Understanding CBT

Understanding CBTintroduces the basics of cognitive behavioral therapy and provides insights into changing the way people think. With an emphasis on cognitive behavioral coaching (CBC) as a workplace appropriate form of CBT, this book teaches techniques to dealing with stressful situations. The authors focus on defining problems and setting goals, standing up to anxiety, facing fear, overcoming obsessions, cooling down anger and developing new beliefs and attitudes. This book offers effective strategies and tips, not only for dealing with negative thoughts, feeling helpless and out of control, but actually changing how they think and feel in different types of situations. This book is practical, easy-to-read and packed with case studies to give examples of people using CBT techniques. With tips, examples, jargon-free writing, Understanding CBTis not just academics or professional practitioners but for anyone who wants to do away with stress and think more positively.