Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Your Route out of Perfectionism, Self-Sabotage and Other Everyday Habits with CBT

by Joseph, Avy

• ISBN13: 9780857089427
• ISBN10: 0857089420
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-05-31
• Publisher: Capstone

Summary

Uncover the secrets of CBT and apply them to your own life

In the newly revised Third Edition of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, veteran cognitive behaviour therapist and counsellor Avy Joseph delivers an essential and accessible discussion of how to use the time-tested and proven techniques in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to improve your own life and the lives of others. You’ll learn to challenge negative thoughts and unhealthy beliefs about yourself and begin improving your outlook on your personal and professional life.

In the book, you’ll find updated scenarios and exercises for the practice of CBT techniques, discussions of how to maintain your mental health in a post-pandemic world and the difference between “Action Tendencies” and behaviours. You’ll also get:

• Insightful discussions about recent advances in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and how it fits with CBT
• Practical strategies for creating a more realistic perception of the events in your life, along with specific techniques – like understanding the difference between malicious and non-malicious envy
• Tips for developing emotional responsibility in practice

A can’t-miss resource for anyone interested in using CBT to solve their most intractable personal and professional problems, as well as those looking for evidence-based personal improvement techniques, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy will also earn a place in the libraries of CBT practitioners and therapists seeking a hands-on and accessible treatment of the discipline’s most essential subjects.

Author Biography

AVY JOSEPH is an experienced Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and Director of the College of Cognitive Behavioural Therapies. He is a registered and accredited therapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

Avy began working as a counsellor in 1992, developing and running workshops on relationship problems, phobias, panic disorders as well as goal achievement. It was when lecturing both nationally and internationally that his interest in evidence based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) grew. In 2001 he gained an MSc in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) from Goldsmiths College, University of London (one of the main schools of cognitive and behaviour therapies).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction to the Third Edition

1 Understanding CBT for goal achievement

2 The four belief pairs

3 Setting your goals

4 Overcoming obstacles to goal achievement

5 Developing cognitive skills through your internal dialogue

6 Using imagination and visualization

7 Developing resiliency

8 Taking action and responsibility

9 Accepting the possibility of failure and disappointment

10 Developing a healthy philosophy of balance

About the Author

Index