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Health anxiety affects thousands of people in the UK and it can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

This introductory booklet is aimed at those for whom health anxiety has become a serious problem. Written by experienced practitioners, it explains what health anxiety is and how it makes you feel. It will help the reader to understand their symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy.

What health anxiety is and how it develops.

Physical symptoms.

How to spot and challenge thoughts that make you anxious.

Reducing your focus on illness.


Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.

Anxiety affects thousands of people in the UK and it can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

This introductory booklet is aimed at those for whom anxiety has become a problem. Written by experienced practitioners, it explains what anxiety is and how it makes you feel when it becomes unmanageable or lasts for long periods of time. It will help the reader to understand their symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy.

What anxiety is and how it develops.
Physical symptoms.
How to spot and challenge thoughts that make you anxious.
Thinking in a more balanced way.
Changing how you behave in order to reduce your feelings of anxiety.


'This booklet will prove an invaluable first step to overcoming anxiety.' Professor Peter Cooper, Professor of Psychology, University of Reading


Panic affects thousands of people in the UK and it can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Written by an experienced practitioner, this introductory booklet explains what panic attacks are and how they make you feel. It will help the reader to understand their symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy.

How panic attacks develop and what keeps them going.

The link between your thoughts and your panic attacks.

Case studies.

Breathing techniques.


Overcoming App now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.

Depression affects thousands of people in the UK and it can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Written by experienced practitioners, this introductory booklet explains what depression is and how it makes you feel. It will help the reader to understand their symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy.

How depression develops and what keeps it going.
How to spot and challenge thoughts that maintain your depression
Problem solving and balanced thinking.


Learn how to overcome your phobias

It is very common for people to have a phobia of something - heights, spiders, water... but when that fear prevents you from doing the things you enjoy doing in life, or causes you deep anxiety and feelings of panic, it is time to seek help.

This self-help guide explains how phobias develop and what keeps them going. This updated edition gives you clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help you challenge the way you think and behave:
· Setting goals and starting to face your fears
· Avoiding relapses and problem-solving


Overcoming app now available.

This is a new addition to the popular 'Introduction to Coping with' series of self-help booklets. Written by the author of the popular self-help title Overcoming Stress, An Introduction to Coping with Stress offers a first step in CBT-based self-help. We all know what stress feels like, and indeed what it feels like when we have too much stress in our lives. Too much stress can have a negative impact on us, almost without our noticing it. It can affect our family life, friendships and other relationships, our work life and our physical and emotional wellbeing.

This self-help guide uses CBT strategies to help the reader to recognise what happens to us when we are under stress and how we can change how we feel, think and act in order to regain a more balanced outlook on life and manage it more effectively. This practical booklet is also an ideal resource for health professionals and carers.


A new addition to the popular Introduction to Coping with series of CBT-based self-help booklets. Written by the author of the bestselling Overcoming Low Self-Esteem and the popular self-help title Overcoming Stress, An Introduction to Coping with Low Self-Esteem offers expert advice to anyone struggling with self-confidence.

Includes helpful information on what causes and maintains low self-esteem and proven CBT strategies to beat it.


Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.

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Phobias affect thousands of people in the UK and can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.


Written by an experienced practitioner, this introductory booklet explains what phobias are and how they make you feel. It will help the reader to understand their phobias and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy.


How phobias develop and what keeps them going


Setting goals and starting to face your fears


Avoiding relapses and problem solving


Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects thousands of people in the UK and it can be effectively treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Written by an experienced practitioner, this introductory booklet explains what OCD is and how it makes you feel. It will help the reader to understand their symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy. The book covers:

The different forms of OCD, how it develops and what keeps it going.

Case studies.

The roles that your compulsions and thoughts play.

Different kinds of treatment.


Learn how to control your health anxiety

Health anxiety affects many people across the world - a preoccupation with physical illness that is equally bad for your mental health. This can be worsened in times of global panic about pandemics. This self-help guide explains how health anxiety develops and what keeps it going.

This updated edition gives you clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help you challenge the way you think and behave, such as:
- What health anxiety is and how it develops
- Physical symptom
- How to spot and challenge thoughts that make you anxious.
- Reducing your focus on illness
- How to spot and challenge thoughts that make you anxious
- Reducing your focus on your body and on illness


Overcoming app now available.

Depression is the predominant mental health condition worldwide, affecting millions of people each year. But it can be treated effectively with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Written by experienced practitioners, this introductory book explains what depression is and how it makes you feel. It will help you to understand your symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy. You will learn:
· How depression develops and what keeps it going
· How to spot and challenge thoughts that maintain your depression
· Problem solving and balanced thinking skills


Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions worldwide, affecting millions of people each year. But it can be treated effectively with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Written by experienced practitioners, this introductory book can help you if anxiety has become a problem. It explains what anxiety is and how it makes you feel when it becomes unmanageable or lasts for long periods of time. It will help you to understand your symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy. You will learn:
* What anxiety is and how it develops
* Physical symptoms to look out for
* How to spot and challenge thoughts that make you anxious
* Ways to change how you behave in order to reduce your feelings of anxiety


Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions worldwide, affecting millions of people each year. But it can be treated effectively with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Written by experienced practitioners, this introductory book can help you if anxiety has become a problem. It explains what anxiety is and how it makes you feel when it becomes unmanageable or lasts for long periods of time. It will help you to understand your symptoms and is ideal as an immediate coping strategy and as a preliminary to fuller therapy. You will learn:
* What anxiety is and how it develops
* Physical symptoms to look out for
* How to spot and challenge thoughts that make you anxious
* Ways to change how you behave in order to reduce your feelings of anxiety


Learn how to manage your feelings of panic
Panic disorder and panic attacks affect many people across the world. This self-help guide explains how panic develops and what keeps it going. This updated edition gives you clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help you recognise the link between your thoughts and your panic:
How to spot and challenge thoughts that make you panic
Keeping a panic diary
Learn calming breathing techniques


Many people suffer from extreme emotions with around 2% of people being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. It is a very troubling condition which causes abnormal and unstable behaviour including overwhelming feelings of distress and anger, which may lead to self-harming, damage or destruction of relationships and, at times, loss of contact with reality.

Through clinically proven dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) techniques, this book will help you to control your extreme emotions. You will learn:

* The symptoms of personality disorder
* Different ways of coping with overwhelming emotions
* How to increase your emotional resilience from day to day