Overview
The Overcoming self-help guides use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to treat disorders by changing unhelpful patterns of behavior and thought. CBT is internationally favored as a practical means of overcoming long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical.
This self-help manual explains why anxiety occurs and sets out practical methods of resolving it. Everyone sometimes feels foolish, embarrassed, judged or criticized, but these feelings become a problem when they undermine our confidence and prevent us from doing what we want to do. This easy-to-use guide, highlighting real-life examples, is an ideal manual for those who suffer from all degrees of social anxiety and shyness, for their families and friends, and for the professionals who help them. Explains the many forms and causes of social anxiety, Contains a complete self-help program and work sheets, Is based on clinically proven techniques of cognitive therapy.
About the Author:
Gillian Butler is a consultant clinical psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society