This text gives a systematic coverage of adult clinical problems and their treatment in a cognitive-behavioural perspective. The contributors reflect the broad range of cognitive-behavioural approaches to a variety of clinical problems, including anxiety, depression, anger and violence, alcohol problems, and schizophrenia. Each chapter shows how the particular clinical problem is conceptualized from a cognitive-behavioural perspective, gives an up-to-date review of research findings on cognitive-behavioural therapeutic interventions and outlines possible future developments.

Why do people want to become a psychotherapist? How do they translate this desire into reality? On Becoming a Psychotherapist explores these and related questions. Ten leading therapists write about their profession and their careers, examining how and why they became pyschotherapists. The contributors, representing a wide cross-section of their profession, come from both Britian and America, from different theoretical backgrounds, and are at different stages in their careers. They write in a personal and revealing way about their childhoods, families, colleagues, and training. This...

In this unique handbook, Frank Bond and Windy Dryden, have brought together a prominent cast of authors, to discuss issues concerning the definition, assessment and, in particular, the practice of brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).

Contents include -
* the difference between brief and regular CBT and evidence for its effectiveness
* How to use brief CBT in your own area of practice
* Applying brief CBT to emotional disorders, anxiety, workplace stress and more

This handbook is accessible to a wide range of readers, including academics,...

A remarkably useful book for the practitioners of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and other kinds of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Very clearly and intensively covers what effective therapeutic change is and the therapist's and the client's role in following it and in fighting against relapsing. Dryden's and Neenan's book includes many important points that are often omitted from REBT and other therapies. Definitive and thoroughgoing ' - Albert Ellis, President of Albert Ellis Institute

Albert Ellis Live is a collection of five transcripts of therapy sessions...

The REBT Approach to Therapeutic Change is again an excellent introduction for trainee and practising counsellors, or anyone interested in the subject. The outline of the approach is very clear and is helped by examples in chart form' - Mark Edwards, Nurtuting Potential

A remarkably useful book for the practitioners of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and other kinds of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ... Definitive and thorough going'- Albert Ellis

Change' is at the heart of counselling and psychotherapy. Clients enter into the...

The REBT Approach to Therapeutic Change is again an excellent introduction for trainee and practising counsellors, or anyone interested in the subject. The outline of the approach is very clear and is helped by examples in chart form' - Mark Edwards, Nurtuting Potential

A remarkably useful book for the practitioners of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and other kinds of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ... Definitive and thorough going'- Albert Ellis

Change' is at the heart of counselling and psychotherapy. Clients enter into the...

Focuses on rational emotive behaviour therapy. This book addresses preliminary issues such as building a therapeutic alliance with clients and assessing their problems. It also focuses on therapeutic intervention including: disputing irrational beliefs; activity and directiveness; vivid methods; and, therapeutic efficiency.

This practical Reader brings together the major writings of the past decade on rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT), originally called rational-emotive therapy (RET).

An overview by Albert Ellis, founder of REBT, introduces its theory and practice. The book then addresses preliminary issues such as building a therapeutic alliance with clients and assessing their problems. The bulk of the discussion that follows focuses on therapeutic intervention including: disputing irrational beliefs; activity and directiveness; vivid methods; and therapeutic efficiency. Chapters are included on the...

Offering conceptualizations of many common client problems, this book develops the cognitive-behavioural counselling approach. It elaborates the specifics of tackling problems as diverse as surviving in a family with a personality disordered member and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Offering conceptualizations of many common client problems, this book develops the cognitive-behavioural counselling approach. It elaborates the specifics of tackling problems as diverse as surviving in a family with a personality disordered member and post-traumatic stress disorder.