An Introduction to Improving Your Self-Esteem, 2nd Edition (An Introduction to Coping series) - Softcover

Brosan, Leonora; Fennell, Dr Melanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472140184 ISBN 13: 9781472140180

Publisher: Robinson, 2020

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Authors

Dr Lee Brosan was a consultant clinical psychologist in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust, and Trust Lead for the development of psychological therapies. She was also clinical associate at the M.R.C. Cognition and Brain Science Unit in Cambridge and honorary lecturer at the University of East Anglia. She died in 2017.

Melanie Fennell is one of the pioneers of cognitive therapy in the UK. She developed and led Oxford University's Diploma in Cognitive Therapy and MSc in Advanced Cognitive Therapy, and co-developed and taught on the Masters Degree in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). As a research clinician in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, she contributed to the development and evaluation of effective psychological treatments for anxiety and depression, including both CBT and MBCT.

From the Back Cover

Practical support for overcoming low self-esteem

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 book 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

Dr Melanie Fennell is one of the pioneers of CBT for depression in the UK. As a research clinician in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, she has contributed to developing evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression, including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. She teaches at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. Dr Lee Brosan was a consultant psychologist with the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Over her career, she was responsible for the development of psychological treatment services within the trust and taught many other people how best to understand and use CBT.

Edition details

• Publisher: Robinson
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472140184
• ISBN 13: 9781472140180
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112