Jonathan Totman

Dr Jonathan Totman is a clinical psychologist and counsellor in the University Counselling Service. He has run the CBT for Low Mood group in the counselling service for a number of years. Prior to this, he has worked in various NHS and clinical research settings and as a lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University.

Introducing CBT for low mood and depression

Depression is among the most common mental health problems faced by students. In this s...

Title	Description	People	Date
Introducing CBT for low mood and depression 6: Self-Criticism	This sixth podcast in the CBT for Low Mood series focuses on self-criticism. It looks at why we can be so critical of ourselves and when this can become a problem, and introduces three tips and tools to help you deal with unhelpful self-criticism.	Jonathan Totman	21 April, 2022
Introducing CBT for low mood and depression 5: Ten Tips for Coping in a Crisis	This fifth podcast in the CBT for Low Mood series focuses on those times when you’re feeling most desperate, hopeless or overwhelmed, offering some practical suggestions for how to cope and look after yourself during a mental health crisis.	Jonathan Totman	7 February, 2022
Introducing CBT for low mood and depression 4: A Tool for Dealing with Worry and Rumination	This fourth podcast focuses on two patterns of thinking that often come with low mood and depression: worry and rumination.	Jonathan Totman	18 January, 2021
Introducing CBT for low mood and depression 3: Rules for living (and how to break them)	This third podcast focuses on the implicit “rules” affecting how you think and behave, helping you to spot when they’re serving you well and when they might be overly rigid or exacting.	Jonathan Totman	18 January, 2021
Introducing CBT for low mood and depression 2: six troublesome thoughts and how to respond	This second CBT podcast focuses on the "C" of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), looking at ways in which low mood and depression can affect your thinking and introducing the key cognitive techniques of thought monitoring and thought challenging.	Jonathan Totman, Oxford University Counselling Service	15 October, 2020
Introducing CBT for low mood and depression 1: doing more of what matters to you	This first episode on CBT looks at some of the ways in which low mood and depression can manifest in students, and introduces a central cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) strategy known as "behavioural activation".	Jonathan Totman, Oxford University Counselling Service	15 October, 2020