Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
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Cognitive analytic therapy, also known as CAT, is a talking therapy that mainly focuses on the way we relate to ourselves and to other people.
It can help with a wide range of difficulties, for example:-
experiencing depression
having anxiety or low self-esteem
feeling repeatedly feel let down, hurt or rejected, or
doing things that are harmful or self-defeating as a way to stop feeling overwhelmed by strong feelings
It is based on the idea that as children we cope with difficult situations we find ourselves in by developing strategies to manage them. These strategies, or patterns of how we think, feel and act, come about to help us cope with difficulties. They can be necessary for our emotional survival earlier in our life. (Source - What is Cognitive Analytic Therapy?)