Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond Third Edition

Graduate student of mental health counseling. Book reads like a couple of case studies, showing CBT techniques as applied to real life clients.

While I am by no means an expert, I have long been skeptical of (and frankly disappointed by) CBT approaches. Author Judith Beck (daughter of Aaron Beck) lays out a great overview of CBT that gives any practitioner an encouraging understanding of how CBT can take a strengths perspective and go beyond the stereotypical “your thoughts are wrong; we must change them” view of someone’s process. I will never be a CBT-only or even mainly-CBT practitioner, but there is certainly a place for it in clinical practice and it’s hard to imagine being a good clinician without a foundational understanding of it!

Comprehensive, easy to read and digest, lots of examples and verbatim discussions with clients, and a huge pdf file of client handouts and worksheets (since one of the major tenets of CBT is that clients must do the work, and most of the work is done outside of session).

Great read! Highly recommended

The book was in good condition but I paid for a new book and this one has writing and markings in the book. It’s not much but I was charged for a new book not the used book price.

Seems to have comperhensive coverage of the subject matter.

I had to buy this for a graduate course, it was very easy to get through quickly and gave sufficient information on techniques, so they could be easily applied.

Purchased book for personal use. Enjoyed learning a methodical way of re-structuring my thinking. Have read the first three chapters and have successfully incorporated learning into my daily living and into my relationships. Thank you for making this book available.