Jodie Cave

Senior Lecturer

Health, Education, Policing and Sciences

I have experience both practicing and teaching low and high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions. I first started my career within IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) and have worked within IAPT for the past six years. I have since qualified as a CBT Therapist and have worked in various lecturer positions, providing teaching and supervision to both trainee and qualified low intensity and high intensity therapists. Alongside my current role as a Senior Lecturer on the Postgraduate Diploma in CBT at Staffordshire University, I practice as a CBT therapist, providing psychological therapy to NHS clients experiencing a range of depression and anxiety disorders, as well as co-morbid long-term health conditions (LTCs). 

Professional memberships and activities

I am accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) as a CBT Therapist. I am also working towards chartership as a Health Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Academic qualifications

  • University of Exeter – PGDip Psychological Therapies Practice
  • University of Birmingham – Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity CBT
  • University of the West of England - MSc Health Psychology
  • University of Gloucestershire – BSc Upper Second Class Honours in Psychology

Expertise

I have a passion for empowering individuals to live healthier, more fulfilling, and autonomous lives. Alongside working with common mental health conditions, including depression and a range of anxiety disorders, I am also interested in health psychology, taking a holistic approach to health care by considering the interplay between mental and physical health. I completed my MSc stage 1 training in health psychology in 2017 and am now completing a professional doctorate in health psychology at UWE Bristol to gain chartership as a Health Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Teaching

I predominantly teach on the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), training professionals to qualify as high intensity CBT Therapists. However, I also support with teaching on both the long term conditions (LTC) training course and supervision training course for qualified CBT therapists. I have also worked on Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) training courses in the past at other universities.

Publications

Thompson, M., Parker, H., & Cave, J. (2022). Exploring which aspects of a low‐intensity CBT intervention were found to contribute to a successful outcome from the service user point of view: A mixed methods study. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 22(2), 279-291. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12433 

External profiles

in the UK for Quality Education

Sustainable Development Goal 4, Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024

for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Facilities

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Social Inclusion

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Four Star Rating

QS Star Ratings 2021