We are sorry to announce that the Taster Session on 11 April and the Diploma Programme commencing 02 May have been posponed. LHA will contact all those who have booked places individually. We are currently hoping the Taster Session on 24 October and the Diploma Programme commencing 07 November will run as planned. Stay safe. Wash your hands thoroughly and more often. Cath it Bin it Kill it. Nigel

LHA is sorry to announce that the Saltaire Festival on Sunday 29 March has been cancelled. This is a great blow to the organisers after all their hard work. We hope to see you at the September Festival and June 2021. Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently. LHA

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You will likely be aware that Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT - Albert Ellis) is close kin to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and that both methods have been evidence based for a long time now. REBT is the authors preferred version of Behaviour Therapy and he explains its methods and how you can employ them to deal with the typical problematic thinking behind many presenting problems. The basic idea of REBT is to be vigilant to thoughts that regularly arise, act

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