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Professor Sarah Corrie

Professor of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Counselling Joint Head of Counselling, Psychology and Social Work

Phone
+44 (0)1473 338227
Email
s.corrie2@uos.ac.uk
School/Directorate
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
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Sarah is a highly experienced clinical psychologist, cognitive behaviour therapist and coaching psychologist. She has worked in clinical and psychotherapeutic practice for 30 years across a range of health care settings. She began her career as a clinical psychologist working in a variety of NHS service settings before extending her skills into practitioner education. She has worked in higher education for over 20 years, designing and delivering a wide range of pre- and post-qualification courses in the psychological and psychotherapeutic professions. She works nationally and internationally as a trainer, supervisor and consultant in the fields of applied psychology, mental health, cognitive behaviour therapy and coaching. Her work as a cognitive behaviour therapy scholar is extensive and spans innovations in practice, training and supervision. 

Sarah was awarded a First Class BSc (Hons) in Psychology and Counselling Psychology, at the University of Surrey (1993). Her first Doctorate in Clinical Psychology was completed with the South Thames (Salomons) Clinical Psychology Training Scheme, degree awarded by The Open University (1997). She subsequently completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Therapy at Oxford University (2000). After a break in formal studies, Sarah completed a Doctorate in Psychotherapy by Public Works with Metanoia and Middlesex University (2020) entitled, Equipping Cognitive Behavioural Therapists for a Complex Professional World: In Search of a Framework for Training and Supervision. Most recently she completed a Master Coach Programme with the Professional Development Foundation for which she was awarded a Distinction (2023). 

Sarah has over 20 years of experience delivering teaching and professional training in higher education. Her areas of particular interest relate to the learning and development needs of professionals in an increasingly complex social, political and economic climate. This includes how professionals make decisions in situations of complexity, the use of formulation to inform intervention planning, the role of supervision in enhancing practice and how to foster and facilitate lifelong learning in the workforce.

Sarah is a Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist (British Psychological Society), Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Registered Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC) and an Accredited Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer with the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies. She is also a registered Coaching Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a Certified Professional Executive Coach with the Association for Professional Executive Coaching and Supervision (APECS). 

Sarah has served on a number of professional bodies. She is a former Chair of the Course Accreditation Committee of the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies, the lead organisation for CBT in the UK and Ireland and continues to serve on this committee. 

She was also a Founding Member and former Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Special Group in Coaching Psychology (now Division of Coaching Psychology).

In 2016, Sarah was the recipient of the British Psychological Society’s Achievement Award for Distinguished Contributions to Coaching Psychology and in 2017 was awarded a Fellowship of the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies in recognition of her contribution to CBT in the areas of supervision and training.

Sarah is also a Visiting Professor at Middlesex University.

Research Interests:
•    Learning for professional practice
•    The personal and professional development of professional practitioners
•    Decision-making in professional practice
•    Formulation and its role in intervention planning
•    Supervision
•    Workforce wellbeing
•    Couples therapy
•    Coaching

Current Projects:
•    The experiences for university staff of initiating and undertaking student fitness to practice procedures
•    Formulation and its use in coaching practice
•    The perinatal experiences of neurodivergent parents and clinicians

Publications:
Selected publications (see ORCHID ID: 0000-0002-0744-2122 for a full listing)

Books
Corrie, S., & Lane, D.A. (2021). First Steps in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. London: Sage.
Baucom, D. H., Fischer, M. S., Corrie, S., Worrell, M. & Boeding, S. E. (2020). Treating Relationship Distress and Psychopathology in Couples: A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge.

Lane, D.A., Watts, M. & Corrie, S. (Eds) (2016). Supervision in the Psychological Professions: Building your own Personalised Model. Maidenhead, Berkshire: Open University Press.

Corrie, S., Townend, M.J. & Cockx, A. (2016). Assessment and Case Formulation in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 2nd Ed. London: Sage.

Corrie, S. & Lane, D.A. (2015). CBT Supervision. London: Sage.

Lane, D.A. & Corrie, S. (2012). Making Effective Decisions in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Practical Guide. Maidenhead, Berkshire: Open University Press.

Corrie, S. & Lane, D.A. (2010). Constructing Stories, Telling Tales: A Guide to Formulation in Applied Psychology. London: Karnac.

Corrie, S. (2009). The Art of Inspired Living. Coach Yourself with Positive Psychology. London: Karnac.

Lane, D.A. & Corrie, S. (2006). The Modern Scientist-Practitioner. A Guide to Practice in Psychology. Hove, East Sussex: Routledge.

Book chapters
Lane, D.A. & Corrie, S. (2023). What might be an evidence base for coaching - ethical issues. In W-A. Smith, J. Passmore, E. Turner, Y-L. Lai, & D. Clutterbuck. The Ethical Coaches Handbook, pp. 82-100. London: Routledge.

Corrie, S. (2022). Searching for shades of grey: modifying polarised thinking with continuum methods. In D. Tee & J. Passmore (Eds). Coaching Practiced, pp. 223-232. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley.

Corrie, S. & Lane, D.A. (2022). The scientist-practitioner model as a framework for coaching psychology. In D. Tee & J. Passmore (Eds). Coaching Practiced, pp. 55-64. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley.

Corrie, S. (2021). Developing coaching through research. In M. Watts & I. Florance (Eds). Emerging Conversations in Coaching, pp. 42-59. Hove, East Sussex: Routledge.

Corrie, S. & Parsons, A. (2021). The contribution of coaching to mental health care: An emerging specialism for complex times. In M. Watts & I. Florance (Eds). Emerging Conversations in Coaching, pp. 60-77. Hove, East Sussex: Routledge.

Corrie, S., Kovacs, L.C. & Lane, D.A. (2021). Beyond the first session: Models of coaching, including formulation. In M. Watts, R. Bor & I. Florance (Eds). The Trainee Coach Handbook, pp. 89-108. London: Sage.

Corrie, S. (2021). Understanding, engaging with and generating research. In M. Watts, R. Bor & I. Florance (Eds). The Trainee Coach Handbook, pp. 161-181. London: Sage.

Lane, D.A. & Corrie, S. (2021). Does coaching psychology need the concept of formulation? In J. Passmore & D. Tee (Eds). Coaching Researched, pp. 97-114. London: Wiley.

Journal articles
Finch, J. & Corrie, S. (2023). Student fitness to practice procedures on accredited and regulatory programmes: a narrative review of the literature. Practice: Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/25783858.2023.2265291

Ball, C. & Corrie, S. (2023). “Bridging the Gap:” A reflexive thematic analysis of the experiences of therapy trainees transitioning from psychodynamic counselling to cognitive behavioural therapy. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 00:1–11. http://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12700

Corrie, S. & Kovacs, L. (2023). Developing our knowledge for complex times: The contribution of critical realism to coaching. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 12(2), 63-73. DOI: 10.24384/5zze-jt80 

Boakye, N., Taylor, K.M. & Corrie, S. (2022). Behavioral Couples Therapy for Brain Injury: Single Case Methodology with Bi-Phasic Design. Brain Injury. DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2022.2145367

Corrie, S. & Kovacs, L. (2021). Does coaching need the concept of antifragility? The Coaching Psychologist, 17(2), 7-17. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpstcp.2021.17.2.7

Corrie, S. & Kovacs, L. (2021). Addressing the self-care needs of coaches through the use of formulation. Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research & Practice. DOI:10.1080/17521882.2021.1926523

Kovacs, L. C. & Corrie, S. (2021). Formulation as a foundation for navigating complexity in executive coaching. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 73(3), 271-288. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000202

Cosgrove, F., Corrie, S. & Wolever, R. (2021). An exploration of reported personal benefits experienced by graduates of a Health and Wellness Coach Training Programme. Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research & Practice. DOI: 10.1080/17521882.2021.189.

Cosgrove, F. & Corrie, S. (2020). Promoting well-being through the emerging specialism of health and wellness coaching. The Coaching Psychologist, 16(2), 35-45. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpstcp.2020.16.2.35

Rudolf von Rohr, I., Corrie, S., Fischer, M. S., Baucom, D.H., Worrell, M. & Pote, H. (2020). Behavioural couple therapy: measuring therapist competence. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 13, e29, 1-14. doi:10.1017/S1754470X20000276

Corrie, S. & Kovacs, L. (2019). The functions of formulation in coaching psychology. The Coaching Psychologist 15(1), 66-75.

Corrie, S. (2018). Searching for shades of grey: modifying polarised thinking with continuum methods. The Coaching Psychologist, 14(2), 90-97.

Kovacs, L. & Corrie, S. (2018). Undertaking a professional doctorate: a personal account of navigating the evolving post-graduate landscape. The Quarterly, 107, 30-38.

Baucom, D. H., Fischer, M. S., Worrell, M., Corrie, S., Belus, J. M., Molyva, E. & Boeding, S. E. (2018).  Couple-based intervention for depression: An effectiveness study in the National Health Service in England. Family Process, 57 (2), 275-292. doi: 10.1111/famp.12332.

Kovacs, L.C. & Corrie, S. (2017). Executive coaching in an era of complexity. Study 1. Does executive coaching work and if so how? A realist evaluation. International Coaching Psychology Review, 12(2), 74-89.

Kovacs, L.C. & Corrie, S. (2017). Executive coaching in an era of complexity. Study 2. Applying formulation to coaching: A description of the PAIR framework. International Coaching Psychology Review, 12(2), 90-100.