Advanced Integrative Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Skills
Face to Face KHDA Accredited Training in Dubai 🇦🇪
Advanced Live Training in Integrative Cognitive Behavioural Skills
The Evolution of Your Practice
Most practitioners reach a point where standard “thought records” and “behavioral experiments” aren’t enough. When a client’s core beliefs are rooted in early developmental trauma, or when the therapeutic relationship feels “stuck,” you need a more sophisticated toolkit.
In this advanced training, Dr. John Crimmins demonstrates a masterful integration. You will learn to maintain the goal-oriented power of CBT, while drawing on Psychodynamic insights to understand the “why” behind the “what,” and Humanistic skills to ensure the therapy remains a deeply personal, relational encounter.
👉🏼 Please note that completion of the Foundation CBT course is a prerequisite for joining the Advanced CBT training.
🇦🇪 Upcoming Training Dates & Locations:
Dubai: 11th & 12th April 2025 📍
🔥 Only 12 participants for each event – Secure Your Place Today!
What Sets This Training Apart?
The “Dr Crimmins Synthesis”: A unique framework for integrating attachment theory and “inner child” work into a cognitive-behavioral structure.
Moving Beyond the Manual: Learn to trust your clinical intuition while staying grounded in evidence-based practice.
Live Clinical Demonstrations: See the integration in action. Dr. Crimmins will demonstrate how to pivot from a cognitive challenge to a deep emotional process in real-time.
Relational Precision: Understand how to use the “here-and-now” relationship between you and your client to drive therapeutic change.
Registration & Pricing
🎟️ Course Fee: AED 2900
🔥 Early Bird Discount Available – Secure Your Spot Now!
🔹 Limited to 12 participants per session to ensure an interactive experience.
📢 Reserve Your Spot Today! Click the link below to complete your registration. Given the high demand, early booking is strongly recommended.
Core Learning Outcomes
By the end of this two-day intensive, you will be equipped to:
Construct Deep Formulations: Build case maps that account for childhood origins (Psychodynamic) while identifying current maintenance cycles (CBT).
Master “Relational” Socratic Dialogue: Use questioning not as a tool of “logic,” but as a vehicle for collaborative discovery and empathy.
Heal the Roots of Trauma: Utilize advanced Imagery Rescripting to address early maladaptive schemas and developmental “gaps.”
Navigate Clinical Impasses: Identify defense mechanisms and “transference” (the client’s reaction to you) as valuable data rather than obstacles.
Integrate Mindful Presence: Shift from “doing” therapy to “being” with the client, enhancing the safety required for deep cognitive change.
Course Content
1. The Integrated Case Formulation
Move beyond surface symptoms by creating a “Living Formulation” that maps current triggers and maintenance cycles. We weave attachment history and developmental origins into a structured CBT framework to understand the whole person. This multi-dimensional map allows you to predict therapeutic hurdles and tailor interventions with clinical precision.
2. Depth-Focused Cognitive Strategies
Address “sticky” core beliefs that resist logic by exploring their original emotional necessity and protective functions. Dr. Crimmins demonstrates how to use psychodynamic insights to soften rigid schemas before applying cognitive restructuring. This synthesis ensures that cognitive change is not just intellectual, but a deeply felt shift in the client’s self-narrative.
3. The Therapeutic Alliance as an Intervention
Drawing from the Humanistic tradition, we focus on the “Person of the Therapist” as the primary vehicle for lasting change. Learn to use the “here-and-now” relationship to model healthy boundaries, emotional regulation, and radical empathy in real-time. By prioritizing the relational bond, you create the psychological safety required for high-intensity cognitive work.
4. Advanced Imagery & Experiential Work
Experience a “Bottom-Up” approach to healing through imagery rescripting designed to bridge the gap between thought and feeling. You will practice techniques that provide the “corrective emotional experience” necessary for shifting deep-seated personality patterns. This experiential module focuses on bypassing cognitive bypasses to reach the emotional heart of the client’s distress.
5. Integrative Trauma & Recovery
Trauma recovery requires a delicate balance of CBT stabilization and psychodynamic processing of the “unspeakable” past experience. We utilize the structure of CBT to provide essential safety while using relational depth to heal the fragmented self-image. This dual approach ensures that traumatic memories are not just managed, but are safely integrated and finally transformed.
6. Navigating Complexity & “Resistance”
When therapy stalls, we look toward unaddressed ego-defenses and the subtle “transference” occurring within the room. Dr. Crimmins teaches you to view “resistance” as valuable clinical data rather than a barrier to be overcome or ignored. You will leave with the skills to gently bring these patterns into awareness, turning a therapeutic impasse into a breakthrough.
Professional Benefits
✅ Advanced Clinical Specialization: Move beyond foundational CBT by mastering an integrative “Triple-Threat” model (CBT, Psychodynamic, and Humanistic) that sets you apart as a specialist practitioner.
✅ Enhanced Treatment Efficacy: Reduce “drop-out” rates and stalled progress by learning how to use the therapeutic relationship to resolve deep-seated resistance that standard protocols often miss.
✅ Complex Case Management: Gain the confidence and the specific “how-to” tools required to treat clients with complex trauma, personality vulnerabilities, and long-term co-morbidities.
✅ Sustainable Practice: Prevent therapist burnout by shifting from a purely “intellectual” way of working to a more grounded, relational, and mindful approach that sustains both you and your client.
✅ Evidence-Based Flexibility: Learn how to adapt your practice to meet the unique needs of the individual without losing the clinical rigor and structure that makes CBT a gold-standard treatment.
✅ Professional Accreditation Hours: This two-day intensive provides high-level CPD (Continuing Professional Development) hours focused on advanced clinical skills and integrative theory.
Registration & Pricing
🎟️ Course Fee: AED 2900
🔥 Early Bird Discount Available – Secure Your Spot Now!
🔹 Limited to 12 participants per session to ensure an interactive experience.
📢 Reserve Your Spot Today! Click the link below to complete your registration. Given the high demand, early booking is strongly recommended.
🇦🇪 Upcoming Training Dates & Locations:
Dubai: 11th & 12th April 2025 📍
🔥 Only 12 participants for each event – Secure Your Place Today!
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for professionals who support mental wellbeing, including:
✔ HR professionals managing workplace wellbeing
✔ Educators and teachers supporting students’ emotional health
✔ Support staff in healthcare, education, and social care
✔ Mental health practitioners looking to expand their CBT skills
✔ Psychology students or early graduates looking to learn advanced CBT techniques and practical applications to enhance their clinical skills and career prospects.
Please note that completion of the Foundation CBT course is a prerequisite for joining the Advanced CBT training. Dr. Crimmins places a strong emphasis on the practical application of CBT techniques, and skill development through demonstrations and structured role plays.
Participants who have some theoretical knowledge of CBT but have not completed the foundation course often find themselves needing to revisit core concepts during the advanced sessions. This can affect the overall flow of the training. By completing the foundation course, you ensure that you have the essential practical skills and theoretical grounding to fully engage with the advanced programme.
Should you wish to enrol in both courses, we would be happy to offer you a generous discount as part of a combined package.
Dr John Crimmins
About the Trainer
Dr. John Crimmins, PhD
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
Founder and Director, The Behavioural Training Institute
Dr. John Crimmins is a Trinity College Dublin–educated psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience in mental health, education, and therapeutic innovation. He specialises in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Group Therapy, and the treatment of addiction and eating disorders.
He holds a PhD in Psychology, a Master’s in Group Psychodynamics, and advanced CBT training from the Maudsley Hospital in London.
Dr. Crimmins has led pioneering clinical and educational programmes in Ireland and internationally, including trauma intervention and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing. As Founder of The Behavioural Training Institute, accredited by the CPD Certification Service in London, he delivers internationally recognised training in CBT, DBT, and Integrative Counselling.
He also serves as Director of Training at the Irish Wellness Centre in Abu Dhabi and is a member of the American Psychological Association.
I recently attended a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in-person course led by Dr. John Crimmins, PhD, and it was a transformative experience. Dr. Crimmins skillfully brought together a culturally diverse group, guiding us through the fundamentals with empathy and expertise. His mastery of Socratic questioning and Rogers' approach provided us with practical, hands-on knowledge. Most importantly, he created a safe and secure environment, enabling us to discuss and practice ethical and practical aspects of running a CBT session. This weekend course was not only informative but also deeply engaging and inspiring. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their CBT skills.
I’m excited to share that I’ve obtained a new certification on Advanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from The Behavioural Training Institute through Illuminations Well Being Center in Dubai! This intensive 32-hour in-person course was an incredible experience, blending academic learning with practical, hands-on techniques. Adding these skills to my toolkit as a mental health professional will help me provide even more effective support and guidance at work. A huge thank you to Dr John Crimmins PhD for being an amazing instructor, and to fellow participants for making this journey so enriching.
Attending the Two Day Advanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training course in Abu Dhabi proved to be a profoundly enriching professional endeavour. The course was thoughtfully structured and well-delivered through discussions, case analyses, and role-playing scenarios. We explored topics such as CBT and the Therapeutic Relationship, Mindfulness exercises and CBT’s application in addressing addiction ambivalence. The course has significantly enriched my skillset and confidence as a practitioner. I extend sincere appreciation to Dr. Crimmins for his invaluable mentorship. I wholeheartedly recommend potential learners to explore the institutes offerings and register for courses that suit their professional goals.
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