About the author
Author’s acknowledgements
Publisher’s acknowledgements
1 So what’s so brilliant about CBT?
2 First principles
3 Common thinking traps – and how to avoid them
4 Grappling with negative thinking
5 Using behaviour to change your mind
6 Mapping out your problems
7 Beating the blues
8 Conquering anxiety
9 Taming anger
10 Boosting self-esteem
11 Breaking the cycle: using CBT to overcome addictions and destructive habits
Afterword: over to you now
References and further reading
Useful websites
Appendix 1 Brilliant directory of online CBT courses, computer-based tools and smartphone applications
Appendix 2 Example of a thought record
Appendix 3 Blank forms and thought record templates
Appendix 4 What to do if it's not working
Index
The definitive guide to CBT – what it is how it works and how to use it in your life.
Stephen Brierstrained as a clinical psychologist and studied at Cambridge University, where he was later employed in child development research at the Winnicott Unit. Today Stephen works clinically with both children and adults. His various television appearances include four series of the popular BBC parenting programmes Little Angels and Teen Angels and Make Me A Grown-Up for Channel 4. He has also been a regular contributor to the Brain and Behaviour column in The Times Educational Supplement.
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