Product Description

What happens to you in life matters less than the way you feel about life: that′s the message of cognitive behavioural therapy. If you′ve ever tried to change something about yourself – your mood, your weight, your behaviour – you′ll have noticed that change often hurts, so you stop trying. CBT can help you when change starts to hurt.

In this book, professional CBT practitioner Avy Joseph shows you how to challenge negative thoughts and unhealthy beliefs to improve your outlook in your personal and professional life. Whether you want to break the spiral of depression, anxiety or guilt, achieve work–life balance or make an important change, this book will help you reach your goals and maintain a positive outlook – no matter what life throws at you.

Remember: It′s you – not your circumstance – that holds the key to change. Don′t limit yourself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14966 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 318 pages

From the Author
At the heart of Cognitive Behavioural philosophy is emotional responsibility. The fact that, on the whole, we are responsible for our feelings and behaviours. In particular, it is our beliefs and attitudes that cause our feelings and behaviours. You can learn how to overcome the past, present and future problems. So if we want to change our emotions about something, learn, move on, or achieve a goal then changing our beliefs is good way to do it because our beliefs are within our own control.

We have all learned to think in a particular way and therefore we can unlearn it if it doesn't help us. You don't have to wait for someone else. You can do it! Emotional responsibility and our beliefs can help or hinder our achievements. So if you have healthy beliefs then you have a solid foundation for achieving your realistic goals, but if your beliefs are unhealthy then you will likely sabotage your own goals.

Whether your goal is to lose weight, be more confident, achieve academic or work success, be more assertive or just to feel calmer and happier about yourself then this book is for you. It is about showing you how you can change your unhelpful beliefs and attitudes about yourself - the beliefs and attitudes that have so far stopped you in your track and sabotaged things for you when you attempted to take action. This is done through Cognitive behaviour Therapy and this you can learn to apply.

Did you know that when you set goals you feel tension and negative emotions? Did you know that this is natural and that you can overcome it without giving up on your goals?

I hope you enjoy the book and I hope you apply what you read and gain from it.

Avy

About the Author
Avy Joseph is Director and Co-Founder of cityminds and The College of Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy. Avy believes in an action oriented humanistic approach to personal development and growth. He specialises in self-image psychology and has a Masters degree in Rational Emotive
Behaviour Therapy. He believes everyone has the potential to make positive changes in their lives for more effective and emotionally healthy living. He is a Fellow of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis and is accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.

Customer Reviews

Very helpful & clear
Its over a week since I finished this book but it it still very much with me. The reader is taken on a very clear, logical journey through the theory behind Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and how it can be applied to problems and obstacles they may be facing. Its a facet of therapy which is mentioned continually but one I had only half understood until now. The exercises and areas for reflection are very useful and can be easily be applied to your own life and I find I am still surprising myself with the new clarity of thought it has afforded me, and more importantly the tools to use these new insights to move forward. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to identify old, negative ways of thinking and behaviours and replace them with more positive and useful ones.

A long awaited title but well worth the wait!
As a practitioner of CBT and REBT myself I cannot recommend this title enough. Avy Joseph's first title delivers on many levels and is written in a very practical no-nonsense style. It is direct and to the point yet insightful at the same time. His approach is refreshingly clear and offers the reader proven techniques. It shows us that change really is possible in the here and now, if only we will commit to that change by assuming emotional responsibility. He has a way of explaining various points with a clarity not seen in many other books and offers a philosophical depth to CBT which many people don't always seem to realise is there. The book is full of helpful practical exercises encouraging the reader to fully participate in the process as they read, moving away from a purely theoretical perspective. Change only occurs by truly `doing' and the text advocates just that. I will most definitely be recommending this title to clients as it serves as an excellent adjunct to work in session and it is also affordable. Layman and seasoned therapists alike will also no doubt benefit. To go against everything REBT stands for, this book is, well how can I put it...a MUST read!

Practical and no-nonsense
I had Avy as a lecturer when I did my LCCH hypnotherapy diploma course, a long while ago, and what struck me then was his practical, no-nonsense approach - direct, but insightful at the same time. So when I heard about his book on CBT, I didn't need much persuading to buy it. I haven't been disappointed! It's not just a load of theory and the reader is actively encouraged to "challenge negative thoughts and unhealthy beliefs" with helpful practical exercises. What's more, the book is affordable. I would strongly recommend it to other therapists and, most certainly, to clients as well.