Freda McManus is an accredited CBT therapist, and Consultant Clinical Psychologist. She has been a Course Director and Clinical Research Fellow for the University of Oxford, and currently manages the course accreditation process for the British Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapists. McManus has worked clinically for 20 years and has a range of experience in developing and evaluating CBT interventions, as well as in training healthcare professionals to deliver such interventions. She works internationally as a trainer, supervisor, and consultant for CBT training programmes and research projects. Her books include Psychology: A Very Short Introduction (second edition, 2014), co-authored with Gillian Butler.