across all those who meet the criteria.

It is beyond the scope of this solitary post to explore epistemology in detail, but I think we need to start widening the lens when it comes to understanding human emotional experience. There is a public shaming of people who are identifying with narrative accounts of ADHD, and this is so damaging. I honestly believe that people are currently being gaslit by the ‘scientific’ discourse as there is a huge power imbalance. As if it isn’t bad enough to experience challenges in daily life that are not understood, but when you do start to understand and are dismissed on these grounds then science becomes a bully.

I work in the ‘system’ but that does not mean I ascribe to a solely positivistic framework. Philosophy allows us to critically position ourselves, so I can and do work within this system and provide good quality care, but my understanding of mental distress has always gone beyond this narrow world view. In CBT it MUST, or else how can we understand distress of those who do not view the world in this way either (those from the Eastern world for example). For me formulation provides this space to explore the shared understanding which I always place much more value than meeting a set of prescriptive criteria.

Let's get critical!

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03/02/2026

I know that services are struggling at the moment. Often the first thing to suffer is training. Thankfully this is not the case for every service. I have recently been approached by a few services who want their staff to have good quality training that goes beyond tick box passive learning packages.

I am lucky to be invited into organisations where training is valued and the needs of the clinicians are heard. I am always mindful of wanting the training experience to not only meet the specific expectations and learning outcomes agreed, but to provide an opportunity for interactive and experiential learning that allows a space for critical reflection building on the clinician's current position.

My style is open and potentially challenging as participants need to hang the learning on their existing knowledge, modelling how we perform therapy in sessions. It is not about learning all the 'right' answers, it is about having a clear rationale for every clinical decision we make in sessions. One of my personal aims is to instil confidence in clinicians that they already possess the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to do the job, so I like to remind us all of what drew us to CBT in the first place by igniting the curiosity to make therapy more flexible and enjoyable.

If you want to discuss your training needs please email me to arrange a chat, or pass my details to your service lead or university course staff. I do live face to face or online sessions and it can be recorded as a reusable learning resource. I also provide relevant resources to support the session.

Email: helen@moyacbt.co.uk

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30/01/2026

I made this collage and shared it with the folk on the neurodiversity awareness training day yesterday. It was to demonstrate a way to ground yourself or the people we are working with by a visual representation of some of the things that provide comfort (including a picture of my pink hair and seeing myself smiling). It is an activity which is very easy to do in session with a few photos, and can be on your phone (so never far away like a fidget toy, crystal or other grounding object you can never find when you need it!!) 😄

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29/01/2026

The training with Birmingham Children's Intensive Family Therapy service was fantastic today. Neurodiversity awareness is more about tuning in rather than trying to change people. We need to connect and understand from the person's perspective first. We also need to be aware of the effect therapists can have when masking and neglecting their own emotions. In sessions there is a process of co-regulation going on. The person with ADHD and/or autism will be tuning into our emotions so awareness has to begin with self.

The team was so open and reflective and even after over 6 hours they were engaged and positive. Just like last week I felt a lovely vibe which is modelling the messages of the day - oh and I did tell a few funny stories to illustrate some of the nuances of living with a hyperactive brain, because the impact can be hard to explain sometimes.

I took a big bag of props and resources and forgot my big stash of multicoloured post it notes which could have had me all in a panic at one time, but I used some of my multicoloured revision cards instead. Got feedback at the end on them and made a collage and used the ring to keep them together.

The last picture is a tired me doing a bit of decompressing in the posh bathroom before the drive home. The paralysis is real so a bit of daftness, mindless activity, loud music and movement normally settles me down again. I am back at home with my fury blanket in a dark room watching a film now as some necessary brain downtime 😊

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27/01/2026

It's been a very long time since I have done a face to face session small enough to produce packs. I'd forgotten how gratifying it is to prepare them!

I am getting ready to deliver a session at Birmingham Intensive Family Therapy Service for the child exploitation teams on neurodiversity and intellectual disability awareness. It's great to adapt my materials for different settings and contexts. I've carved out a couple of infinity loops as additions for this team as they work systemically.

Session is on Thursday and there will be 14 therapists of mixed backgrounds across the teams and I am very excited!! Not quite finished the slides yet so I am sure I'll be tweaking until tomorrow afternoon! Hit a win with the Moya CBT logo labels though, as I notoriously end up with formatting issues resulting in complete abandonment 😆

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23/01/2026

Blimey, it has been quite a week this week! I am definitely ready for a break over the weekend. Starting with some zero fizz then the Traitors final later.

Wishing everyone a restful weekend! 🥰

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21/01/2026

What a great day. I was delivering a full day training session on CBT & neurodiversity for West London Talking Therapies service. There were about 80 therapists, not all CBT therapists, which made it very interesting and diverse.

I like to make training interactive and experiential with lots of reflection, and model how I do things. This may not meet everyone’s expectations as often we are programmed to be passive and focus on interventions. This group really embraced the critical reflection which was so good and made the day very stimulating from my perspective!

I also have to say a big thank to them and, especially Anna who organised it, for showing compassion for me when I was struggling towards the end. The training was the day after my birth dad’s funeral, so I was trying to balance self care and my own therapist schema pushing me to avoid my emotions. It was a special moment of realness that I felt safe to be vulnerable.

The post it notes are part of an experiential exercise but also served as a self soothing technique for me to focus and ground myself looking at all the colours before the session began and throughout the session as I find colours very soothing and this simple procedure helped to block out the noise of a stressful brain at the end of the day.

If you are looking for this type of training for your organisation - not just on this subject - please email me to discuss how we can plan a bespoke session. Email: helen@moyacbt.co.uk

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16/01/2026

It is 40 years ago almost to the day that I left home at age 18 and went to start my learning disability nurse training at Aston Hall in Derbyshire in January 1986. I had passed my driving test on the Friday and took my little mini over to the nursing accommodation at the weekend then started on the Monday. It was called Mental Handicap Nursing back then. There were 6 of us in the cohort – 3 male and 3 female.

It wasn’t a degree course. It was 3 years of learning on the job with periods of study. It was an incredibly important time in history regarding care for people with learning disabilities with some pivotal government reports and polices that led the de-institutionalisation movement. I am very proud of my learning disability nursing roots as this is my core profession which shaped my professional identity and started my love affair with psychology.

The first picture is me and my big 1980’s hair and probably about to go to the social club, and the other is a recent selfie outside the old hospital (which is now a residential area). I reconnected to one of the guys I trained with via LinkedIn a few years ago and we exchange updates. It’s so nice to reflect on your journey. I would tell 18-year-old me on the first picture not to look so worried!! Haha! 😄🥰

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Dr Helen Moya

With over 30 years as a Healthcare Professional - Registered Nurse for people with learning disabilities, Chartered Psychologist and Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist - I am also a Doctor of Philosophy and Psychology graduate of Loughborough University.

I was a Lecturer in Mental Health at the University of Nottingham, where I trained Nurses and CBT Therapists. During this time I held an Honorary contract with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust at Queens Medical Centre, treating people with complex mental health problems. I currently work predominantly in the NHS as a CBT Therapist.

Moya CBT is an opportunity to combine my skills, knowledge and expertise to provide a flexible CBT service to the people of Loughborough. I am passionate and am driven by a strong desire to help people and make a difference.