New for 2025, this focused, practical training day was designed to equip attendees with ready-to-use strategies, actionable insights, and innovative approaches for their work.
Whether working at step 2 or step 3, this was a must-attend event. Participants secured their spot and joined other High-Intensity Therapists, Service Leads and Managers, Clinical Supervisors and Team Leads, and PWPs in Birmingham for a dynamic programme shaped by shared priorities. They heard from leading experts and services, connected with peers, and explored how teams across the country are evolving to meet new challenges.
Thank you to our meeting sponsors:
Attendees benefited from a healthy balance of theory and best practice, as well as clear guidance on how to apply it
You asked, and this unique training day delivered! Attendees explored:
- Adapt to new KPIs with clear strategies for treatment and referral changes
- Boost productivity using AI tools, chatbots and digital solutions
- Tailor therapy for neurodivergence with practical, trauma-informed approaches
- Support neurodiverse staff through inclusive workplace adjustments
- Clarify LTC pathways with up-to-date research and guidance
- Implement suicide prevention standards with actionable insights
- Strengthen team dynamics with hybrid working tips and compassionate leadership
Education and networking designed to inspire
Attendees joined their peers in Birmingham for a day of networking, learning, and innovation designed to help them navigate change and enhance care delivery:
- Connect with fellow professionals to share challenges, insights and solutions
- Refresh your approach with practical ideas to boost engagement and productivity
- Gain actionable takeaways from expert speakers and like-minded colleagues
- Reignite team purpose with ideas that strengthen wellbeing and leadership
With thanks to our sponsors
SBK Healthcare would like to thank SilverCloud by Amwell, Limbic, Koa Health and PCMIS for sponsoring this unique forum.
| 8:30 |
Registration, networking and meet the sponsors
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| 9:00 |
Chair’s opening remarks and introductions
Steve Skinner, Service Development Lead, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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| Boosting service productivity | |
| 9:10 |
Enhancing the clinical model in NHS Talking Therapies to further improve outcomes
Dr Adrian Whittington, National Clinical Lead for Psychological Professions, NHS England
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| 9:35 |
Key update: Providing assurance in the use of digitally enabled therapies
Rachel Heggart, Senior Project Manager, NHS England
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| 9:50 |
Questions and answers with with Dr Adrian Whittington and Rachel Heggart
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| Industry partnership showcase featuring SilverCloud by Amwell, Limbic, Koa Health and PCMIS | |
| 10:00 |
How SilverCloud can support Talking Therapies to be innovative and reassuringly robust
Douglas Hiscock, Senior Product Manager, SilverCloud by Amwell
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| 10:10 |
Working together with clinical AI to support clinician preparedness and wellbeing
Kathleen Henrick, Director of Customer Success, Limbic and Naomi Holdsworth, Service Manager at Bradford and Craven District Talking Therapies
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| 10:20 |
Building NHS mental healthcare capacity with Internet Delivered Cognitive Therapy for SAD & PTSD
James de Bathe, Head of NHS Partnerships, Koa Health
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| 10:30 |
Increasing recovery and reliable improvement rates with evidenced-based innovation
Byron George, CEO, PCMIS and Emily Haywood, PWP, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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| 10:40 |
Questions and answers with your speakers
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| 10:55 |
Networking break and the opportunity to meet the sponsors
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| 11:15 |
Interactive discussion: Incorporating AI and digital solutions to boost service productivity
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| 11:30 |
Feedback back from interactive discussion: Incorporating AI and digital solutions to boost service productivity
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| Clinical skills and guidance | |
| 11:40 |
Making sense of and applying new best practice standards: staying safe from suicide
Dr Adrian Whittington, National Clinical Lead for Psychological Professions, NHS England
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| 12:05 |
Appropriate pathways and decision making for people living with long-term physical health conditions
Joanna Hudson, Psychologist, King’s College London
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| 12:30 |
Questions and answers with Dr Adrian Whittington and Joanna Hudson
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| 12:40 |
Networking lunch and an opportunity to meet the sponsors
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| 1:40 |
Making reasonable adjustments and applying talking therapy materials for neurodivergence
Natasha Hickmott, BABCP Neurodiversity SIG, CBT Therapist and Supervisor, NHS and CBT for ADHD
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| 2:05 |
Questions and answers with Natasha Hickmott
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| 2:15 |
Interactive discussion: Supporting neurodivergence within your team
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| 2:30 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Supporting neurodivergence within your team
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| 2:40 |
Networking break and final opportunity to meet the sponsors
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| Different ways of working | |
| 3:00 |
Interactive discussion: Improving cohesion within your talking therapies team
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| 3:15 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Improving cohesion within your talking therapies team
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| 3:25 |
Tailored communication and engagement: adapting your message to overcome barriers to access
Kevin Rozario-Johnson, Digital and Communications Manager, Health in Mind - East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies
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| 3:50 |
Applying compassionate leadership in your talking therapies service
Dr Deborah Lee, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead for Compassionate Leadership at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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| 4:15 |
Questions and answers with Kevin Rozario-Johnson and Dr Deborah Lee
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| 4:25 |
Chair’s closing remarks and close of day
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With thanks to the speakers
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Steve Skinner
Service Development Lead
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Adrian Whittington
National Clinical Lead for Psychological Professions
NHS England
Rachel Heggart
Senior Project Manager
NHS England
Douglas Hiscock
Senior Product Manager
SilverCloud by Amwell
Joanna Hudson
Psychologist
King’s College London
Natasha Hickmott
BABCP Neurodiversity SIG, CBT Therapist and Supervisor
NHS and CBT for ADHD
Kevin Rozario-Johnson
Digital and Communications Manager
Health in Mind - East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies
Dr Deborah Lee
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead for Compassionate Leadership
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Kathleen Henrick
Director of Customer Success
Limbic
Naomi Holdsworth
Service Manager
Bradford and Craven District Talking Therapies
Byron George
CEO
PCMIS
Emily Haywood
PWP
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
James de Bathe
Head of NHS Partnerships
Koa Health
Attendees joined their peers for a dedicated day of learning and networking
This training and networking meeting was designed for professionals working at step 2 and step 3 in talking therapies services. Attendees on the day included the likes of:
- PWPs
- High-Intensity Therapists
- Service Leads and Managers
- Clinical Supervisors and Team Leads
- Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Psychologists
Educational forums for mental health in the NHS
Delivering high-impact events since 2013, we’ve used over a decade of experience to create conferences that meet and go beyond the needs of Talking Therapies services. We're excited to return with a bold new programme for 2025 – but don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what past attendees have said about our training:
Adding their unique perspectives, we were pleased to welcome our industry partners...
SilverCloud by Amwell a leading provider of evidence-based digital mental and behavioural healthcare solutions. Supporting 80% of NHS Talking Therapies Services, with up to 70% clinical recovery rates.
Global mental health services provider, Koa Health's digitally-enabled therapies to support PTSD, child anxiety, and Social Anxiety Disorder in adolescents and adults were developed in partnership with the Universities of Oxford and Reading and are available through select NHS services.
Limbic is the first UKCA-marked clinical assessment support tool for IAPT. Across 21 services, Limbic consistently frees up staff time, reduces costs, and improves patient experience and accessibility. Find out more from our founder, Dr Ross Harper on ross@limbic.ai.
PCMIS Health Technologies Ltd specialise in secure and clinically-proven digital mental health solutions, designed to deliver efficient healthcare service management, maximise patient engagement and improve treatment outcomes for NHS Talking Therapies and other mental health-related services.
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