Books in the CBT Distinctive Features series

Metacognitive therapy is based on the principle that worry and rumination are universal processes leading to emotional disorder. These processes are linked to erroneous beliefs about thinking and unhelpful self-regulation strategies. This book introduces the theoretical foundations and therapeutic principles of metacognitive therapy.

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) encourages the client to focus on their emotional problems in order to understand, challenge and change the irrational beliefs that underpin these problems. This guide introduces readers to REBT and indicates how it is different from other approaches within the broad cognitive behavioural therapy spectrum.

Constructivist psychotherapy focuses on the meaning that clients attribute to their world, and the way that this shapes their life to their difficulties. This book provides an explanation of the key features of this approach. It concentrates on the 30 key commitments that distinguish constructivism from other cognitive behavioural perspectives.

Schema Therapy combines cognitive behavioral therapy techniques with elements of interpersonal, experiential, and psychodynamic therapies in order to help people with long-term mental health problems including personality disorders and chronic depression. This book indicates the 30 distinctive features of Schema Therapy.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a modern behaviour therapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness interventions alongside commitment and behaviour change strategies to enhance psychological flexibility. This book summarises the key features of ACT and explains how this approach differs from traditional cognitive behaviour therapy.

Behavioral activation theory indicates that much clinically relevant human behavior is a function of positive reinforcement, and that when positive reinforcement is reduced, lost, or chronically low depression results. This book clarifies the fundamental theoretical and practical features of behavioral activation.

Research into the beneficial effect of developing compassion has advanced enormously over the years. This book explains how Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - a process of developing compassion for the self and others to increase well-being and aid recovery - varies from other forms of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.