Transforming Addiction Recovery Through Relational Care at GAP 2026

 🧠 Featured Presentation:

“Cognitive Analytic Therapy in Addiction Services – Supporting Treatment and Team Working”

🎤 Presented by Kate Portman, an experienced trauma-informed practitioner and Psychology Partner at YMCA Together.

✨ Presentation Highlights:
• Exploring the role of Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) in addiction recovery services
• Understanding relational approaches alongside traditional 12-step recovery models
• How CAT supports engagement, motivation, and long-term recovery outcomes
• The importance of relationships, family systems, culture, and trauma in understanding addiction behaviours
• Supporting multidisciplinary teams and reducing burnout through relational working
• Integrating psychological insight into addiction treatment programmes

📌 Audience Takeaways:
✔ Understanding the Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) model
✔ Practical applications of CAT in addiction services
✔ Using relational frameworks to strengthen treatment and team collaboration
✔ Enhancing trauma-informed care and service delivery

👩‍⚕️ About the Speaker:
• Extensive experience in NHS, private, and third-sector mental health services
• Specialist expertise in trauma, self-harm, addiction, and trauma-informed care
• Published author on community self-harm management and trauma-informed services
• Contributor to a psychological skills framework with University College London
• Developed relationally informed decision-making systems for addiction services
• Leading psychological provision across homelessness and specialist recovery services

📅 Event: Global Conference on Addiction and Psychiatry (GAP 2026)
📍 London, UK & Online
🌐 Website: https://addiction.irisscientificgroup.com/
📝 Register: https://addiction.irisscientificgroup.com/register
📩 Submit Abstract: https://addiction.irisscientificgroup.com/abstract-submission

📞 Contact:
Email: addiction@irisscientificgroup.org
Phone/WhatsApp: +1 (214) 831-3945

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