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CBT – full basic course (English)
This CBT basic course is fully booked. In 2027, we will organise a new training course for CBT. If you want to stay updated, please leave us your e-mail address below.Â
Starting August 31, 2026, PsyGlobal will be hosting a 100 hours basic CBT course (in English) for international mental health professionals.
It is the first accredited English-language Basic CBT Course in the Netherlands recognized by the Dutch Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy (VGCt).
🗓 Course Schedule: The duration of the course is 100 hours (30 hours introduction and 70 hours advanced level) divided over 15 study days.
The course starts August 31, 2026
Time: 09.30-16.30Â
Format: online
Language: English
Participation requirements:
- master’s degree in psychologyÂ
- level of English minimum B2 and higher
If you are interested to join this course, please let us know by leaving your email address below. This does not guarantee a spot, but you will be the first to know when enrollment is open.
About the course:Â
During the course, students will:
- Â learn how to use individual, theory-based tools such as functional analysis, meaning analysis, and thought records.
- become familiar, to some extent, with standardized, problem-focused CBT interventions.Â
By the end of the Basic Course, students are expected to:
- Understand and apply the main steps of the CBT process.
- Have sufficient knowledge of basic CBT methods to carry out simple CBT treatments responsibly under supervision.
- Appreciate the importance of the therapeutic attitude and the quality of the therapeutic relationship.
Indicative price: €2,795 incl. VAT
Programme overview:Â
| INTRODUCTION | DATE | TEACHER | CONTENT |
| DAY 1 | 31-08-2026 | Thomas Kramer | INTRODUCTION CBT, CONDITIONING AND HOLISTIC THEORY/APPROACH |
| DAY 2 | 07-09-2026 | Thomas Kramer | FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS (FA) |
| DAY 3 | 14-09-2026 | Thomas Kramer | MEANING ANALYSIS (BA) |
| DAY 4 | 05-10-2026 | Thomas Kramer | CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION |
| DAY 5 | 12-10-2026 | Thomas Kramer | CBT AND EXPOSURE |
| ADVANCED LEVELÂ | |||
| DAY 6 | 02-11-2026 | Reinilda Dernison | COMPETITIVE MEMORY TRAINING (COMET) |
| DAY 7 | 16-11-2026 | Reinilda Dernison | DEPRESSION |
| DAY 8 | 30-11-2026 | Sonja van der Toorn | SPECIFIC PHOBIA DISORDER |
| DAY 9 | 14-12-2026 | Madeleine Stoop | SPECIFIC CBT TECHNIQUES |
| DAY 10 | 04-01-2026 | Sonja van der Toorn | GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER |
| DAY 11 | 18-01-2026 | Madeleine Stoop | PANIC DISORDERÂ |
| DAY 12 | 01-02-2027 | Thomas Kramer | CBT AND ADDICTION |
| DAY 13 | 12-02-2027 | Tonnie Staring | OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND METACOGNITIVE THERAPY |
| DAY 14 | 08-03-2027 | Tonnie Staring | SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER |
| DAY 15 | 19-03-2027 | Tonnie Staring | POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERÂ |
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