A Practical Guide to CBT: From Stress to Strength

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Overcome fears, manage negativity and improve your life withA Practical Guide to CBT. Change can often seem like an impossible task, but this practical book will help you put it into perspective. Using the same tools employed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy practitioners, this book is full of activities to challenge you, stories to provide perspective, and a clear framework to guide you. The expert authors' friendly and supportive approach will help you learn to manage recurrences of negative thinking and behaviour, and to develop strong coping strategies, so that you can think more positively, act more calmly, and feel better about yourself. A Practical Guide to CBTincorporates the latest therapies and research, including ACT and mindfulness, and explicitly addresses problem areas like insomnia and depression.

Elaine Iljon Foreman is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety-related problems. Her clinical research into Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques, developed over 30 years, has meant she is regularly in demand by the media for her expert contribution. Elaine's research into the treatment of anxiety and particularly fear of flying has generated invitations to present her research in this field across Europe, the Americas, Australia, the Middle and Far East.Clair Pollard is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and is accredited by the BABCP (British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies). Clair works in the NHS with adults with mental health problems and for a charity called The Back-Up Trust, working with people with spinal cord injury. Clair has a particular interest in issues around adjustment to disability and in post-traumatic coping and growth.