Working on the frontline of mental health : a CBT therapist's casebook /

"Working on the Frontline of Mental Health is an account of the day-to-day work in psychological therapies, highlighting the complexities patients present but also their remarkable and moving stories of recovery after many years of adversity. Steve Sheward, a CBT therapist working on the frontl...

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Main Authors: Sheward, Steve (Author)
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon :
Publication Dates: 2023.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Working on the Frontline of Mental Health is an account of the day-to-day work in psychological therapies, highlighting the complexities patients present but also their remarkable and moving stories of recovery after many years of adversity. Steve Sheward, a CBT therapist working on the frontline in the NHS and private practice, presents an overview of different psychological presentations, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and panic disorder, amongst others. Each chapter provides a detailed description of the latest cognitive behavioural therapy approaches used to help clients overcome psychological challenges which is paired with compelling case studies that demonstrate their application. The book also outlines the challenges of continuing to deliver therapy during the Covid pandemic, as well as the demands placed upon the profession and the psychological challenges experienced by therapists. This book will be of interest to a variety of mental health professionals, especially those trained in CBT, along with those who have personal experience with mental health problems"--
Carrier Form: x, 162 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780367550509
0367550504
9780367550516
0367550512
Index Number: RC489
CLC: R749.055
Call Number: R749.055/S554
Contents: "What's happening now?": a journey into post-traumatic stress disorder -- Acquainted with the night: a journey into depression -- Feel the fear: working with the generally anxious -- "Why is my brain doing this to me?": attempting to break free from OCD -- "I'm not eing rude - I'm terrified of you": breaking through the isolation of social phobia -- "If this happens again, I'll die": overcoming panic disorder -- "It isn't in my heard": vomit phobia and fear of soiling -- And COVID.