The Comprehensive Clinician's Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Written for mental health professionals, students, trainers, supervisors, teachers, and clinicians of all levels, this workbook is filled with practical, easy-to-understand tools to help you put theory into practice.

Filled with worksheets, coping cards, step-by-step plans, and activities, this accessible guide will help you teach clients effective coping skills, which builds their confidence and eliminates self-doubt—the most crucial part of treatment. These tools will help clients become their own therapist and sustain recovery across a variety of issues, including:

• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Anxiety
• Anger
• Substance Abuse
• Personality Disorders
• PTSD
• Self-Harm and Suicidality
• Psychosis

Leslie Sokol, Ph.D. licensed psychologist is an internationally recognized leader in the field of cognitive behavioral therapy with over 39 years of experience in practice, teaching, and research. She was the Director of Education and one of the principal instructors with the internationally acclaimed Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research in Philadelphia. She has taught cognitive therapy to professional and para-professional groups, nationally and internationally, on a multitude of CBT topics. Dr. Sokol, is a distinguished founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and a past president. Currently she serves as Chairman of its Credentialing Committee. She is a fellow of the Association for Behavioral Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) and a board member at large of the International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy (IACP).