Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a method of psychotherapeutic treatment that helps patients understand behavior-influencing thoughts and feelings. CBT is often used to treat a wide array of conditions including phobias, addictions, depression, and anxiety. 

In general, cognitive behavioral therapy is short-term and focuses on helping clients deal with a very specific problem. People learn how to recognise and alter destructive or upsetting patterns of thought that have a negative impact on attitudes and emotions during the course of treatment. 

The underlying concept behind CBT is that all our thoughts and feelings are essential to our behaviour. For instance, a person who spends a lot of time worrying about plane crashes, airport accidents, and other air disasters may consider themselves avoiding air travel. 

The aim of cognitive behavioral therapy is to show patients that while they are unable to control every part of the world around them, they can take control of how they perceive and handle things within their environment. 

In recent years, CBT has become increasingly popular with users of mental health and with practitioners in care. Because CBT is usually an option for short-term care, it is often more economical than some other types of therapy. CBT is also empirically validated and has been shown to help patients successfully resolve a wide range of maladaptive behaviours. 

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been used to treat people with a wide range of conditions, including: anxiety, phobias, addictions, depression, eating disorders, panic attacks, anger, etc. 

CBT is one of the most studied types of therapy, partially because counseling is based on highly specific goals and can be assessed relatively easily with outcomes. 

This book is for everyone (therapists and clients) who are new to the world of CBT or for anyone ready to discover more about the treatment powers in CBT...enjoy!