Stephen Brierstrained as a clinical psychologist and studied at Cambridge University, where he was later employed in child development research at the Winnicott Unit. Today Stephen works clinically with both children and adults. His various television appearances include four series of the popular BBC parenting programmes Little Angels and Teen Angels and Make Me A Grown-Up for Channel 4. He has also been a regular contributor to the Brain and Behaviour column in The Times Educational Supplement.

About the author Author's acknowledgements Publisher's acknowledgements 1 So what's so brilliant about CBT? 2 First principles 3 Common thinking traps - and how to avoid them 4 Grappling with negative thinking 5 Using behaviour to change your mind 6 Mapping out your problems 7 Beating the blues 8 Conquering anxiety 9 Taming anger 10 Boosting self-esteem 11 Breaking the cycle: using CBT to overcome addictions and destructive habits Afterword: over to you now References and further reading Useful websites Appendix 1 Brilliant directory of online CBT courses, computer-based tools and smartphone applications Appendix 2 Example of a thought record Appendix 3 Blank forms and thought record templates Appendix 4 What to do if it's not working Index