Enhance your outlook and develop new ways of thinking

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on how you react to a situation, encouraging you to create new thought patterns to combat destructive beliefs and actions. This bestselling guide to CBT helps you identify the negative modes of thinking that have been holding you back and shows you how to assess and combat them. With new content on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and on overcoming addiction, this book is your toolkit for success. Whether you want to rise above anxiety or depression, boost your self-esteem or simply improve your overall outlook, the building blocks for a happier life are right here.

Read the signs - learn to explore your emotions and spot errors in your thinking

Maintain your mind - use psychological gardening to weed out negative thoughts and watch your positivity bloom

Set the goalposts of success - train your sights on achievable tasks and look forward to the future

Don't be afraid - discover how to control your anxiety and learn to face your fears

Kick the habit - develop key skills to eradicate addictions and problem behaviour from your everyday life

Open the book and find:

Techniques to refocus and retrain your awareness

Why some 'solutions' are actually causing you problems

Ways to get rid of unhealthy guilt

How to tackle eating disorders and body dysmorphia

The benefits of loosening your grip on control

Ways to maintain and strengthen positive beliefs

Guidance on accepting your past and enjoying the present

How to lighten up and enjoy life

Learn to:

Identify and tackle toxic thought patterns

Banish the behaviours that are holding you back

Use CBT to overcome addiction, depression, anger, and more

Reassess your past and address the present to achieve a happier, healthier life

Rhena Branch and Rob Willson are CBT therapists who work in private practice in North London. They both teach and supervise the MSc CBT course at Goldsmiths, having previously worked at The Priory clinic in London. They are the co-authors of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook For Dummies and Boosting Self-Esteem For Dummies.