100 Best Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Books of All Time

We've ranked the best cognitive behavioural therapy books using expert recommendations, sales data, and millions of reader ratings. At Shortform, we know books. Our book guides are the best in the world. Learn why.

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Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

5.0
Man's Search for Meaning has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 psychiatrist Viktor Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the stories of his many patients, Frankl argues that we can
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry

Seth J. Gillihan PhD

4.5
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: 7 Ways to Freedom from Anxiety, Depression, and Intrusive Thoughts book cover3

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: 7 Ways to Freedom from Anxiety, Depression, and Intrusive Thoughts

Lawrence Wallace

4.4
A Practical Guide to Mental and Emotional Freedom!
Feeling lost about how to effectively treat disturbing intrusive thoughts? You’re not alone!

This book contains the best advice from a former sufferer of anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts. Inspired by compassion, this book is a gift to fellow casualties of negative thought patterns, destructive behaviours, self-loathers, and those wishing
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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

David D. Burns

4.3
The good news is that anxiety, guilt, pessimism, procrastination, low self-esteem, and other "black holes" of depression can be cured without drugs. In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develop a positive outlook on life. Now, in this updated edition, Dr. Burns add
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Mind Over Mood, Second Edition: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think

Dennis Greenberger

4.3
Discover simple yet powerful steps you can take to overcome emotional distress--and feel happier, calmer, and more confident. This life-changing book has already helped more than 1,000,000 readers use cognitive-behavioral therapy--one of today's most effective forms of psychotherapy--to conquer depression, anxiety, panic attacks, anger, guilt, shame, low self-esteem, eating disorders, substance ab
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond

Judith S. Beck

4.3
The leading text for students and practicing therapists who want to learn the fundamentals of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), this book is eminently practical and authoritative. In a highly accessible, step-by-step style, master clinician Judith S. Beck demonstrates how to engage patients, develop a sound case conceptualization, plan treatment, and structure sessions effectively. Core cognitive,
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure book cover7

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt

4.3
A timely investigation into the campus assault on free speech and what it means for students, education, and our democracy.

The generation now coming of age has been taught three Great Untruths: their feelings are always right; they should avoid pain and discomfort; and they should look for faults in others and not themselves. These three Great Untruths are part of a larger philosophy that sees you
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose book cover8

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

Eckhart Tolle

4.3

Building on the astonishing success of The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle presents readers with an honest look at the current state of humanity: He implores us to see and accept that this state, which is based on an erroneous identification with the egoic mind, is one of dangerous insanity.

Tolle tells us there is good news, however. There is an alternative to this potentially dire situation. Humani
ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy book cover9

ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Russ Harris

4.2
Now fully-revised and updated, this second edition of ACT Made Simple includes new information and chapters on self-compassion, flexible perspective taking, working with trauma, and more.

Why is it so hard to be happy? Why is life so difficult? Why do humans suffer so much? And what can we realistically do about it? No matter how rewarding your job, as a mental health professional, you may sometim
Buddhist Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Clinician's Guide book cover10

Buddhist Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Clinician's Guide

Dennis Tirch, Laura R. Silberstein-Tirch, et al.

4.2
This user-friendly guide to the basics of Buddhist psychology presents a roadmap specifically designed for cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) practitioners. It explains central Buddhist concepts and how they can be applied to clinical work, and features numerous experiential exercises and meditations. Downloadable audio recordings of the guided meditations are provided at the companion website. Es
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The Comprehensive Clinician's Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Leslie Sokol

4.2
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Cognitive Therapy of Depression

Aaron T. Beck, A. John Rush, Brian F. Shaw, Gary Emery

4.2
This bestselling, classic work offers a definitive presentation of the theory and practice of cognitive therapy for depression. Aaron T. Beck and his associates set forth their seminal argument that depression arises from a "cognitive triad" of errors and from the idiosyncratic way that one infers, recollects, and generalizes. From the initial interview to termination, many helpful case examples d
The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Program to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence, and Happiness book cover13

The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Program to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence, and Happiness

Steve Peters

4.2
Your inner Chimp can be your best friend or your worst enemy...this is the Chimp Paradox


Do you sabotage your own happiness and success? Are you struggling to make sense of yourself? Do your emotions sometimes dictate your life?


Dr. Steve Peters explains that we all have a being within our minds that can wreak havoc on every aspect of our lives—be it business or personal. He calls this being "the
Evidence-Based Practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Second Edition book cover14

Evidence-Based Practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Second Edition

Deborah Dobson and Keith S. Dobson

4.2
From an experienced clinician and a prominent psychotherapy researcher, this book synthesizes the evidence base for cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and translates it into practical clinical guidelines. Therapists and students learn how to implement core CBT techniques, why and how they work, and what to do when faced with gaps in scientific knowledge. Vivid case examples illustrate what evidenc
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Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks, A Workbook for Managing Depression and Anxiety

Seth J. Gillihan

4.2

Masterfully written with relatable examples, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks allows the reader to quickly connect and feel understood, and offers hope for those who are looking to regain control over their life. —DR. ROBIN ZASIO, Psy. D., LCSW, director of The Anxiety Treatment Center of Sacramento, featured doctor on the A&E series Hoarders

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has proven to

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies

Rhena Branch and Rob Willson

4.2
An updated edition of the bestselling guide on reprogramming one's negative thoughts and behaviour Once the province of mental health professionals, CBT (or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) has gained wide acceptance as the treatment of choice for anyone looking to overcome anxiety, manage anger, beat an addiction, lose weight or simply gain a new outlook on life. Written by two CBT therapists, this
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Embodied Presence and Inquiry in Practice book cover17

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Embodied Presence and Inquiry in Practice

Susan L. Woods MSWLICSW, Patricia Rockman MD, et al.

4.2
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a powerful, evidence-based treatment for depression and other mental health conditions. This groundbreaking professional book provides clinicians with the essential skills they need to deliver MBCT.

In this book, you’ll discover the foundations of teaching MBCT, guidance on embodied mindful presence (a focused awareness of experience in the moment), th
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Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts

Sally M. Winston PsyD

4.2
You are not your thoughts! In this powerful book, two anxiety experts offer proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you get unstuck from disturbing thoughts, overcome the shame these thoughts can bring, and reduce your anxiety.

If you suffer from unwanted, intrusive, frightening, or even disturbing thoughts, you might worry about what these thoughts mean about you. Though
Doing CBT: A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Behaviors, Thoughts, and Emotions book cover19

Doing CBT: A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Behaviors, Thoughts, and Emotions

David F. Tolin

4.2
This accessible text and practitioner resource provides a complete introduction to the art and science of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). In a witty, straight-talking style, David F. Tolin explains core concepts and presents effective techniques for addressing the behavioral, cognitive, and emotional elements of psychological problems. Vivid examples of several clients are followed throughout
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The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook

Edmund J. Bourne PhD

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The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook has already helped over one million readers make a full and lasting recovery from generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, specific phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other anxiety-related issues. Packed with the most effective skills for assessing and treating anxiety, this workbook can be used alone or as a supplement to therapy to hel
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Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks

Barry McDonagh

4.2
DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU WANT TO JUST "MANAGE" YOUR ANXIETY

There's a new and better way to treat anxiety, but few have ever heard it.

Most people are advised to either just "mange" their anxiety or medicate it away. If you're tired of just managing your anxiety problem, then follow the breakthrough approach explained in Barry McDonagh's latest book DARE.

Based on hard science and years of experi
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Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain, Second Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide

Beverly E. Thorn

4.2
This go-to manual--now revised and significantly expanded with more than 50% new material--has enabled thousands of clinicians to effectively treat clients with chronic pain. In the face of today's growing opioid crisis, pain self-management techniques are needed now more than ever. The volume shows how to implement 10 treatment modules that draw on proven cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) strate
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Simple Techniques to Instantly Overcome Depression, Relieve Anxiety, and Rewire Your Brain book cover23

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Simple Techniques to Instantly Overcome Depression, Relieve Anxiety, and Rewire Your Brain

Olivia Telford

4.2
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Are self-doubt, depression, and anxiety holding you back?

Are you ready to take charge of your unruly mind once and for all?

Your thoughts make you or break you. How you see yourself and the world shapes your entire life.

To achieve the relationship, career, and lifestyle of your dreams, you need to understand how the human mind really works. That’s where Cognitive Behavioral T
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Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders, Third Edition

Aaron T. Beck, Denise D. Davis, et al.

4.2
This widely used practitioner resource and training tool is the definitive work on understanding and treating personality disorders from a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) perspective. The prominent editors and contributors explain the nature of personality disorders and why they are so challenging to treat. Chapters addressing 12 specific disorders are organized around vivid, instructive clinic
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Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

4.2
You can’t stop the future.
You can’t rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.


Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah’s voice tells him that there are thirteen reason
Learning ACT: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skills Training Manual for Therapists book cover26

Learning ACT: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skills Training Manual for Therapists

Jason B. Luoma PhD

4.2
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is among the most remarkable developments in contemporary psychotherapy. This second edition of the pioneering ACT skills-training manual for clinicians provides a comprehensive update—essential for both experienced practitioners and those new to using ACT and its applications.

ACT is a proven-effective treatment for numerous mental health issues, including d
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CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents: Over 200 Worksheets & Exercises for Trauma, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression & Conduct Disorders

Lisa Phifer

4.2
The Definitive Resource on How to Identify, Treat, and Live with a Bipolar Child
More than three million American children suffer from some form of bipolar disorder, a life-impairing illness that can cause wild mood swings and even episodes of rage. But as a parent, can you tell the difference between a tempermental, moody child and one facing serious mental illness? Where do you turn if your chil
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance book cover28

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance

Matthew McKay PhD

4.2
A clear and effective approach to learning evidence-based DBT skills—now in a fully revised and updated second edition.

Do you have trouble managing your emotions? First developed by Marsha M. Linehan for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective as treatment for a range of other mental health problems, and can greatly improve your ability to
Think Good, Feel Good: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People book cover29

Think Good, Feel Good: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People

Paul Stallard

4.2
Newly updated edition of the highly successful core text for using cognitive behaviour therapy with children and young people

The previous edition of Think Good, Feel Good was an exciting, practical resource that pioneered the way mental health professionals approached Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with children and young people. This new edition continues the work started by clinical psychologist Pa
Values in Therapy: A Clinician’s Guide to Helping Clients Explore Values, Increase Psychological Flexibility, and Live a More Meaningful Life book cover30

Values in Therapy: A Clinician’s Guide to Helping Clients Explore Values, Increase Psychological Flexibility, and Live a More Meaningful Life

Jenna LeJeune

4.2
Values in Therapy is a powerful and practical guide for any therapist—chock-full of insight and tools to conceptualize, integrate, and effectively apply values work in-session.

With an emphasis on cultivating meaning and vitality in client lives, the values component of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is what draws many clinicians to the treatment model. Yet, until now, there have been no p
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

Marsha Linehan

4.2
For the average clinician, individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often represent the most challenging, seemingly insoluble cases. This volume is the authoritative presentation of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Marsha M. Linehan's comprehensive, integrated approach to treating individuals with BPD. DBT was the first psychotherapy shown in controlled trials to be effective with
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook for Dummies

Rhena Branch and Rob Willson

4.2
Dozens of practical exercises and easy to perform techniques for banishing negative thoughts before they take hold Whether you're trying to overcome anxiety and depression, boost self-esteem, beat addiction, lose weight, or simply improve your outlook, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers a practical, sensible approach to mastering your thoughts and thinking constructively. In this updated a
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A New Guide to Rational Living

Albert Ellis, Robert A. Harper, et al.

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"A Guide to Rational Living" provides much sought-after answers for individuals with problems, and it can help everyone to feel better about themselves and to deal with their lives more effectively.
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Stoic Philosophy as Rational and Cognitive Psychotherapy book cover34

The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Stoic Philosophy as Rational and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Donald Robertson

4.2
Why should modern psychotherapists be interested in philosophy, especially ancient philosophy?

Why should philosophers be interested in psychotherapy?

There is a sense of mutual attraction between what are today two thoroughly distinct disciplines. However, arguably it was not always the case that they were distinct. The author takes the view that by reconsidering the generally received wisdom conce
Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again book cover35

Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again

Jeffrey E. Young

4.1
Two of America's leading psychologists, Jeffrey E. Young, Ph.D., and Janet S. Klosko, Ph.D., show readers how to free themselves from negative life patterns. Written with compassion as well as clinical insight, this thought-provoking book guides readers through the process of identifying "life traps." For example, "Do you put the needs of others before your own? Are you drawn into relationships wi
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Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders

Aaron T. Beck

4.1
Beck, one of the founders of cognitive therapy, provides a comprehensive guide to its theory and practice.
Feeling Good Together: The Secret to Making Troubled Relationships Work book cover37

Feeling Good Together: The Secret to Making Troubled Relationships Work

David D. Burns M.D.

4.1
Book by Burns M.D., David D.
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The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Jon Hershfield MFT

4.1
If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you might have an irrational fear of being contaminated by germs, or obsessively double-check things. You may even feel like a prisoner, trapped with your intrusive thoughts.

Despite the fact that OCD can have a devastating impact on a person’s life, getting real help can be a challenge. If you have tried medications without success, it might be time
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Der Kuss des Kjer

Lynn Raven

4.1
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Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD: A Comprehensive Manual

Patricia A. Resick

4.1
The culmination of more than 25 years of clinical work and research, this is the authoritative presentation of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Written by the treatment's developers, the book includes session-by-session guidelines for implementation, complete with extensive sample dialogues and 40 reproducible client handouts. It explains the theoretical
The Anxiety and Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral Solution book cover41

The Anxiety and Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral Solution

David A. Clark and Aaron T. Beck

4.1
If you're seeking lasting relief from out-of-control anxiety, this is the book for you. It is grounded in cognitive behavior therapy, the proven treatment approach developed and tested over more than 25 years by pioneering clinician-researcher Aaron T. Beck. Now Dr. Beck and fellow cognitive therapy expert David A. Clark put the tools and techniques of cognitive behavior therapy at your fingertips
Single-Session Therapy (SST): 100 Key Points and Techniques book cover42

Single-Session Therapy (SST): 100 Key Points and Techniques

Windy Dryden

4.1
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The Feeling Good Handbook

David D. Burns

4.1
Make life an exhilarating experience!

With his phenomenally successful Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, Dr. David Burns introduced a groundbreaking, drug-free treatment for depression. Now in this long-awaited sequel, he reveals powerful new techniques and provides step-by-step exercises that help you cope with the full range of everyday problems.

• Free from fears, phobias, and panic attacks

Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities book cover44

Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities

Ingrid Sochtin

4.1
This is a complete guide to implementing cognitive behavioral group therapy across a range of mental health contexts. It presents evidence-based protocols for key psychological disorders and innovative solutions for common problems related to group therapy.
Cognitive Therapy Techniques, First Edition: A Practitioner's Guide book cover45

Cognitive Therapy Techniques, First Edition: A Practitioner's Guide

Robert L. Leahy

4.1
A proven clinical resource, this book is packed with useful tools and interventions that will expand the repertoire of novice and experienced cognitive therapists. Detailed are the full variety of evidence-based techniques that can be brought to bear on specific client problems and therapeutic challenges. Therapists will rediscover--or learn for the first time--a wealth of effective ways to identi
The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Parents with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Methods and Techniques for Improving Parent-Child Interactions book cover46

The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Parents with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Methods and Techniques for Improving Parent-Child Interactions

Koa Whittingham

4.1
The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Parents with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Methods and Techniques for Improving Parent-Child Interactions provides mental health practitioners with targeted acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) methods and techniques for working with parents. Written to suit clinicians with varying levels of experience with ACT, the book outlines clinical strategies for
CBT Toolbox for Depressed, Anxious & Suicidal Children and Adolescents: Over 220 Worksheets and Therapist Tips to Manage Moods, Build Positive Coping Skills & Develop Resiliency book cover47

CBT Toolbox for Depressed, Anxious & Suicidal Children and Adolescents: Over 220 Worksheets and Therapist Tips to Manage Moods, Build Positive Coping Skills & Develop Resiliency

David Pratt

4.1
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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

Bill Burnett, Dave Evans

4.1
At last, a book that shows you how to build--"design"--a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage
Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home--at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you are sitting in. Everything in our lives was designed by someone. And every design starts with a problem that a designer or team of desig
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Feeling Better: CBT Workbook for Teens: Essential Skills and Activities to Help You Manage Moods, Boost Self-Esteem, and Conquer Anxiety

PhD Rachel Hutt

4.1
Build a Better Brain: Using Neuroplasticity to Train Your Brain for Motivation, Discipline, Courage, and Mental Sharpness book cover50

Build a Better Brain: Using Neuroplasticity to Train Your Brain for Motivation, Discipline, Courage, and Mental Sharpness

Peter Hollins

4.1
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Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: Science and Practice

David A. Clark and Aaron T. Beck

4.1
Updating and reformulating Aaron T. Beck's pioneering cognitive model of anxiety disorders, this book is both authoritative and highly practical. The authors synthesize the latest thinking and empirical data on anxiety treatment and offer step-by-step instruction in cognitive assessment, case formulation, cognitive restructuring, and behavioral intervention. They provide evidence-based mini-manual
The CBT Toolbox: A Workbook for Clients and Clinicians book cover52

The CBT Toolbox: A Workbook for Clients and Clinicians

Jeff Riggenbach

4.1
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications book cover53

An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications

David Westbrook, Helen Kennerley, Joan Kirk

4.1
An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is the definitive beginner's guide to the basic theory, skills and applications of CBT.

In this eagerly-awaited second edition, the authors set out the core concepts and generic skills of CBT, including case formulation; the therapeutic relationship; and cognitive, behavioural and physiological therapeutic strategies. Practical illustrations of how the
CBT for Anxiety: A Step-By-Step Training Manual for the Treatment of Fear, Panic, Worry and Ocd book cover54

CBT for Anxiety: A Step-By-Step Training Manual for the Treatment of Fear, Panic, Worry and Ocd

Kimberly Morrow

4.1
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Christians with Depression: A Practical Tool-Based Primer book cover55

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Christians with Depression: A Practical Tool-Based Primer

Michelle Pearce PhD

4.1
Does religion belong in psychotherapy?

For anyone in the helping profession, whether as mental health professionals or religious leaders, this question is bound to arise. Many mental health professionals feel uncomfortable discussing religion, while many religious leaders feel uncomfortable referring their congregants to professionals who have no knowledge of their faith, nor intent to engage with
Anxiety Disorders and Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective book cover56

Anxiety Disorders and Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective

Aaron Beck, Gary Emery, Ruth Greenberg

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At the forefront of the cognitive revolution, renowned psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck turned to information processing in order to understand the sources, consequences, and cures of anxiety disorders and phobias. In the first half of this classic text, Beck elaborates on the clinical picture of anxiety disorders and phobias and presents an explanatory model to account for the rich complexity of these
The Little Book of Mindfulness: 10 Minutes a Day to Less Stress, More Peace book cover57

The Little Book of Mindfulness: 10 Minutes a Day to Less Stress, More Peace

Patrizia Collar

4.1

Mindfulness is the easy way to gently let go of stress and be in the moment. It has fast become the slow way to manage the modern world - without chanting mantras or finding hours of special time to meditate.

Bring these simple 5- and 10-minute practices into your day to find freedom from stress and ultimately, more peace in your life.

Process-Based CBT: The Science and Core Clinical Competencies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy book cover58

Process-Based CBT: The Science and Core Clinical Competencies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Steven C. Hayes PhD and Stefan G. Hofmann PhD

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Edited by Steven C. Hayes and Stefan G. Hofmann, and based on the new training standards developed by the Inter-Organizational Task Force on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology Doctoral Education, this groundbreaking textbook presents the core competencies of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in an innovative, practically applicable way, with contributions from some of the luminaries in the fie

Change Your Thinking: Overcome Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, and Improve Your Life with CBT book cover59

Change Your Thinking: Overcome Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, and Improve Your Life with CBT

Sarah Edelman PhD

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Practicing psychologist Sarah Edelman clearly lays out how to use CBT to develop rational thought patterns in response to upsetting emotions and situations. By following the practical, easy-to-follow exercises and examples, you can take control of your thoughts, emotions, and feelings, and find more positive ways of dealing with life’s hurdles - and a happier you. Change Your Thinking will teach y
Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior book cover60

Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior

Jeffrey M. Schwartz

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The 20th anniversary edition of the definitive classic on defeating obsessive-compulsive behavior, with all-new material from the author.

An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and live diminished lives in which they are compelled to obsess about something or to repeat a similar task over and over. Traditionally, OCD has been treated with Prozac or similar
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Couples and Families: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians book cover61

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Couples and Families: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians

Frank M. Dattilio and Aaron T. Beck

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From a leading expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy and couple and family therapy, this comprehensive guide combines research and clinical wisdom. The author shows how therapeutic techniques originally designed for individuals have been successfully adapted for couples and families struggling with a wide range of relationship problems and stressful life transitions. Vivid clinical examples illus
The Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual: A Clinician's Guide for Treating Disorders of Overcontrol book cover62

The Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual: A Clinician's Guide for Treating Disorders of Overcontrol

Thomas R. Lynch PhD FBPsS

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Radically open-dialectical behavior therapy (RO-DBT) is a groundbreaking, transdiagnostic treatment model for clients with difficult-to-treat overcontrol (OC) disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, chronic depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Written by the founder of RO-DBT, Thomas Lynch, this is the first and only session-by-session training manual to help you implement this eviden
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CBT Workbook for Kids: 40+ Fun Exercises and Activities to Help Children Overcome Anxiety & Face Their Fears at Home, at School, and Out in the World

Heather Davidson Psy.D BCN

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The Perfectionism Workbook: Proven Strategies to End Procrastination, Accept Yourself, and Achieve Your Goals book cover64

The Perfectionism Workbook: Proven Strategies to End Procrastination, Accept Yourself, and Achieve Your Goals

Taylor Newendorp MA LCPC

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Willow

Julia Hoban

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Seven months ago on a rainy March night, Willow's parents drank too much wine at dinner and asked her to drive them home. But they never made it--Willow lost control of the car, and both of her parents were killed.

Now seventeen, Willow is living with her older brother, who can barely speak to her. She has left behind her old home, friends, and school. But Willow has found a way to survive, to numb
Behavioral Activation for Depression: A Clinician's Guide book cover66

Behavioral Activation for Depression: A Clinician's Guide

Christopher R. Martell, Sona Dimidjian, Ruth Herman-Dunn, Peter M. Lewinsohn

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From leading experts with a decade of experience in research and clinical practice in behavioral activation (BA), this book provides empirically tested tools for helping clients overcome depression by becoming active and engaged in their lives. BA is a stand-alone treatment whose principles can be integrated easily with other approaches that therapists already use. Guidelines are presented for id

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: Most Effective Tips and Tricks to Retraining Your Brain, Managing and Overcoming Stress, Anxiety, Phobias, Depression, ... Intelligence and Soft Skills Book 3) book cover67

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: Most Effective Tips and Tricks to Retraining Your Brain, Managing and Overcoming Stress, Anxiety, Phobias, Depression, ... Intelligence and Soft Skills Book 3)

Daniel Anderson

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Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem book cover68

Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem

Matthew McKay PhD and Patrick Fanning

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If you struggle with low self-esteem, or you’re seeking positive and effective ways of building a healthy sense of self-worth, this much-anticipated fourth edition of the best-selling classic by Matthew McKay is your go-to guide. This fully revised edition features an innovative application of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to self-esteem, and utilizes updated cognitive behavioral therapy
Overcoming Harm OCD: Mindfulness and CBT Tools for Coping with Unwanted Violent Thoughts book cover69

Overcoming Harm OCD: Mindfulness and CBT Tools for Coping with Unwanted Violent Thoughts

Jon Hershfield MFT

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Don’t let your thoughts and fears define you. In Overcoming Harm OCD, psychotherapist Jon Hershfield offers powerful cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness tools to help you break free from the pain and self-doubt caused by harm OCD.

Do you suffer from violent, unwanted thoughts and a crippling fear of harming others? Are you afraid to seek treatment for fear of being judged? If so, you
The Sleep Workbook: Easy Strategies to Break the Anxiety-Insomnia Cycle book cover70

The Sleep Workbook: Easy Strategies to Break the Anxiety-Insomnia Cycle

Renata Alexandre PhD APRN

4.1
Conquer anxiety-induced insomnia with your mind—a workbook for rethinking sleep

If you are among the 1/3 of adults in the United States dealing with the vicious cycle of chronic sleep disruption, you can put your worries to bed. The Sleep Workbook uses the scientifically proven Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) to change your thinking, improve your life, and help you get a good nigh
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain book cover71

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain

Jason M. Satterfield

4.1
Why is it so hard to lose weight, stop smoking, or establish healthy habits? Why do couples argue about the same issues over and over? Why do so many people lie awake at night, stricken with worry and anxiety? Why is it so difficult to come to terms with a loved one's death, even if it's after a long illness?

The answers to these questions - and the path to lasting change in your life - lie in cog
The Anxiety, Worry & Depression Workbook book cover72

The Anxiety, Worry & Depression Workbook

Jennifer L Abel

4.0
Managing Social Anxiety, Therapist Guide: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach. Third edition book cover73

Managing Social Anxiety, Therapist Guide: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach. Third edition

Debra A. Hope, Richard G. Heimberg, et al.

4.0
Social anxiety is a common and potentially disabling problem that can occur in situations ranging from dating to conversations to job interviews. Fortunately, three decades of research have shown that most people struggling with social anxiety can benefit from the cognitive-behavioral intervention described in Managing Social Anxiety.

The third edition of this Therapist Guide represents the latest
Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve Relationship Problems Through Cognitive Therapy book cover74

Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve Relationship Problems Through Cognitive Therapy

Aaron T. Beck M.D.

4.0
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Course Made Simple: Overcome Anxiety, Insomnia & Depression, Break Negative Thought Patterns, Maintain Mindfulness, and Retrain Your Brain through Effective Psychotherapy book cover75

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Course Made Simple: Overcome Anxiety, Insomnia & Depression, Break Negative Thought Patterns, Maintain Mindfulness, and Retrain Your Brain through Effective Psychotherapy

Daniel Wallaces

4.0
Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide book cover76

Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide

Jesse H. Wright, Monica Ramirez Basco, Michael E. Thase

4.0
This updated, second edition also features ways to employ CBT to reduce suicide risk and tips on integrating therapies related to CBT -- including dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and well-being therapy.
Ten Days to Self-Esteem book cover77

Ten Days to Self-Esteem

David D Burns M.D.

4.0
Do you wake up dreading the day?
Do you feel discouraged with what you've accomplished in life?
Do you want greater self-esteem, productivity, and joy in daily living?

If so, you will benefit from this revolutionary way of brightening your moods without drugs or lengthy therapy. All you need is your own common sense and the easy-to-follow methods revealed in this book by one of the country's foremost
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Perfectionism book cover78

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Perfectionism

Sarah J. Egan, Tracey D. Wade, Roz Shafran, Martin M. Antony

4.0
This practical resource provides an evidence-based framework for treating clients struggling with perfectionism, whether as the main presenting problem or in conjunction with depression, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. Using a case formulation approach, the authors draw on their extensive cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) experience to present specific techn
DBT Skills in Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A) book cover79

DBT Skills in Schools: Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A)

James J. Mazza

4.0
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills have been demonstrated to be effective in helping adolescents manage difficult emotional situations, cope with stress, and make better decisions. From leading experts in DBT and school-based interventions, this unique manual offers the first nonclinical application of DBT skills. The book presents an innovative social–emotional learning curriculum designed
The Dbt Deck for Clients and Therapists: 101 Mindful Practices to Manage Distress, Regulate Emotions & Build Better Relationships book cover80

The Dbt Deck for Clients and Therapists: 101 Mindful Practices to Manage Distress, Regulate Emotions & Build Better Relationships

Lane Pederson

4.0
Filled with tips, ideas, calls to action, and brief exercises, these cards will be a daily go-to as you learn skills needed to enjoy the ups - and navigate the downs - of real-world life. And best yet, because skills take repeated practice, you cannot outgrow this deck, you can only grow with it!

- Coping strategies
- Tools to accept change
- Self-Soothing practice
- Increase self-respect
- Conflic
The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism: Evidence-Based Skills to Help You Let Go of Self-Criticism, Build Self-Esteem, and Find Balance book cover81

The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism: Evidence-Based Skills to Help You Let Go of Self-Criticism, Build Self-Esteem, and Find Balance

Sharon Martin DSW LCSW

4.0
If you feel an intense pressure to be perfect, this evidence-based workbook offers real strategies based in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you develop a more balanced and healthy perspective.

Do you hold yourself—and perhaps others—to extremely high standards? Do you procrastinate certain tasks because you’re afraid you won’t carry them out perfectly? If you’ve answered “yes” to one or
CBT Strategies for Anxious and Depressed Children and Adolescents: A Clinician's Toolkit book cover82

CBT Strategies for Anxious and Depressed Children and Adolescents: A Clinician's Toolkit

Eduardo L. Bunge

4.0
In a large-size format for easy photocopying, this book provides 167 engaging full-color reproducible tools for use in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with 7- to 18-year-olds. Beautifully designed handouts and worksheets are presented for each phase of treating anxiety and depression, organized in a state-of-the-art modular framework that encourages therapeutic flexibility. Introductions to eac
Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence book cover83

Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence

Rick Hanson

4.0
Hardwiring Happiness lays out a simple method that uses the hidden power of everyday experiences to build new neural structures full of happiness, love, confidence, and peace. Dr. Hanson’s four steps build strengths into your brain— balancing its ancient negativity bias—making contentment and a powerful sense of resilience the new normal. In mere minutes each day, we can transform our brains into
The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You book cover84

The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You

Robert L. Leahy

4.0
You wish you didn’t spend as much time worrying as you do, but you just can’t seem to help it. Worrying feels like second nature. It’s what helps you solve your problems and prevents you from making mistakes. It’s what motivates you to be prepared—if you didn’t worry, things might get out of hand. Worry protects you, prepares you, and keeps you safe.

Is it working? Or is it making you tense, tired,
Getting Unstuck in ACT: A Clinician's Guide to Overcoming Common Obstacles in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy book cover85

Getting Unstuck in ACT: A Clinician's Guide to Overcoming Common Obstacles in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Russ Harris

4.0
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a powerful, evidence-based treatment for clients struggling with depression, anxiety, addiction, eating disorders, and a host of other mental health conditions. It is based in the belief that the road to lasting happiness and well-being begins with accepting our thoughts, rather than trying to change them. However, ACT can present certain roadblocks durin
The Yoga-CBT Workbook for Anxiety: Total Relief for Mind and Body book cover86

The Yoga-CBT Workbook for Anxiety: Total Relief for Mind and Body

Julie Greiner-Ferris LICSW, Manjit Kaur Khalsa EdD

4.0
The Yoga-CBT Workbook for Anxiety blends two highly effective anti-anxiety strategies—cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and Kundalini yoga—for an entirely new and powerful treatment. Written by the creators of yoga-cognitive behavioral therapy (Y-CBT), this book will help you address the physical and psychological symptoms of anxiety to find lasting relief for both body and mind.

Millions of peopl
Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse book cover87

Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse

Aaron T. Beck, Fred D. Wright, Cory F. Newman, Bruce S. Liese

4.0
Cognitive therapy offers a well-documented and cost-effective psychosocial treatment model for working with substance abuse disorders. Comprehensive and accessible, this volume clearly details the cognitive model of addiction, the specifics of case formulation, management of the therapeutic relationship, and the structure of the therapy sessions. It discusses how to educate patients in the treatme
Scripts People Live: Transactional Analysis of Life Scripts book cover88

Scripts People Live: Transactional Analysis of Life Scripts

Claude Steiner

4.0
When Claude Steiner and the late Eric Berne developed the theory of Transactional Analysis, their basic belief that people were “born princes and princess, until their parents turned them into frogs” countered the fundamental principle of psychiatry which asserts that emotional and mental distress comes from within. This theory was further developed in Steiner’s book Games Alcoholics Play. Dr. Ber
Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable, and Collaborative Groups book cover89

Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable, and Collaborative Groups

Paul W.B. Atkins PhD

4.0
A groundbreaking, comprehensive program for designing effective and socially equitable groups of all sizes—from businesses and social justice groups to global organizations.

Whether you work in business or schools, volunteer in neighborhoods or church organizations, or are involved in social justice and activism, you understand the enormous power of groups to enact powerful and lasting change in t
The Think Confident, Be Confident Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Create Unshakable Self-Confidence and Reach Your Goals book cover90

The Think Confident, Be Confident Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Create Unshakable Self-Confidence and Reach Your Goals

Leslie Sokol PhD

4.0
Written by two leaders in the field of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this engaging, must-have workbook builds on the success of Think Confident, Be Confident for Teens to provide proven-effective exercises and skills that will empower you to replace your self-doubt with self-confidence so you can be your best.

Self-confidence shapes the way you see the world. When you have healthy self-esteem
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-Step Program book cover91

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-Step Program

William J. Knaus EdD

4.0
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most widely used treatment for depression for one simple reason: it works. The CBT program in this workbook has helped thousands of readers defeat the depressive thoughts and beliefs that keep them from enjoying life and feeling like themselves. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression delivers evidence-ba
Under His Heel (Under His Heel, #1) book cover92

Under His Heel (Under His Heel, #1)

Adara Wol

4.0
Alex is trapped. His life has been one bad decision after the other, and now he's forced to work off his debt with a spaceship captain or risk a fate worse than death.

Captain Tracht is respected and well-connected. Unfortunately, he also has some very questionable private interests, and makes no secret that he intends Alex to participate in them, whether he likes it or not.

It's an experience of
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook: A Comprehensive CBT Guide for Coping with Uncertainty, Worry, and Fear book cover93

The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook: A Comprehensive CBT Guide for Coping with Uncertainty, Worry, and Fear

Melisa Robichaud PhD, Michel J. Dugas PhD, Martin M. Antony PhD

4.0
T h e Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook offers a powerful, comprehensive new approach to treating generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

If you have GAD, you may experience excessive and uncontrollable worry about daily life events, including your finances, family, health, future, and even minor concerns like traffic, work, or household issues. You aren’t alone. GAD is one of the most commonly
CBT Worksheets for CBT Therapists in Training: Formulation Worksheets, Padesky Hot Cross Bun Worksheets, Thought Records, Thought Challenging Sheets, and Several Other Useful Photocopyable CBT Worksheets and CBT Handouts All in One Book. book cover94

CBT Worksheets for CBT Therapists in Training: Formulation Worksheets, Padesky Hot Cross Bun Worksheets, Thought Records, Thought Challenging Sheets, and Several Other Useful Photocopyable CBT Worksheets and CBT Handouts All in One Book.

James Manning

4.0
This book is designed for CBT therapists in training and for CBT therapists who would like a readily accessible portfolio of worksheets. You are welcome to photocopy the sheets in this book and to hand them out to your clients. We have included a range of exercises and diaries so that you can choose the worksheets that you think are most relevant for specific problems that you are working with. In
Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors: New Directions for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy book cover95

Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors: New Directions for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Albert Ellis

4.0
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 cog
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy book cover96

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Michelle G. Craske

4.0
In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Michelle G. Craske discusses the history, theory, and practice of this commonly practiced therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy originated in the science and theory of classical and instrumental conditioning; cognitive principles were incorporated following dissatisfaction with a strictly behavioral approach. Cognitive behavioral therapy combines behavioral and cog
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Therapist's Guide (Practical Therapist) book cover97

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Therapist's Guide (Practical Therapist)

Albert Ellis PhD

4.0
Updated resource for practicing therapists from the father of rational therapy. Modern cognitive-behavioral therapy has its roots in the rational approach created by Ellis in the 1950s. Now known as Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Ellis’s systematic integrative approach has grown and matured into a powerful mainstream psychotherapy. Hundreds of thousands of patients have benefited from t
Rumination-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression book cover98

Rumination-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression

Edward R. Watkins

4.0
Negative rumination plays a key role in the onset and maintenance of depression and anxiety--and targeting this persistent mental habit in treatment can lead to better client outcomes and reduced residual symptoms. Rumination-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (RFCBT) for depression combines carefully adapted elements of CBT with imagery, visualization, and compassion-based techniques. Leading c
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition book cover99

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition

Valerie L. Gaus

4.0
Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Applying Empirically Supported Techniques in Your Practice book cover100

Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Applying Empirically Supported Techniques in Your Practice

William T. O'Donohue, Jane E. Fisher, Steven C. Hayes

4.0
This practical book provides empirically supported techniques that are effective for a wide range of problems, including enuresis, panic disorder, depression, and skills acquisition for the developmentally delayed.
• Presents 60 chapters on individual therapies for a wide range of problems, such as smoking cessation, stress management, and classroom management
• Chapters are authored by experts in