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The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques

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McMullin does an excellent job of taking a fluid process such as therapy and breaking it down into its component parts. McMullin demystifies therapy by breaking the techniques down they are more easily applied in practice. For each technique there are real life examples and application, research and his personal thoughts on the effectiveness of the technique. McMullin also refuses to get lost in the technique and also describes the mechanism of faulty automatic thoughts in excellent detail. This book is designed for especially for professionals, students, but might also be useful to someone who is actively involved in psychology as a client or significant other to someone in therapy. After having read this book I felt much more confident that I would be able to handle situations in my private practice.

  The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques by Rian E. McMullin, Ph.D. offers a wide assortment of cognitive therapy techniques framed and explained by useful case illustrations. It is a practical text that provides the mental health professional with a usable guide to cognitive therapy. Dr. McMullin integrates several decades of clinical experience with his mastery of cognitive theory and practice. Recommended without reservation!!

Very good book and very well written. I'm a student in the UK studying a different subject and needed a quick reference as an example of applied cognitive therapy. But I enjoyed this book so much that I read the entire thing. The author writes in a very clear and entertaining way. You won't be disappointed if you buy this book.

I am NOT a cognitive therapist, more have cognitive scientist in me, with some neurologist. But this baby has what it takes to thrill and avoid chill.

It also could be used to guestimate to your therapist what techniques you think might work with you -- but he / she might think that't an insult. Still, it wouldn't hurt to ask if they'd like to know.

However, it's pretty deep, so you need to know the general lay of the land before you get into this. i.e. this is NOT your 1st-level book on Cognitive Therapy.