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In the morning, Mirjam Indermaur had given her sons the same stereotypical lecture about the fact that a dishwasher does not empty itself and that shoes do not clear away themselves. A few hours later, her priorities shifted radically. Her husband had been diagnosed with cancer. Mirjam Indermaur's emotional world was upside down and she knew that she would not be able to get through this fundamental shock without professional help. Having been suffering...

First developed in 1955, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is the original form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and one of the most successful psychotherapeutic techniques in the world. Its founder, world-renowned psychologist Albert Ellis, now offers an up-to-date description of the main principles and practices of this innovative and influential therapy. REBT emphasizes the importance of cognition in psychological disturbances. Its aim is...

Panic No More: Practical CBT Strategies for Anxiety Relief by Dr. James Manning Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and panic attacks? ""Panic No More: Practical CBT Strategies for Anxiety Relief"" offers a comprehensive guide to overcoming anxiety using proven Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques. Written by Dr. James Manning, a renowned psychologist, this book is packed with practical exercises and CBT worksheets designed to...

Designed for use by mental health professionals and graduate students, Committed Action in Practice clearly conceptualizes committed action-an integral aspect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-and offers a deeper investigation of the first of the six core processes of ACT. The book also provides comprehensive descriptions and insight into the conceptualization, integration, and application of committed action in therapy. Committed action...

The self plays an integral role in human motivation, cognition, and social identity. A must-have addition to any acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) practitioner's library, A Contextual Behavioral Guide to the Self translates the ACT model's most difficult-yet essential-process into easy-to-apply steps and user-friendly language. Every client who partakes in ACT must identify a self as part of their treatment, and clinicians often report that...

*** Please note. This book now contains a link inside that you can use to print out your own blank CBT worksheets *** If you are a CBT therapist or a CBT therapist in training you are welcome to photocopy the worksheets in this book for your clients. I have made the paper colour and size ideal for photocopying. You can also photocopy any other part of this book, except for pages where there are cartoons. I wrote this book because I found that many...

Charles O'Leary presenta una descripción detallada de la terapia relacional que se basa en los recursos de los enfoques centrado en la persona y sistémico aplicados a la terapia familiar, y desarrolla una propuesta empática y respetuosa para el trabajo con parejas y familias. El centro de atención en el trabajo, dice O'Leary, es siempre el cliente, con sus objetivos y dificultades, que se presentan en descripciones minuciosas ofreciendo, al mismo...

Cowritten with the founders of functional analytic psychotherapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Made Simple offers a practical, behavioral treatment approach focused on client interpersonal relationships and the therapeutic relationship. Functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) is a research-based treatment for mental health disorders and has been shown to enhance the quality of interpersonal relationships. If you're a therapist, how you relate...

For the first time ever, CFT Made Simple offers easy-to-apply tools to help clients develop self-compassion, learn mindfulness skills, and balance difficult emotions for greater treatment outcomes. Created by world-renowned psychologist Paul Gilbert, compassion-focused therapy (CFT) is extremely effective in helping clients work through painful feelings of shame and self-criticism. However, the theoretical aspects of this therapy-such as evolutionary...

DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY This book covers the topic of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT. Inside, you will learn all about the history of DBT, the four modules that it teaches, and the large number of disorders that it can be used to treat, including borderline personality disorder. You will soon discover the different applications of DBT and gain an understanding of not only how it is implemented, but also, why it works. It is my hope that...