Published by Pearson (January 14, 2015) © 2015
Stephen BriersProduct Information
CBT – what it is, how it works, and how to use it.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (or CBT) delivers powerful tools you can put to work to dramatically improve your life.
In this book, psychologist Dr Stephen Briers clearly explains how CBT works, gives you plenty of exercises to help put the theory into practice and reveals its effectiveness through stories from people, just like you, who have used CBT to turn their lives around.
- Understand what CBT is, its methods and models
- Put CBT to work to improve your mind and your life
- Build practical, step-by-step strategies for tackling any problem
- Learn how to overcome addiction and other destructive habits
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- 1 So what's so brilliant about CBT?
- 2 First principles
- 3 Common thinking traps – and how to avoid them
- 4 Grappling with negative thinking
- 5 Using behaviour to change your mind
- 6 Mapping out your problems
- 7 Beating the blues
- 8 Conquering anxiety
- 9 Taming anger
- 10 Boosting self-esteem
- 11 Breaking the cycle: using CBT to overcome addictions and destructive habits
- Afterword: over to you now
- References and further reading
- Useful websites
- Appendix 1 Brilliant directory of online CBT courses, computer-based tools and smartphone applications
- Appendix 2 Example of a thought record
- Appendix 3 Blank forms and thought record templates
- Appendix 4 What to do if it’s not working