Table of Contents

Introduction 1. A General Understanding 2. What do you want to achieve? Setting your goals 3. How to identify your problems and what is maintaining them 4. More on thoughts: linking thoughts to emotions and ensuring that you are identifying the right thoughts 5. Examining and responding to negative thoughts 6. Playing detective to help strengthen your balanced thinking 7. Identifying and managing your emotions 8. What are you doing? 9. The assumptions and beliefs that drive our thinking 10. Adding to your toolbox 11. Symptom relief: when it is a mistake and when it isn't 12. Mindfulness: a different way 13. Overcoming depression with CBT 14. Defeating anxiety 15. More on anxiety

Promotional Information

Learn what CBT is, and how you can use it to improve your life - whatever your background.

About the Author

Christine Wilding's (Kent, England) books on CBT have sold over 50,000 copies. She holds a postgraduate diploma in CBT from the University of Londong, is an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling, is a member of the steering committee set up to develop guidelines for the treatment of depression within the NHS, and is in-demand as a leader of CBT-based training courses.