Melanie Fennell
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Melanie J Fennell is a psychologist from the United Kingdom. She is known for her work on the main model of working with low self esteem in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).[1]
Background
[edit]Fennell did her PhD in the UK. She is a Founding Fellow of the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre, She serves as an Associate Trainer at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre.[2]
Work
[edit]Fennel contributed to the development of evidence-based treatments for depression and anxiety disorders, including MBCT as a research clinician while she was at the University of Oxford in the Department of Psychiatry.[2]
In 1997, she developed the cognitive behavioral model of low self-esteem which describes a framework to address the core components of low self-esteem.[3] In 2013, she became an honorary fellow of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).[4][5]
She designed the syllabus for the diploma course at Oxford. She also published many papers on CBT.[6]
Honours
[edit]She was voted “Most Influential Female UK Cognitive Therapist” by the BABCP's membership in 2002.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Rimes, Katharine A.; Smith, Patrick; Bridge, Livia (November 2023). "Low self-esteem: a refined cognitive behavioural model". Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 51 (6): 579–594. doi:10.1017/S1352465823000048. ISSN 1352-4658. PMID 37170762. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via Cambridge.
- ^ a b Fennell, Melanie J. V. (January 1997). "Low Self-Esteem: A Cognitive Perspective". Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 25 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1017/S1352465800015368. ISSN 1469-1833.
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