Life can be challenging--especially our relationships. We all want to feel more connected to our partners. But where do we start? According to marriage and family therapist Michelle Becker, the answer is with ourselves. By learning to practice self-compassion, we are better able to respond to our partners with love and acceptance--even when they ......
A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists
This unique resource helps therapists build their skills in schema therapy (ST) by applying ST techniques to themselves and reflecting on the experience. Designed for use by individuals or groups, the book harnesses the power of self-practice/self-reflection (SP/SR), an evidence-based training strategy. Twenty modules take therapists step by step ......
25 Tools to Boost Confidence, Achieve Goals, and Find Happiness
From the author of The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit and The Ultimate Time-Management Toolkit, this book provides practical strategies to help you increase your self-esteem, resilience, and confidence. It includes creative exercises and empowering techniques drawn from CBT, positive psychology and mindfulness.
How can therapists help clients reflect more deeply on their own--and other people's--thoughts and emotions? How can the therapeutic relationship be leveraged effectively to create change? This concise book guides therapists of any orientation to incorporate innovative mentalization-based strategies into assessment and intervention. Complex ideas ......
This insightful guide provides a pragmatic roadmap for treating adult survivors of complex psychological trauma. Christine Courtois and Julian Ford present their effective, research-based approach for helping clients move through three clearly defined phases of posttraumatic recovery.
The leading guide to group-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has now been significantly revised with 70% new material, reflecting over 15 years of research and clinical advances. Too often, CBT training resources treat groups as simply an extension of individual therapy.
A Proven Program to Break the Cycle of Bingeing and Out-of-Control Eating
Eating can be a source of great pleasure--or deep distress. If youve picked up this book, chances are youre looking for tools to transform your relationship with food. Grounded in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), this motivating guide offers a powerful pathway to change.
What Counsellors and Therapists Can Learn from the Lived Experiences of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
Child sexual abuse leaves a legacy that continues to affect survivors in adulthood. This practical book is full of personal stories that provide helping professionals with the knowledge they need to truly meet survivors needs.
A Step-by-Step Guide for Teens Using CBT and Mindfulness
What can you really do in 10 minutes? You could make a sandwich, take a shower, or maybe dance around to three of your favourite songs, and now, with this book, you can learn to beat anxiety. No matter how busy or stressful your day, with 10-minute steps and quick exercises, you can better understand and manage your experiences of anxiety and ......
