Christine A. Padesky PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist, a leading cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) innovator, consultant to therapists and clinics worldwide, and co-creator of Strengths-Based CBT. Her awards include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Voted the most influential international CBT psychotherapist by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. Her best-selling books include: Mind Over Mood, The Clinician's Guide to CBT Using Mind Over Mood, and Collaborative Case Conceptualization.
Helen Kennerley took a D.Phil from the University of Oxford, later becoming an NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist. She was a founding member of the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre, and the director of its Advanced Cognitive Therapy Studies and MSc in CBT. She now leads the OCTC/University of Oxford training in Psychological Trauma & Personality Development and in Supervision & Training. Her research includes: post-natal mood changes, anxiety management, sequelae and treatment of childhood trauma. Until 2021, she also worked with the MOD. She was shortlisted as most influential UK CBT psychotherapist by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.