What 84 Therapists Told Us About Using CIRCuiTS™

Rebecca Thomas, Trial Manager & CIRCuiTS™ team member

Therapists in our 2026 survey said that CIRCuiTS™ was valuable because it allowed clients to work towards meaningful goals, by engaging more confidently and applying cognitive strategies in everyday life.

Between February and March 2026, 84 Cognitive Remediation therapists around the world told us how CIRCuiTS™ was working for them and their clients. They worked in inpatient, outpatient, community, rehabilitation and early intervention services and came from a range of healthcare professions. CIRCuiTS™ was valued as a practical cognitive remediation tool that helped to strengthen their own practice and help clients work towards changes that mattered in daily life.

Real-life, cognitive and personal benefits to clients

Benefits were wide-ranging and went beyond improvements in cognition and meta-cognition, with clients achieving real-life goals like living more independently and returning to work.

Therapists also reported that CIRCuiTS™ provided an enjoyable experience for their clients and improved their self-confidence, engagement and motivation.

As one therapist told us:

More effective therapeutic relationships

Therapists said CIRCuiTS™ helped them understand what their clients were experiencing, building client-therapist relationships.

Therapists also reported that they themselves felt more confident and said that seeing clients use strategies in everyday life was very rewarding.

An easy-to-use tool for busy services

One of the clearest messages was that therapists value CIRCuiTS™ as an easy-to-use cognitive remediation tool that fills an important gap in service provision.

Listening and improving

We also asked therapists what they found challenging and what they would change. We have listened to their feedback and used it to make a range of improvements and adaptations to CIRCuiTS™, including technical enhancements, further development of the Finnish language version, and the rollout of an Australian version for our growing CIRCuiTS™ therapist community in Australia.

For us, the survey shows the value of hearing directly from the people delivering CIRCuiTS™. Their experiences help us understand what is working well and where the programme can be improved.

If you are interested in learning more about CIRCuiTS™ and how it might help you in your clinical practice, please contact us now.