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]

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Background

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

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

She was voted “Most Influential Female UK Cognitive Therapist” by the BABCP's membership in 2002. [7]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Low Self-Esteem (Fennell, 1997)". Psychology Tools. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Melanie Fennell". Guilford Press. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Tasso, Kim (27 January 2025). "Overcoming low self-esteem – a self help guide using cognitive". Kim Tasso. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Fennell MJ - Search Results - PubMed". PubMed. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Melanie Fennell". EABCT. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
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