Books by Matthew McKay

A Clear and Effective Approach to Learning DBT Skills.

The much-anticipated fourth edition of the best-selling classic by Matthew McKay, Self-Esteem is the go-to guide for those seeking to increase their sense of self-worth. This fully revised new edition features an innovative application of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to self-esteem and utilizes updated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help readers create positive change and thrive.

The Interpersonal Problems Workbook combines research and evidence-based techniques for strengthening relationships in all areas in life-whether it's at home , at work, with a significant other, a parent, or a child.

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook broke new ground when it was first published forty years ago, detailing easy, step-by-step techniques for calming the body and mind in an increasingly overstimulated world. Now in its seventh edition and with more than one million copies sold, this fully revised and updated workbook-highly regarded by therapists and their clients-remains the go-to resource for stress reduction strategies that can be incorporated into even the busiest lives.

It's time to redefine happiness. In this breakthrough workbook, readers will discover a more effective way to achieve satisfaction and fulfillment rooted in spiritual values and actions. Blending time-tested spiritual wisdom with evidence-based psychological practices, readers will learn how to experience happiness on their own terms-even when faced with life's unavoidable obstacles and losses.

Many people with depression believe they are defective, unwanted, or inferior, and this feeling of being flawed and inadequate often leads to a strong sense of shame. Written by experienced clinicians, this workbook provides readers with practical, proven-effective skills based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), so they can identify and alleviate shame-based, self-defeating beliefs, and learn to create a more fulfilling life.Do you feel like you're broken? Are you depressed because you believe that you're somehow defective, unwanted, orinferior? Do you feel self-conscious and insecure, constantly comparing yourself to others? Are you sensitive to criticism, or terrified of rejection?Feeling flawed and inadequate often stems from negative childhood experiences. If you grew up in a highly criticalenvironment, you might feel unworthy of being loved, or have a deep sense of shame about your perceived defects. Youmay tell yourself there is something inherently wrong with you that prevents you from forming satisfying relationships,finding happiness, and succeeding in life. So, how can free yourself from the self-defeating beliefs that keep you trappedin the depths of depression?Grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this workbook will give you the tools toidentify and dismiss your core beliefs of personal defectiveness, and build a life based on positive choices and values thatbring vitality and a sense of personal fulfillment. You'll discover ways to develop psychological flexibility, freeing yourselffrom old habits and unhealthy coping mechanisms, and alleviating symptoms of depression. Finally, you'll learn to seeyourself in all your wonderful complexity, with kindness and compassion.The truth is you are not broken, and painful memories of the past do not have to dictate your future. If you're ready toheal and treat yourself to the care and compassion you deserve, this book will show you how.

This classic, best-selling communication skills book has already helped thousands of people cultivate better relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and partners. Now fully revised and updated, this long-awaited fourth edition of Messages teaches readers to become active listeners, read body language, identify communication styles, practice conflict resolution, improve public speaking skills, and much more. In addition, the book features a new, crucial chapter on digital communication to help readers thrive in the modern world.

Since its publication in 1987, Self-Esteem by Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning has set the standard for self-help books that seek to improve self-esteem. With more than 600,000 copies sold through its three editions, Self-Esteem has helped hundreds of thousands of readers learn to think more positively about themselves, bringing them greater happiness, success, and peace of mind. But Self-Esteem is more than just one book. The Self-Esteem Companion, published in 1999, distilled the best techniques of the original book into sixty simple exercises that readers could learn and use when and wherever they went. Now, the people who brought you Self-Esteem and The Self-Esteem Companion have once again adapted the inspiring techniques from the original book into a new and exciting project. This book uses a technique known as guided journaling to help readers teach themselves to vocalize their feelings, conquer self-doubt, discover their strengths-and generally change the way they think and feel about themselves for the better. The Self-Esteem Guided Journal offers you a ten-week program of writing exercises that will help you shift your focus from the things wrong with your life to the things that are right. The book begins with a week of journaling about non-judgment-regarding everything from people in the news to your own behavior. Weeks two and three guide you to discover your strengths and redefine your weaknesses. The exercises in weeks five and six help you review your past to see how formative events have affected your self-esteem. Week seven focuses on the impact of thoughts, while week eight works to help you learn how to hold to your own truths and stand up for yourself. In week nine, you'll directly explore your experiences with your own self-esteem Achilles heel, and finally, week ten helps you create daily opportunities to experience your personal worth and serves as a launching pad for future journaling activities.

This classic, best-selling communication skills book has already helped thousands of people cultivate better relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and partners.

In this groundbreaking guide for clinicians, psychologist and author Matthew McKay presents emotional efficacy therapy (EET)-a powerful and proven-effective model for treating clients with emotion regulation disorders.

Presents a treatment protocol for therapists working with clients who repeatedly fall into unhealthy patterns in their relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and romantic partners. This book offers an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) approach - to help these clients overcome maladaptive interpersonal behavior.

Presents an approach to the treatment of anxiety that is designed to fit the needs of anxiety sufferers seeking fast solutions. This title helps readers to learn the essentials about anxiety: what causes and contributes to anxiety symptoms, how to stop them, and how to keep them from coming back.

Matthew McKay's and Patrick Fanning's self-help books have already sold more than 600,000 copies. Now, the popular authors teach the communication skills couples need to build happy, intimate, lasting relationships. Step-by-step, couples learn how to communicate effectively, negotiate really difficult conflicts, and more.