Internationally respected marital therapist Dr Michael Crowe has used his tried-&-tested clinical techniques to develop this new self-help guide dealing with common difficulties in close relationships. From financial pressures to sexual problems issues surrounding fidelity to the raising of children & blended families his programme based on proven CBT methods will help you understand why conflict arises & show you how to negotiate a happier more positive outcome. It discusses how to: sustain a long-term relationship; develop more effective communication skills; deal with sexual problems; cope with jealousy; & develop negotiation skills. ...

Overcoming Social Anxiety & Shyness" is a self-help manual for this common problem which explains why it happens & sets out practical methods of resolving it. Everyone sometimes feels foolish embarrassed judged or criticised but this becomes a problem when it undermines their confidence & prevents them doing what they want to do. This easy-to-use guide full of real-life examples is for those who suffer from all degrees of social anxiety & shyness for their families & friends & for the professionals who help them: psychologists doctors & others. It explains the many forms & causes of social anxiety. It contains a complete self-help program & work sheets. It is based on clinically proven techniques of cognitive therapy." ...

We all need some stress to get us going but too much can disrupt our lives almost without our realising it. The impact on health relationships & work can be extreme but it isn't inevitable. We can learn to understand & cope with stress & greatly improve our quality of life. Using well-developed methods of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) a clinical psychologist demonstrates how to recognise what happens when we are stressed. Considering common sources of stress she describes how to change how we think feel & act so our lives become more enjoyable & effective. ...

Terrible events are very hard to deal with. Those who go through a catastrophic life experience often feel permanently changed by the impact of what has happened. They become numb & shut off from those around them or grief or guilt may constantly weigh them down. Memories of horrifying scenes may intrude unexpectedly during waking hours while sleep may be disturbed by vivid unpleasant dreams. Traumatic stress responses including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are psychological conditions that result from a persons coping mechanisms having been completely overwhelmed by a terrible experience. These flashbacks may be so severe that sufferers may feel that they are losing their sanity & subsequently become ever more isolated in their distress. To overcome the effects of trauma it is necessary to change those reactions & begin to see events in a different light. This book demonstrates with practical advice & tested exercises how to find new effective ways of coping with & finally overcoming traumatic stress. ...

From their ground-breaking work with CBT techniques in London's only NHS clinic for obesity Drs Jeremy Gauntlett-Gilbert & Clare Grace have developed this accessible self-help guide based on clinically tested methods that will help change thinking & overcome weight problems once & for all. This title discusses how to: develop real motivation to change; deal with negative patterns of thinking & blocks & understand why you have gained weight & can't shift it; develop a healthy & sustainable eating plan & understand why quick-fix diets are not the answer; bring more activity into life over the long term; & handle difficult emotions & physical feelings. ...

Many children are naturally shy but extreme shyness & social anxiety can become a major childhood problem leading to avoidance of school difficulty in making friends & even developing into social anxiety in adulthood. In Overcoming Your Childs Shyness & Social Anxiety" child psychologists Lucy Willetts & Cathy Creswell explain how parents can help a shy child learn to challenge their thoughts & behaviour patterns & learn to participate confidently in every aspect of their lives. Based on clinically proven cognitive behavioural principles the book explains what causes shyness how to identify social anxiety in your child (sometimes masked by anger or stubbornness) & how to gradually help your child face their anxieties & develop problem-solving strategies. This book is a must for parents teachers & anyone working with children." ...

Around 15 per cent of children are thought to suffer from anxiety disorders the most commonly identified emotional or behavioural problems among children. Based on techniques developed & practised by the authors this book teaches parents how to use cognitive behavioural techniques with their children & in so doing become their child's therapist helping them to overcome any fears worries & phobias. It addresses specific fears & phobias as well as general anxiety & 'worrying'. It provides step-by-step practical strategies. It

Includes:: case studies worksheets & charts. It is based on the authors' experience at their anxiety disorders clinic at the University of Reading & developed from a programme based on working almost exclusively with parents.

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The Overhaul is Kathleen Jamies first collection since the award-winning The Tree House & it broadens her poetic range considerably. The Overhaul continues Jamies lyric enquiry into the aspects of the world our rushing lives elide & even threaten. Whether she is addressing birds or rivers or the need to accept loss or sometimes the desire to escape our own lives her work is earthy & rigorous her language at once elemental & tender. As an essayist she has frequently queried our human presence in the world with the question How are we to live? Here this is answered more personally than ever. The Overhaul is a mid-life book of repair restitution & ultimately hope -- of the wisest & most worldly kind. ...

Conversations from the buses boardrooms & bars of Britain Think youve heard it all before? Think again with this hilarious collection of conversations from around Britain overheard at tourist hotspots in queues at work & on public transport. Packed full of verbal wit & gags it is guaranteed to get people talking & remember the stupid things that they have overheard. Microcosm A tired looking mother stands hands on hips in the play park watching her two young children tumble in the dirt. MOTHER: (shouting) Jordan! Syria! Play nice! Casanova on the 137 A young Casanova is chattin on his mobile while sitting on a bus. CASANOVA: I am so glad you called sweet. Yeaaaahh. Girl I aint sitting on no bus. Im here driving yeah? Yeah well you soon see it girl. You gonna come out with me tonight? Cooool. Im sooo glad you called yeah? I was thinking bout you...lets meet up...where? Okay Ill take you there... Yeah Ill take you there girl. I wont bring my wheels if weze going there. Thas alright. Thas alright... Ill be there. Whats your name girl..? I know what your name is girl I want you to spell it. Donna Dana! D-a-n-a yeah? I knew that. I am sooo glad you called yeah? I was thinking bout you. A hilarious record of what people really do say. Watch out-you never know who might be listening! ...

Bestselling author Torey Hayden's novel is a fascinating study of a fractured family a troubled child & a psychiatrist's attempts to rescue them. Conor aged nine arrives in the play therapy room of child psychiatrist James Innes with the diagnosis autistic". His mother Laura an aloof enigmatic novelist can't handle him. His rancher father embroiled in divorcing Laura does not feel there is anything wrong with Conor. His six year old sister Morgana insists he really does see ghosts. As James becomes convinced Conor is not autistic he is drawn first into Conor's strange world of "things the cat knows" & then into Morgana's stories of her friend the " Lion King". James is pulled most deeply however into Laura's world; at first that of a lonely rather difficult woman & then eventually into the world of her imagination an enthralling world that seems almost real
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