Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression - by Monique A Thompson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Break free from depression with these simple, effective CBT strategies

Discover the help you need to manage negative thought patterns and reconnect with those around you. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression delivers an easy-to-use toolbox that provides you with straightforward and actionable exercises. Learn how to reexamine the way you think and act so you can start creating positive change in your daily life.

Drawing on Dr. Monique Thompson's years of expertise using proven cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help adults and teens face anxiety and depression, this compassionate guide teaches you essential skills and strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to achieve lasting results.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression is:

• Depression based--Learn to manage your negative emotions and prevent experiential avoidance cycles by understanding the relationship between your thoughts, actions, and feelings.
• Beginner friendly--Find explanations and advice that are easy to follow for those who have no prior experience with cognitive behavioral therapy or similar therapies.
• Focused on practice--Teach yourself to stay engaged, connect with feelings, and more--all at your own pace--through simple and actionable exercises.

Get help managing your depression with cognitive behavioral therapy.

Review Quotes

"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression is a terrific resource for anyone suffering with depression and for therapists working to help them. Dr. Monique Thompson presents the principles and skills of cognitive behavior therapy clearly and compassionately. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone!" --Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, Co-Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy and Author of Anxiety and Avoidance: A Universal Treatment for Anxiety, Panic, and Fear

"For those dealing with depression, personally or professionally, this is THE book to read! Beautifully written with clarity and precision, and grounded in empirically established methods, Monique Thompson provides a superb map and guidebook for navigating the terrain of depression and emerging in a much better place." --David E. Presti, Professor of Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley and Author of Foundational Concepts in Neuroscience: A Brain-Mind Odyssey

"This book offers, in a deceptively small package, a large collection of strategies the reader can act on now to overcome pessimism, hopelessness, guilt, and lethargy in order to dig out of the black pit of depression and despair. The author's wise advice is based on both her personal experience of depression and her professional experience doing research on depression and providing treatment for it. Dr. Thompson's writing is clear and direct, and she speaks with a warm and compassionate voice that is simultaneously solidly grounded in the latest science." --Jacqueline B. Persons, Ph.D., Director, Oakland Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center, and Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

"We find ourselves in complex and challenging times that can, for many, provoke an episode of depression. Fortunately, Monique Thompson's Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression has arrived as a practical, accessible, and science-based guide to understanding and conquering depression. It is full of real-life examples of the thoughts, feelings, and actions that combine to produce depression as well as essential strategies for taking action against these forces. Readers will be able to apply the lessons and strategies to their own lives, thanks to the clarity and compassion in Thompson's prose. Whether used as a stand-alone guide or as a complement to therapy, this book is bound to help scores of people who deal with the all-too-common experience of depression." --Ann M. Kring, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

About the Author

Monique Thompson, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with extensive experience providing cognitive therapy to adults and teens with depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Dr. Thompson has worked at UC Berkeley as a member of a team enhancing cognitive therapies for depression. She is a partner at the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy and adjunct faculty at the UC Berkeley Extension