Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies

420 Pages·2010·3.76 MB·English

by  Rhena Branch

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Rhena Branch and Rob Willson are CBT therapists who work in private ISBN 978-0-470-66541-1
practice in North London. They both teach and supervise the MSc CBT
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Cognitive
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Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
2
ND EDITION
by Rhena Branch and Rob Willson
A John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, Publication
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About the Authors
Rhena Branch, MSc, Dip CBT, is an accredited CBT therapist and holds a
post-graduate clinical supervision qualifi cation. Rhena runs a private practice
with offi ces in North and Central London. She also teaches and supervises on
the MSc course in CBT/REBT at Goldsmith’s College, University of London.
Rhena treats general psychiatric disorders and has a special interest in
eating disorders. CBT for Dummies (second edition) is Rhena’s fi fth publica-
tion and she currently has two further books in press.
Rob Willson, BSc, MSc, Dip SBHS, currently divides the majority of his work
time between private practice and conducting research on Body Dysmorphic
Disorder at the Institute of Psychiatry, London. Previously he spent twelve
years working at the Priory Hospital, North London where he was a therapist
and therapy services manager. He also trained numerous CBT therapists
over a seven-year period at Goldsmith’s College, University of London. Rob’s
main clinical interests are anxiety and obsessional problems, and disseminat-
ing CBT principles through self-help. He has made several TV appearances
including in the BBC documentary ‘Too Ugly for Love’.
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Dedication
For Felix and Atticus (from Rhena)
For Emma and Lucy (from Rob)
Authors’ Acknowledgments
From Rhena: It’s great to have the opportunity to produce a second edition
of this book. My thanks to everyone involved at Wiley for your support and
expert guidance throughout.
Thanks to Rob for your input into this and other projects.
Immense gratitude as always to my boys, for everything.
From Rob: I am grateful to Wiley for approaching (and eventually persuad-
ing) me to take on the fi rst edition of CBT for Dummies, I know it has made
CBT more accessible for many people. I would like to thank huge number of
clients, clinicians, trainees, people interested in CBT, and people courageous
enough to embark upon a course of self-help, not only for purchasing the fi rst
edition but also for giving so much positive feedback about the book.
Thanks to Rhena for her revisions and driving this second edition forward.
From both of us: Many researchers, fellow therapists and authors have infl u-
enced our understanding and practice of CBT over the years and therefore
the content in this book. Founding fathers, Albert Ellis and Aaron T. Beck,
of course merit special mention. Others include (in no specifi c order): Ray
DiGiuseppe, Mary-Anne Layden, Jacqueline Persons, David A. Clarke, Adrian
Wells, Stanley Rachman, Paul Salkovskis, Christine Padesky, Michael Neenan,
David Veale, David M. Clark, David Burns, Kevin Gournay and many more.
Special thanks goes to Windy Dryden for his extensive writings and for teach-
ing us both so much.
Finally, a genuine thank you to all our clients (past and present) for allowing
us to get to know you and learn from you.
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