Stirling Moorey

Background

About Stirling Moorey

Stirling Moorey is a CBT therapist, trainer and supervisor. He was Professional Head of Psychotherapy for SLaM from 2005-2013. He has extensive experience of leading and managing psychotherapists from a range of therapeutic approaches. He has set up the CBT service at City and Hackney (1992 - and the Lambeth Integrated Psychological Therapies Team (2012-13), and managed the Maudsley Psychotherapy Service (2005 - 2012). Dr Moorey has been practising cognitive behaviour therapy since 1979 when he visited the Center for Cognitive Therapy, Philadelphia on his medical student elective. He is a BABCP accredited therapist, trainer and supervisor. He is also trained in Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Schema Therapy, and has been running Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Groups since 2007. His main research interest is in the application of CBT to life threatening illness and adversity. He was one of the first therapists to develop CBT for people with cancer and is co-author with Steven Greer of The Oxford Guide to CBT for People with Cancer. He has contributed to 5 randomised controlled trials in psycho-oncology in both early and late stage cancer. Dr Moorey is a highly regarded teacher and workshop leader and offers a range of workshops through Cognitive Connections. Website