Become the Person You Were Meant to Be: Step by Step to Choice and Change, First Edition - Softcover

Beth Blevins Cuj�

9781439256855: Become the Person You Were Meant to Be: Step by Step to Choice and Change, First Edition

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439256853 ISBN 13: 9781439256855

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2009

Counselor and therapist Dr. Beth Blevins Cuj�'s original approach to self-help takes a giant-step beyond most self-help books. Become the Person You Were Meant to Be answers the question, "Why am I this way?" but goes on to answer the question, "How do I change?" Providing a framework for self-monitoring, simple tools for change, and four keys steps to guide change, Cuje's Choice-Cube Method equips readers finally to answer both questions. According to Cuj�, normal feelings of defensiveness and self-protection can be dangerous when individuals become stuck in those postures. She points out that readers can use her method to check bodily stress, negative emotions, painful and distorted thoughts, and misdirected desires. Then once aware of those reactions, they can learn to take responsibility for them and use her Choice-Cube tools and four key steps to make necessary changes. Developed out of years of experience as a therapist, university adjunct faculty member, and workshop presenter, this down-to-earth application of current brain research, trauma research, and attachment theory can help readers consistently resolve problems in the present, rework past problems, and program their future. The author believes this method can benefit therapists as well as secular readers and believers. "Real-life examples lend credibility and authenticity to the program...Individuals seeking to better themselves might find that the author's insightfulness and the Choice-Cube Method work well for them." - ForeWord Clarion Reviews

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About the Author:

Dr. Beth Blevins Cuj�, a licensed professional counselor and marriage and family therapist, conceived and developed the Choice-Cube Method during her more than twenty-seven years in private practice. Dr. Cuj� holds a doctoral degree and a masters degree in Counseling and Human Development from The George Washington University. She did her undergraduate work at Georgetown University and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in languages (French, German, and Italian) and Linguistics Between 1980 and 1991, Dr. Cuj� taught and supervised graduate students at The George Washington University where she was a part-time member of the faculty. She left teaching to devote herself to her demanding psychotherapy practice and to writing. Cuj� was also a consultant and trainer to both private and government agencies, including the Department of Defense; the Department of State; and the Central Intelligence Agency. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association, and a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She resides and practices in Northern Virginia.

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