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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies by Rhena Branch and Rob Willson is an insightful guide to understanding and implementing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). It offers practical advice on identifying negative thought patterns and behaviours, providing tools and techniques to help readers foster positive change and improve mental well-being. Accessible and straightforward, it's designed to support personal development through actionable strategies.
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Retrain your thinking and your life with these simple, scientifically proven techniques!

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT for short, is often cited as the gold standard of psychotherapy. Its techniques allow you to identify the negative thought processes that hold you back and exchange them for new, productive ones that can change your life. CBT's popularity continues to grow, and more individuals are turning to CBT as a way to help develop a healthier, more productive outlook on life.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies shows you how you can easily incorporate the techniques of CBT into your day-to-day life and produce tangible results. You’ll learn how to take your negative thoughts to boot camp and retrain them, establishing new habits that tackle your toxic thoughts and retool your awareness, allowing you to be free of the weight of past negative thinking biases.

  • Move on: Take a fresh look at your past and maybe even overcome it.
  • Mellow out: Relax yourself through techniques that reduce anger and stress.
  • Lighten up: Read practical advice on healthy attitudes for living and ways to nourish optimism.
  • Look again: Discover how to overcome low self-esteem and body image issues.

Whatever the issue, don’t let your negative thoughts have the last sayβ€”start developing your new outlook on life today with help from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119601128

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 December 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 3rd edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 544g

Pages: 432

About the Author

Rhena Branch is an accredited CBT practitioner, supervisor and trainer who has trained hundreds of counselors. She is currently a lecturer at the University of East Anglia.

Rob Willson, PhD, is a cognitive behavioural therapist with over 25 years experience. He teaches and supervises internationally on CBT for OCD and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

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