Dr Louise Waddington
Teams and roles for Louise Waddington
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Overview
I am a clinical psychologist and BABCP-accredited CBT practitioner with a strong interest in improving access to evidence-based therapies. My background includes working as a therapist on research trials of psychological therapies for anxiety disorders and depression, leading the Bath University Centre for Specialist Psychological Treatments, and founding the CBT programmes at Cardiff University. I am now Therapies Director for the South Wales Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology and supporting the new Cardiff Psychological Therapies University Clinic.
Publication
2025
- Wedge, H. E. F., Waddington, L. and Thompson, A. R. 2025. Experiences of imagery in obsessive-compulsive disorder: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 64(2), pp. 491-512. (10.1111/bjc.12518)
2022
- Johns, G., Waddington, L. and Samuel, V. 2022. Prevalence and predictors of mental health outcomes in UK doctors and final year medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Affective Disorders 311, pp. 267-275. (10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.024)
- Ffion, E., Penny, H. and Waddington, L. 2022. Service support, work engagement and psychological wellbeing: Validating an index of resource and infrastructure support for the delivery of CBT. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 50(4), pp. 351-366. (10.1017/S135246582200011X)
- Johns, G., Samuel, V., Freemantle, L., Lewis, J. and Waddington, L. 2022. The global prevalence of depression and anxiety among doctors during the covid-19 pandemic: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders 298(Part A), pp. 431-441. (10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.026)
- Rayson, K., Waddington, L. and Hare, D. J. 2022. The quality of research exploring in-session measures of CBT competence: a systematic review. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 50(1), pp. 40-56. (10.1017/S1352465821000242)
2019
- Waddington, L. 2019. Panic disorder as a psychological problem – building on Clark (1986). In: Davey, G. C. L. ed. Clinical Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies. Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies Sage
2018
- Jenkins, H., Waddington, L., Thomas, N. and Hare, D. J. 2018. Trainees' experience of cognitive behavioural therapy training: a mixed methods systematic review. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist 11, article number: e2. (10.1017/S1754470X17000253)
2016
- Onslow, L., Woodward, D., Hoefkens, T. and Waddington, L. 2016. Experiences of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for Bulimia Nervosa. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 44(2), pp. 168-178. (10.1017/S135246581400068X)
2013
- Waddington, L. and Jury, R. 2013. Improving access to psychological therapies: a comparison between two devolved nations. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist 6, article number: e2. (10.1017/S1754470X1300007X)
2010
- Ehlers, A. et al. 2010. Intensive Cognitive Therapy for PTSD: a feasibility study. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 38(4), pp. 383-398. (10.1017/S1352465810000214)
2009
- McManus, F. et al. 2009. A demonstration of the efficacy of two of the components of cognitive therapy for social phobia. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 23(4), pp. 496-503. (10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.10.010)
2006
- Clark, D. M. et al. 2006. Cognitive therapy versus exposure and applied relaxation in social phobia: a randomized controlled trial.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 74(3), pp. 568-578. (10.1037/0022-006X.74.3.568)
2002
- Waddington, L. 2002. The therapy relationship in cognitive therapy: a review. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 30(2), pp. 179-191. (10.1017/S1352465802002059)
2000
- Waddington, L. and Morley, S. 2000. Availability bias in clinical formulation: the first idea that comes to mind?. British Journal of Medical Psychology 73(1), pp. 117-127. (10.1348/000711200160345)
Articles
- Wedge, H. E. F., Waddington, L. and Thompson, A. R. 2025. Experiences of imagery in obsessive-compulsive disorder: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 64(2), pp. 491-512. (10.1111/bjc.12518)
- Johns, G., Waddington, L. and Samuel, V. 2022. Prevalence and predictors of mental health outcomes in UK doctors and final year medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Affective Disorders 311, pp. 267-275. (10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.024)
- Ffion, E., Penny, H. and Waddington, L. 2022. Service support, work engagement and psychological wellbeing: Validating an index of resource and infrastructure support for the delivery of CBT. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 50(4), pp. 351-366. (10.1017/S135246582200011X)
- Johns, G., Samuel, V., Freemantle, L., Lewis, J. and Waddington, L. 2022. The global prevalence of depression and anxiety among doctors during the covid-19 pandemic: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders 298(Part A), pp. 431-441. (10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.026)
- Rayson, K., Waddington, L. and Hare, D. J. 2022. The quality of research exploring in-session measures of CBT competence: a systematic review. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 50(1), pp. 40-56. (10.1017/S1352465821000242)
- Jenkins, H., Waddington, L., Thomas, N. and Hare, D. J. 2018. Trainees' experience of cognitive behavioural therapy training: a mixed methods systematic review. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist 11, article number: e2. (10.1017/S1754470X17000253)
- Onslow, L., Woodward, D., Hoefkens, T. and Waddington, L. 2016. Experiences of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for Bulimia Nervosa. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 44(2), pp. 168-178. (10.1017/S135246581400068X)
- Waddington, L. and Jury, R. 2013. Improving access to psychological therapies: a comparison between two devolved nations. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist 6, article number: e2. (10.1017/S1754470X1300007X)
- Ehlers, A. et al. 2010. Intensive Cognitive Therapy for PTSD: a feasibility study. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 38(4), pp. 383-398. (10.1017/S1352465810000214)
- McManus, F. et al. 2009. A demonstration of the efficacy of two of the components of cognitive therapy for social phobia. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 23(4), pp. 496-503. (10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.10.010)
- Clark, D. M. et al. 2006. Cognitive therapy versus exposure and applied relaxation in social phobia: a randomized controlled trial.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 74(3), pp. 568-578. (10.1037/0022-006X.74.3.568)
- Waddington, L. 2002. The therapy relationship in cognitive therapy: a review. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 30(2), pp. 179-191. (10.1017/S1352465802002059)
- Waddington, L. and Morley, S. 2000. Availability bias in clinical formulation: the first idea that comes to mind?. British Journal of Medical Psychology 73(1), pp. 117-127. (10.1348/000711200160345)
Book sections
- Waddington, L. 2019. Panic disorder as a psychological problem – building on Clark (1986). In: Davey, G. C. L. ed. Clinical Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies. Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies Sage
Research
My research expertise stems from working as a research therapiest on large-scale trials of psychological therapies for anxiety disorders and depression. My research interests include the psychological needs of people with diverse experiences such as OCD, hoarding, autism, clinical health conditions and parents who have experienced child removal. I am interested in their experience of psychological help. I am also interested in factors associated with the development of effective therapy skills, the experience and impact of therapies training, and the wellbeing of healthcare staff.
I have acted as an independent reserach rater on a number of CBT studies such as Ehlers et al. (2014) and Barkham et al. (2021)
Biography
I am a clinical psychologist and BABCP-accredited CBT practitioner with a strong interest in improving access to evidence-based therapies. My background includes working as a therapist on research trials of psychological therapies for anxiety disorders and depression, and leading the Bath University Centre for Specialist Psychological Treatments. As Therapies Director for the south Wales Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology I ensure a high standard of training in behavioural and cognitive therapies, systemic practice, neuropsychology and reflective practice.