- A redesigned training and staff support programme to enhance job retention in employees with moderate-severe depression Walker, Nicola and Dobbing, Rachel. 2021. A redesigned training and staff support programme to enhance job retention in employees with moderate-severe depression. Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 25(3), pp. 279-295. ISSN 2042-8308
- Work focussed psychotherapy, job retention and political literacy Walker, Nicola. 2021. Work focussed psychotherapy, job retention and political literacy. The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 21(1), pp. 49-63. ISSN 1471-7646
- Group-CBT for People in Secondary Mental Health Care Walker, Nicola. 2015. Group-CBT for People in Secondary Mental Health Care. The Psychotherapist, 59, pp. 28-30. ISSN 2049-4912
Dr Nicola Walker
Staff details
Position
Lecturer in CBT
Department
Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies
nicola.walker (@gold.ac.uk)
Group CBT, Group Psychotherapy, Teaching and Learning in CBT.
Nicola is a Mental Health Nurse, Couples Counsellor, Psychosexual Therapist, Group Analyst and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Clinical expertise in eating disorders and personality disorders.
Nicola is a BABCP accredited practitioner, trainer and supervisor in CBT, and senior fellow of Advance HE.
Academic qualifications
- Doctorate in Health and Social Care Practice - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2020
- Pg. Certificate Clinical Supervision for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Practice 2021
- Qualified Group Analyst 2010
- BSc. Psychotherapeutic Interventions - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2003
Research interests
I was the Principal Investigator of a small research project: Group analyst/groupwork practitioner-facilitated self-practice/self-reflection groupwork in high-intensity cognitive behaviour therapist training: a feasibility study. The project was funded by a grant from the Institute of Group Analysis (IGA).
Featured publications
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Publications and research outputs
Article
- Report of a small feasibility study involving group analysts and groupwork practitioners in facilitating self-practice/self-reflection groups in the training of cognitive behaviour therapists Walker, Nicola; De Geeter, Davy; Anderson-Wallace, Murray; Bhurruth, Martin; Brooks, Frederica; Harding, Claudia; Davice-Bird, Jill; Fitzgerald, Christina; Jennings, Elaine and Collins, Catherine. 2024. Report of a small feasibility study involving group analysts and groupwork practitioners in facilitating self-practice/self-reflection groups in the training of cognitive behaviour therapists. Group Analysis, ISSN 0533-3164
- The initial design and programme theory for a new work-focused psychotherapeutic intervention to treat moderate-severe recurrent depression and enhance job retention Walker, Nicola and Hall, Sally. 2022. The initial design and programme theory for a new work-focused psychotherapeutic intervention to treat moderate-severe recurrent depression and enhance job retention. Mental Health Review Journal, 27(4), pp. 372-397. ISSN 1361-9322
- A feasibility study of a novel work-focused relational group CBT treatment programme for moderate to severe recurrent depression Walker, Nicola; Vernon-Smith, Madeleine and Townend, Michael. 2021. A feasibility study of a novel work-focused relational group CBT treatment programme for moderate to severe recurrent depression. Mental Health Review Journal, 26(4), pp. 328-352. ISSN 1361-9322
Conference or Workshop Item
- What works in groupwork (Research symposium convenor) Walker, Nicola. 2022. 'What works in groupwork (Research symposium convenor)'. In: 2022 Annual Conference of the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies Therapies. Imperial College London, United Kingdom 20 - 23 July 2022.
- 20 Top Tips for Planning and Running CBT Groups Walker, Nicola and Mill, Joanne. 2021. '20 Top Tips for Planning and Running CBT Groups'. In: 2021 Annual Conference of the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies/European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. Belfast, United Kingdom 8 - 11 September 2021.
Dataset
- SP/SR Groupwork project Walker, Nicola; Gibson, Bernie; Emerson, Jonathan; De Geeter, Davy and Tolchard, Barry. 2024. SP/SR Groupwork project.
Professional projects
I am a founding member and current chair of the BABCP Special Interest Group in Group-CBT.