MCT Psychoeducation
15 min
Deactivating the metacognitive cycle
14 days · Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) · Wells (2009)
A structured program of 15-22 minutes per day to interrupt the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome (CAS) that maintains anxiety. Evidence-based: Wells (2009), Cartwright-Hatton & Wells (2004), Normann et al. (2014 meta-analysis of 11 RCTs, effect size g = 2.09).
This program is psychoeducational — it does not replace professional treatment or clinical diagnosis. If you have suicidal ideation or thoughts of self-harm, call 988 (USA) or 123 (Colombia) immediately.
Days 1-3 free · Days 4-14 with full access
The CAS Cycle
15 min
MCQ-30 Assessment
20 min
ATT — Introduction
18 min
ATT 6 min guided
20 min
Detached Mindfulness
18 min
DM 8 min + progress chart
22 min
Worry Postponement
18 min
Challenge Type 1 beliefs
20 min
Challenge Type 2 beliefs
20 min
Trigger-Response Plan
20 min
Integration — 15 min full
22 min
MCQ-30 post + comparison
22 min
Maintenance Plan
20 min
What does the full program include?
- Attention Training Technique (ATT) — guided 3-7 minute exercises that weaken threat monitoring (Wells, 2007)
- Detached Mindfulness — 5 and 8 minute sessions of detached observation to interrupt the ruminative mode (Wells, 2005)
- MCQ-30 pre and post — Cartwright-Hatton & Wells (2004) metacognition assessment with subscale profile and change comparison
- Worry postponement — central MCT technique with daily window planner and tracking
- Daily anxiety tracking — pre/post evolution chart from Day 1
- Personalized maintenance plan — guide for sustaining changes after Day 14
Start Day 1
Days 1-3 free · No registration required · Progress saved locally
If you have thoughts of self-harm, call 988 (USA) or 123 (Colombia) — 24/7 support available.