Cbt / Emdr Therapist

Gordon Moody Association; Redditch; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Gordon Moody Association is seeking a CBT EMDR Therapist to deliver structured CBT interventions and EMDR within residential and remote treatment programmes in Redditch. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to support long-term recovery and wellbeing, delivering both individual and group therapies and maintaining high-standard clinical records.

The role requires BABCP accreditation or progress toward it, plus a postgraduate CBT qualification and professional registration.

Qualifications

• Essential: BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist or working towards accreditation.
• Essential: Postgraduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or equivalent.
• Essential: Relevant professional registration (e.g. psychology, nursing, social work, counselling).

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and CBT treatment for gambling-related harms.
• Deliver CBT interventions in individual and group settings, including risk management planning.
• Collaborate within MDT to deliver trauma-informed care and recovery support.
• Maintain confidential clinical records in line with GDPR and governance.
• Support service users with co-occurring mental health needs and relapse prevention.

Skills

CBT therapy

EMDR

Trauma-informed care

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical documentation

Relapse prevention

Education

BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist

Postgraduate qualification in CBT

Registration in core profession

Job description

CBT EMDR Therapist
Reporting to: Head of Therapy
Location: Redditch Hours: 35 Hours per Week.

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled CBT Therapist or Psychologist to join Gordon Moody, supporting individuals experiencing gambling-related harms through specialist psychological assessment and evidence-based treatment.

This role involves delivering structured Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) interventions across both individual and group settings within residential and remote treatment programmes. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide psychologically informed, trauma-informed care that supports long-term recovery and wellbeing.

The successful candidate will work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of Gordon Moodys clinical governance, policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment for individuals experiencing gambling-related harms.
• Deliver evidence-based CBT interventions within individual and group treatment settings.
• Develop collaborative treatment and risk management plans tailored to service user needs.
• Facilitate psychoeducational, relapse prevention and therapeutic group programmes.
• Support individuals presenting with co-occurring mental health difficulties, including anxiety, depression and trauma-related symptoms.
• Maintain accurate, timely and confidential clinical records in line with organisational, professional and GDPR standards.
• Monitor and manage clinical risk, safeguarding concerns and service user wellbeing appropriately.
• Work within professional and ethical guidelines relevant to CBT and psychological therapies.
• Support service users to engage with onward recovery and community support services where appropriate.

Multidisciplinary & Partnership Working

• Work collaboratively with therapists, recovery workers, support staff and external professionals.
• Liaise with GPs, mental health services, social care teams and partner agencies to ensure continuity of care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, clinical reviews and case discussions.
• Contribute to maintaining effective referral pathways and integrated recovery support.
• Promote psychologically informed and trauma-informed approaches across services.

Clinical Governance & Service Development

• Participate in regular clinical supervision, reflective practice and continuing professional development.
• Contribute to audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support the development and implementation of evidence-based practice within gambling harm treatment.
• Maintain awareness of emerging developments within behavioural addiction and CBT practice.
• Adhere to all clinical governance, safeguarding and information governance policies.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of therapeutic programmes and interventions.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications:

• BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist or actively working towards accreditation.
• Postgraduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Relevant professional registration or core profession qualification (e.g. mental health nursing, psychology, social work, counselling or psychotherapy).

Desirable Qualifications

• Additional training in motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care or addiction treatment.
• Further training in group facilitation or behavioural addictions.
• Experience delivering CBT interventions within a mental health or addiction setting.
• Experience in undertaking specialist psychological and risk assessments.
• Experience facilitating therapeutic groups.
• Experience supporting individuals experiencing complex emotional or psychological difficulties, including trauma.
• Ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience working within gambling harms or behavioural addiction services.
• Experience within residential treatment settings.
• Experience supporting individuals with co-occurring mental health and addiction needs.
• Experience delivering remote or online therapeutic interventions.
• Training or qualification in other recognised therapeutic modalities, especially EMDR.
• CAT, DIT, IPT, DBT, MBCT or ACT.
• Strong knowledge of CBT theory and evidence-based interventions.
• Knowledge and experience of treating PTSD and trauma.
• Understanding of addiction recovery models.
• Understanding of relapse prevention approaches and motivational interviewing.
• Strong safeguarding and risk assessment knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage emotionally distressing situations professionally and sensitively.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate clinical documentation and outcome measures.
• EMDR
• Awareness of current developments in behavioural addiction treatment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• PG Diploma in CBT or equivalent recognised qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

CBT / EMDR Therapist • Redditch, United Kingdom