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Cognitive Distortions: Unhelpful Thinking Habits

Cognitive distortions: an introduction to how CBT describes unhelpful ways of thinking Cognitive distortions or...
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Delivering More Effective Exposure Therapy In CBT

“Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain”Ralph Waldo Emerson Exposure therapy...
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Harry Potter And The Therapy Tools

Children and adults have been entranced by J. K. Rowling’s wizarding world since the publication...
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The Therapist’s Guide To Exercise And Mental Health

Exercise is a powerful tool for increasing emotional and physical wellbeing and is an effective...
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The Therapist’s Guide To Recognizing Bipolar Disorder

What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is the name given to a group of mental...
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What To Try When The CBT Thought Records Don’t Work

The introduction of thought records was an innovative technical feature of Beck’s cognitive therapy for...
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Feel Prepared To Deliver Effective Therapy

There are so many features packed into Psychology Tools Complete and Advanced memberships, that we’ve...
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Making The Most Of Your Trial

Welcome to Psychology Tools! Our job is to make your life as a mental health...

Using Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) To Treat Problems Of Overcontrol

Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT), developed by Dr. Thomas R. Lynch, is a...
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Free Guide To Living With Worry And Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty

Our world is changing rapidly at the moment. Given some of the news coverage it...
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How to manage your drinking during a global health crisis

You may have noticed that you have started to drink more as global events have...
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Looking for tools to help optimize your tele and video therapy? We can help.

By now, you may have adapted your practice and started using tele therapy and video...

Free Guide To Critical Illness, Intensive Care, And Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

As a result of the current global health crisis, many more people than usual are...
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Intolerance Of Uncertainty: Help Your Clients To Embrace The Unknown Using Behavioral Experiments

Article summary Intolerance of uncertainty is an important transdiagnostic risk factor for a wide range...
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How To Use Your CBT Skills To Conceptualize Relationship And Interpersonal Problems: Two New Formulations To Integrate Into Your Practice

Interpersonal difficulties are a common reason for clients to seek therapy. CBT therapists can struggle...
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Do You Have Enough Time To Do Everything As Well As You’d Like?

We didn’t think so. As a mental health professional, there are so many different challenges...

As A Clinical Team Leader, Do You Sometimes Wish You Had Magic Powers?

If the answer is yes, you’re in the right place. With the amount of conflicting...

Are You Training To Become A Mental Health Professional?

As a student, the challenge of learning to become an effective therapist can feel overwhelming....

Designed For Maximum Effectiveness

We agree with Dieter Rams, who said that, ‘Good design is thorough to the last...

What If English Isn’t Your Client’s First Language?

Therapy is hard work. But experiencing therapy in a language that isn’t your own is...

Our Formats Are As Flexible As Your Practice

One size doesn’t fit all People learn in different ways. We’ve created our resources in...

A Career’s Worth Of Resources At Your Fingertips

It can take many years to build up a library of good quality, well designed...

Profile: Exploring Values In Therapy With Dr Jenna LeJeune

Dr Jenna LeJeune is a clinical psychologist, author, ACT trainer and researcher. She is a...
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Profile: Dr Matthew Pugh Talks Chairwork In CBT

Matthew Pugh is a clinical psychologist and senior therapist in an NHS eating disorders service....
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Profile: Thomas Joiner And The Study of Suicide

Thomas Joiner is an academic psychologist and leading expert on suicide. He is the author...
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Profile: Dr Katy Robjant Talks Narrative Exposure Therapy

Dr Katy Robjant is a Consultant clinical psychologist and researcher, specializing in the treatment of...
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Profile: Dr Warren Mansell Discusses Perceptual Control Theory

Dr Warren Mansell is a clinical psychologist, researcher and Reader at the University of Manchester....
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Profile: Professor Shirley Reynolds Talks Child And Adolescent Mental Health

Professor Shirley Reynolds is a clinical psychologist, research and author. She has been the Director...
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Profile: Professor Ed Watkins Discusses Rumination

Ed Watkins is a Professor in Experimental and Applied Clinical Psychology at the University of...
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Profile: Professor Stefan Hofmann Discusses Process-Based CBT

Professor Stefan Hofmann is an influential clinical psychologist, researcher and expert in anxiety disorders and...
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Profile: Professor Christine Purdon talks compulsions and OCD

Professor Christine Purdon is a clinical psychologist, researcher and author with expertise in OCD, anxiety...
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The CBT Technique That’s Overlooked, Undervalued, And Essential: Why Is Self-Monitoring So Important?

Self-monitoring is a core part of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), but is often overlooked or...
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Free Ukrainian, Polish, And Russian Translations Of Trauma And PTSD Psychoeducational Resources

The people of Ukraine will have many needs in the coming months and years. The...

Profile: Professor Sona Dimidjian talks cultivating mindfulness and mental wellness for women, children, and families

Professor Sona Dimidjian is a clinical psychologist, researcher and author. She is also a professor...
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August 2022 Newsletter

Welcome to the Psychology Tools newsletter for August 2022. In this edition, we’re announcing our...

Treatments That Work and Psychology Tools: Our Library Just Got Much Bigger

Written by leading psychologists, including Edna Foa, David Barlow and Michelle Craske, Treatments That Work...

December 2022 Newsletter

The Performance And The Yerkes-Dodson Law handout provides an overview of the Yerkes-Dodson Law. It describes the...

September 2022 Newsletter

The window of tolerance concept, coined by Dan Siegel in his 1999 book The Developing...

January 2023 Newsletter

Our ‘Understanding…’ series is a collection of psychoeducation guides for common mental health conditions. Concepts are explained...

November 2022 Newsletter

This is a friendly, comprehensive and explanatory guide written for clients, but it’s equally useful...

July 2022 Newsletter

Energy graphs can give your clients a better understanding of how their food intake affects...

Highlights: 4 Free Tools To Work Effectively With Anorexia

1. The Importance of Ambivalence To Change 
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Profile: Chris Irons and Compassion Focused Therapy

Dr Chris Irons is a clinical psychologist, author, researcher and leading international CFT trainer. He...
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