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The CBT Couples Toolbox

Over 45 Exercises to Improve Communication, Navigate Problems and Build Strong Relationships

Author:
John Ludgate, PhD
Copyright:
2018
Publication Date:
Jun 26, 2018
Publisher:
PESI Publishing
Product Code:
PUB085210
ISBN13:
9781683731023
Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
126


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Grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy strategies, along with the best interventions from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Positive Psychology, this will be your powerful go-to resource for guiding couples through challenges, obstacles and opportunities.

Filled with 45 unique exercises, assessments, treatment plans and homework to diagnose, tackle specific issues, and keep the therapy moving forward.

Use these proven methods to:

  • Diffuse destructive emotions
  • Improve high-conflict relationships
  • Strengthen communication issues
  • Build trust and forgiveness
  • Lessen anger issues
  • Motivate behavior change

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John Ludgate, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked as a psychotherapist for almost 30 years. He trained at the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia under Dr. Aaron Beck, the founder of Cognitive Therapy, and is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He subsequently became assistant director of training at Dr. Beck’s Center. His current practice consists largely of treating clients referred with mood problems and/or anxiety conditions at the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Center of Western North Carolina in Ashville, North Carolina.

John is a native of southern Ireland and obtained a master’s degree in clinical psychology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and a PhD from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland in 1990. In the early 1990s, Dr. Ludgate was a research clinical psychologist at the University of Oxford in England and served as cognitive therapist in several outcome studies of panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia and hypochondriasis.

He authored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Relapse Prevention for Depression and Anxiety (Professional Resources Press, 2009) and was co-editor with Wright, Thase and Beck of Cognitive Therapy with Inpatients: Developing a Cognitive Milieu (Guilford Press, 1993). His other books include Overcoming Compassion Fatigue (PESI, 2014 co-authored with Martha Teater) and The CBT Couples Toolbox (PESI, 2018). He has written numerous journal articles and book chapters in the field of Cognitive Behavior for Anxiety and Depression. He has presented many seminars and workshops on cognitive behavioral approaches, both nationally and internationally.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. John Ludgate is the owner and President of CBT Training & Consultancy, Inc. He has an employment relationship with the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center of WNC. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording and book royalties from PESI, Inc. Dr. Ludgate receives royalties as a published author and compensation as a consultant. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. John Ludgate is a member of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and the Association for the Advancement of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.


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