Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your LifeYou may struggle with anxiety and depression, or feel that procrastination or perfectionism is holding you back. Regardless of the issue, you’ve come to this book with a desire to change your thoughts and feelings for the better. This classic self-help workbook offers powerful cognitive therapy tools for making that happen. Now in its fourth edition, Thoughts and Feelings provides you with twenty evidence-based techniques that can be combined to create a personal treatment plan for overcoming a range of mental health concerns, including worry, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and emotional and behavioral challenges of any kind. Customize your plan to address multiple concerns at once, or troubleshoot the thoughts and feelings that bother you most. Used and recommended by the most renowned and respected therapists, this comprehensive mental health workbook offers all of best psychological tools for quickly regaining mastery over your moods and emotions. This endlessly useful guide has helped thousands of readers: |
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Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life Matthew McKay Limited preview - 2011 |
Thoughts & Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods & Your Life Matthew McKay,Martha Davis,Patrick Fanning No preview available - 2011 |
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