Melanie Fennell

Helping therapists bring about enduring change when treating clients with any anxiety disorder, this invaluable book combines expert guidance, in-depth exploration, and innovative clinical strategies. The authors draw on extensive experience and research to provide a framework for constructing lucid formulations of complex cases. They identify obstacles that frequently arise during the early, middle, and later stages of treatment and present a wide range of practical solutions. The volume demonstrates clear-cut yet flexible ways to enhance client engagement, foster metacognitive awareness, facilitate emotional processing, address low self-esteem and fear of uncertainty, and much more, including reproducible handouts and forms.

Boost your confidence and change your life for the betterLow self-esteem can make life difficult in all sorts of ways. It can make you anxious and unhappy, tormented by doubts and self-critical thoughts. It can get in the way of feeling at ease with other people and stop you from leading the life you want to lead. It makes it hard to value and appreciate yourself in the same way you would another person you care about. Melanie Fennell's acclaimed and bestselling self-help guide Overcoming Low Self-esteem has become a classic of self-help literature, winning widespread praise for its practical and user-friendly approach. At last, this benchmark work is available as a large format, practical manual, complete with worksheets, diaries and exercises. The Overcoming Low Self-esteem Handbook will help you to understand your low self-esteem and break out of the vicious circle of self-destructive thinking, distress and unhelpful behaviour. Using practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), this book will help you learn the art of self-acceptance and so transform your sense of yourself for the better. Specifically, you will:· Find out how low self-esteem develops and what keeps it going· Question your negative thoughts and the attitudes that underlie them· Identify your strengths and good qualities, allow yourself to enjoy life to the full, and discover a more balanced, kindly view of yourself· Trace your progress, monitor your behaviour and record step-by-step improvementsIdeal for working through on your own or with guided assistance, this is a complete step-by-step treatment guide. Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well scheme. Series Editor: Emeritus Professor Peter Cooper

Low self-esteem can impact on many areas of your life such as your relationships, work life and general wellbeing. This invaluable self-help guide will help you to understand what has led to your poor self-esteem, what keeps it going and how to improve your self-image, gaining a more balanced and positive view of yourself. This self-help guide is based on clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help you improve your confidence. You will learn:- How low self-esteem develops- How to challenge negative predictions- How to improve self-acceptance

Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this book describes how to adapt mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for participants who struggle with recurrent suicidal thoughts and impulses. Clinicians and mindfulness teachers are presented with a comprehensive framework for understanding suicidality and its underlying vulnerabilities. The preliminary intake interview and each of the eight group mindfulness sessions of MBCT are discussed in detail, highlighting issues that need to be taken into account with highly vulnerable people. Assessment guidelines are provided and strategies for safely teaching core mindfulness practices are illustrated with extensive case examples. The book also discusses how to develop the required mindfulness teacher skills and competencies. Purchasers get access to a companion website featuring downloadable audio recordings of the guided mindfulness practices, narrated by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, and John Teasdale. (Published in hardcover as Mindfulness and the Transformation of Despair: Working with People at Risk of Suicide.) See also Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition, by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, and John Teasdale, the authoritative presentation of MBCT.

Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.'A thoroughly enjoyable read, and [I] would recommend trainee therapists read it also, as it will increase your understanding of the treatment of low self-esteem.' BABCP MagazineLow self-esteem can make life difficult in all sorts of ways. It can make you anxious and unhappy, tormented by doubts and self-critical thoughts. It can get in the way of feeling at ease with other people and stop you from leading the life you want to lead. It makes it hard to value and appreciate yourself in the same way you would another person you care about. Melanie Fennell's acclaimed and bestselling self-help guide will help you to understand your low self-esteem and break out of the vicious circle of distress, unhelpful behaviour and self-destructive thinking. Using practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), this book will help you learn the art of self-acceptance and so transform your sense of yourself for the better. Specifically, you will learn: How low self-esteem develops and what keeps it going How to question your negative thoughts and the attitudes that underlie them How to identify your strengths and good qualities for a more balanced, kindly view of yourselfOvercoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme.

Helping therapists bring about enduring change when treating clients with any anxiety disorder, this invaluable book combines expert guidance, in-depth exploration, and innovative clinical strategies. The authors draw on extensive experience and research to provide a framework for constructing lucid formulations of complex cases. They identify obstacles that frequently arise during the early, middle, and later stages of treatment and present a wide range of practical solutions. The volume demonstrates clear-cut yet flexible ways to enhance client engagement, foster metacognitive awareness, facilitate emotional processing, address low self-esteem and fear of uncertainty, and much more. Reproducible handouts and forms are included.

Denne boken er en selvhjelpsguide for den som sliter med lav selvfølelse, og for de som hjelper dem: deres venner, familie, psykologer, rådgivere og leger. Den søker å gi en forståelse av hvordan negative tanker om en selv har oppstått, og hva man kan gjøre for å erstatte disse med mer positive tanker.

Mange mennesker oplever, at deres lave selvværd har en både smertefuld og ødelæggende effekt på deres liv. I Melanie Fennells bog henviser ordet ´selvværd´ til de overordnede tanker, som en person har om sig selv. Hvis disse tanker hovedsageligt er uvenlige og kritiske, og hvis man føler, at ens sande selv er svagt, utilstrækkeligt, undertrykt eller usikkert - hvilket mange mennesker føler i mere eller mindre udstrakt grad - så er der god grund til at læse denne bog. Bogen bygger på kognitiv adfærdsterapi, der indeholder elementer fra både psykodynamisk og adfærdsterapeutisk teori og metode. Den kræver læserens aktive medvirken og gennemgår konkrete teknikker og metoder, der fremover kan bruges i en lang række situationer og samtidig forebygger eventuelle tilbagefald. Melanie Fennell er psykolog på afdelingen for klinisk psykologi ved Warneford Hospital i Oxford og tilknyttet Department of Psychiatry ved Oxford University, hvor hun koordinerer videreuddannelsen i kognitiv psykologi for personalegrupper inden for sundhedssektoren. Hun rejser desuden verden rundt med sine forelæsninger og workshops og har i den forbindelse været i Danmark ved flere lejligheder. At overvinde-bøgerne er en serie selvhjælpsguider skrevet af specialister inden for hvert sit felt. I de senere år har en gruppe engelske og amerikanske psykiatere og psykologer med held videreudviklet principperne og teknikkerne fra den kognitive terapi og overført dem til bøger, der guider læseren igennem en aktiv selvhjælpsproces. Disse bøger indeholder et systematisk program, der gør det muligt for læseren alene eller i samarbejde med en psykiater, en praktiserende læge, en psykolog eller en psykoterapeut at forsøge at overvinde de negative, automatiske tanker, der hæmmer en sund og naturlig livsudfoldelse.

Kognitiv-adfærdsterapeutisk depressionsbehandling er en introduktion til kognitiv adfærdsterapi samt et konkret arbejdsredskab til behandling af depression. Kognitiv adfærdsterapi retter sig mod menneskets tænkning - den mening og betydning, vi tillægger ting, der sker i vores liv. Metoden bygger på et åbent og direkte samarbejde mellem patient og behandler, så patienten selv lærer at bruge de terapeutiske metoder i sin dagligdag. Del II: Brugsbog til patienten forklarer depressionsmodellen i et enkelt og forståeligt sprog. Kan bruges som et praktisk arbejdsredskab i det åbne samarbejde mellem terapeut og patient, så patienten selv lærer at undersøge og udfordre egne reaktionsmønstre og dermed blive sin egen terapeut. Melanie Fennell er psykolog og en respekteret forsker med mange års praktisk erfaring med depressive patienter.

Kognitiv-adfærdsterapeutisk depressionsbehandling er en introduktion til kognitiv adfærdsterapi samt et konkret arbejdsredskab til behandling af depression. Kognitiv adfærdsterapi retter sig mod menneskets tænkning - den mening og betydning, vi tillægger ting, der sker i vores liv. Metoden bygger på et åbent og direkte samarbejde mellem patient og behandler, så patienten selv lærer at bruge de terapeutiske metoder i sin dagligdag. Del I: Brugsbog til terapeuten giver klare og praktiske anvisninger på, hvordan kognitiv adfærdsterapeutisk depressionsbehandling gribes an. Behandlingens faser gennemgås trin for trin, og der gives retningslinjer for, hvilke teknikker terapeuten kan gøre brug af undervejs. Melanie Fennell er psykolog og en respekteret forsker med mange års praktisk erfaring med depressive patienter.