Research groups
Graham Thew
DClinPsy DPhil
MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow
- Clinical Psychologist
I am a clinical psychologist and researcher specialising in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. I work with the Oxford Health NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, and NHS Talking Therapies services. My research focuses on improving our understanding of how people approach and undertake psychological therapies such as CBT. In particular I am interested in what people learn from therapy sessions, how they remember and use this information in between sessions, and how this affects their clinical progress in treatment. By understanding these processes in greater depth, I aim to develop targeted methods to better support patients between sessions so they can gain maximal impact from the therapy they receive.
Recent publications
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Effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy with virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong
Journal article
Pan J-Y. et al, (2025), Journal of Affective Disorders
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The Development and Validation of the Offensive-Type Taijin-Kyofu-Sho Scale (OTKSS): A Preliminary Study Using a Sample of Japanese University Students
Journal article
Ishikawa R. et al, (2025), PLOS Mental Health
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“You never know who you’re gonna speak to”: Exploring Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners' Experiences of Assessing Traumatic Events
Journal article
Kerr J. et al, (2025), Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
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Digital Psychological Interventions
Chapter
THEW G. et al, (2025), Psychological Digital Practice: the basics and beyond
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Sudden gains in internet cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder in routine clinical practice
Journal article
Yim SH. et al, (2024), Internet Interventions, 38
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Providing psychological therapy support and improving post-discharge data collection: Preliminary evaluation of the ‘Paddle’ app (Preprint)
Preprint
Thew GR. et al, (2024)