What is Group CBT-T?
CBT-T was originally developed for individual delivery (whether in-person or online). However, there has been a lot of interest in whether it can be delivered in group form, and several teams are now using it locally for binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa and mixed groups.
Following pilot work, Elana Moore (South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association) developed a set of tools for Group CBT-T, which are presented here as Version 1.
More recently, Jill Bluff (South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association) has elaborated on Elana's work, and has developed tools (workbook, slides, session protocols) that are presented here. These are Versions 2-4.
Elana Moore conducted a pilot study that showed moderate patient uptake (c.50%), but very good retention and feasibility. The effectiveness of Group CBT-T is very promising, with moderate to large effect sizes in terms of eating attitudes, eating behaviours, and comorbidity. The paper that demonstrates this effectiveness is available online as an open access paper (Moore, E., & Waller, G. (2023). Brief group cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder: A pilot study of feasibility and acceptability. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56(6), 1228–1232. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23935)
The documents to support Group CBT-T are available here for download.
Version 1 (2021) - Elana's version
CBT-T group protocol booklet (DOCX, 43KB)
PowerPoint slides to help you guide the therapy, online or in person (PPTX, 11.5MB)
PowerPoint slides with comments to assist the therapist at each stage (PDF, 6.6MB)
Spreadsheet to help you to monitor mean eating problems (XLSX, 86KB) - Weight vs weight prediction for example
Version 2 (2024) - Jill's update
Resources for CBT-T - Version 2
In this folder, you will find:
A pre-course booklet of resources that you can give the patient (diaries, psychoeducation and more).
Weekly booklets for the patient
Slides for presenting at each session
Version 3 (September 2024) - Jill's updated update
Patient booklets for sessions 1-10
This is an updated version of the materials that were presented in Version 2.
Version 4 (March 2025)
We recommend using this version of group CBT-T, as these materials have been 'road tested' and amended in the light of patient feedback.
Patient booklets for sessions 1-10
In these folders, you will find:
A pre-course booklet of resources that you can give the patient (diaries, psychoeducation and more).
Weekly booklets for the patient
Slides for presenting at each session
Acknowledgements
We hope that these materials will prove useful. Please feel free to download them and use them as they are. We thank Elana Moore, Jill Bluff and SYEDA for allowing us to use their work in this way. Please acknowledge their contribution when publishing outcomes, etc.
If you are interested in sharing your outcomes, Jill is always keen to develop a stronger evidence base. Please contact her on jillb@syeda.org.uk.