Eight-Session Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) for Self-Harm: A Co-Produced Demonstration of the Delivery and Effectiveness of Brief and Focal CAT

Jade Kershaw, Stephen Kellett, Peter Taylor, Chris Gaskell, Zerena Airnes, Patient Co-Production Partner, Inpatient wards, Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, Clinical and Applied Psychology Unit, University of Sheffield, Division of Psychology , Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Talking Therapies, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Case Studies

Published online on March 19, 2026

Abstract

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When cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) is used to help people that self-harm, then patients are typically allocated to the 24-session version. RELATE (relational approaches to self-harm) was a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded ...