Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Evidence-based, goal-oriented self-help techniques: a practical CBT primer and self help classic

by Christine Wilding

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is now hugely popular, and as a self-help technique that has helped millions of people in the UK alone, and as an NHS-funded treatment for illnesses like depression.

Teach Yourself: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy was one of the first and most successful books on CBT. This new edition shows how CBT techniques, which focus on using altered patterns of thinking to achieve goals and overcome problems, can make a major difference to your mentality.

The first half of the book explains the background to CBT, what it is, and how to use it. The second half of the book gives examples of how you can use CBT to deal with specific issues, such as helping to overcome depression and anxiety, and boosting your mindfulness, resilience, assertiveness and self-esteem.

Genres: Psychology, Self Help, Nonfiction, Mental Health, Health, Personal Development, Womens

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2009

Reviews

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Measured positive approach clearly analysed

Great descriptions with examples. Stresses the positive whilst acknowledging the difficulties and the amount of work needed. Excellent feet on the ground motivation

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very helpful, practical book that was also easy to read. I wish I had discovered it years ago. All of us at some point project negative thoughts based on some small piece of information….meaning our brains try to fill in the blanks based on our own life experiences, environment, early adulthood, etc. This book gives great insight and exercises to retrain your brain to change your style of thinking; “to evaluate our thinking critically in the most open-minded way and look for all possible alternatives to develop a balanced viewpoint.” I don’t think you have to suffer from depression or other mental issues/ disorders to find this book helpful. CBT can can be practiced for a variety of everyday events or situations. I recommend this book for anyone wanting to achieve good mental-health, well-being, and mindfllness.

[Joe Klein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good introduction to CBT. Wilding outlines many techniques and skills that the average person could use to effect in their own personal lives. Anyone could benefit from the tools described in this book.

An important caveat is to know when to seek professional help as self-guided CBT can be insufficient depending on disease severity. (But wilding makes this PSA several times as well.)

[Mrs C · Rating 3 out of 5]

CBT: teach yourself

This is almost a very good book, but it is let down by dreadful editing - the pages jump, missing out whole chunks of text. Once this problem is fixed, it will be worth buying.

[Isaac Chan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I currently practice CBT but still benefited greatly by getting introduced to a comprehensive review of best practices which really helped in filling in the gaps and having a more airtight understanding of things, and alternative forms of Thought Records which made things more engaging.

The author loves to fearmonger people into doing the many exercises and homework she set out lol but it all turned out to be beneficial in the end. Wrecked my wrist in writing out many records but it served well to let me see the pattern in things.

[Dwight Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very practical hands-on book with step by step usage of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy linking thinking to emotions. I tried and it is quite functional to see 5 whys back to root cause analysis of why a person is acting as they and then being able to untangle the reasons and solve the problems the person is facing in their life.

[Lynn Saad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear and informative

I read this book out of curiosity not out of a particular problem to address. Nevertheless I found some of the ways of thinking helped me become even calmer and less stressed.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book if you are interested in CBT or if you or a loved one personally battle with anxiety and/or depression.

[Armands Putnieks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and beautiful insights about human mind. Tricks and proven tactics that help us change our thinking patterns.

[Layan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found the book simple enough to understand CBT and try the extensive tools provided. The tools work! Highly recommend the book.

[Madii Ivanov · Rating 5 out of 5]

really good tips on anxiety/intrusive thoughts

[Simones Bradshaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

A GEMMM

filled with actions and exercises to do

[Alan Nicoll · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite dull I thought.

[danielle; ▵ · Rating 3 out of 5]

a perfectly fine book (although my edition had more grammatical errors than I like to catch in a book), but I would like something more technical (toward practice rather than self-help)

[Syadrina Paramita]

personal reading for my professional degree

[Dick Winters · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saved my life.

[Gothicpink · Rating 1 out of 5]

Halfway through this book and I just want to say to the author that I'm depressed not stupid. Counting bird on wires or white cars won't cure any anxiety.

[Yas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book provides an interesting and educational read into CBT and its practice which is commonly used today in counselling. I enjoyed the book and it gives a valuable insight into why we may repeat unwanted behaviour and how to understand anxieties and phobias. The Teach yourself books are good in the way that they recap what you read in the chapter and encourage you to complete tasks and visually engage in mind maps. Personally, CBT is a useful model to go by to solve personal issues but its something that requires practise but opens up your mind which has led me to purchase more books by this publisher.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was familiar with a general definition of what CBT was, but this book gave me some good, practical exercises to use. I first read about this in an essay about modern Stoicism, and the author talked about the usefulness of modern Stoicism and CBT combined for himself. I wanted to check the book out for myself, and I definitely got something out of it.

[Muna Talha]

تعلمت منه الكثير

[Nicholas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent, clearly written guide to CBT and how to apply its methods