A practicing psychologist―one of the top popularizers of
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)―offers a fresh, welcome approach for
treating mental health issues that speaks to our times, blending mindfulness
and spirituality with CBT to effectively overcome negative thinking, achieve
deep healing, and truly attain lasting peace.
Mental health professionals have numerous tools and
techniques to help their patients battle depression and illness. But while
these methods can alleviate the pain, they are often only temporary. Based on
his extensive knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and his personal
experience with depression and illness, Dr. Seth J. Gillihan believes we need
to do more than relieve our symptoms to become healthy and whole. To achieve
long-lasting wellness and good health, we must embrace the spiritual in our
healing.
By incorporating insights from both Christianity and
Buddhism and mindfulness into the therapeutic process, we can exponentially
magnify the healing CBT provides. Gillihan calls his method Mindful Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy and shows how it can be used successfully to master negative
thoughts and behaviors and choose the right actions to become fully present and
at peace in our daily lives.
This extraordinary guide shows how to banish the stubborn
lies we tell ourselves―that we’re unlovable, stupid, unworthy, defective―and
adapt new healthful and spiritual practices that can help us retrain our minds
to focus on the deep truths of our existence―that we are perfect in our
imperfections, and most important, that we are beings deserving of love.
About the Author
Seth J. Gillihan, PhD, is a psychologist who
specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Before focusing on his
private practice in 2012, he was a full-time faculty member at the University
of Pennsylvania and taught in the Psychology Department at Haverford College.
He received his doctorate in psychology from the University
of Pennsylvania, and is the author of multiple books on mindfulness and CBT and
the host of the Think Act Be podcast. He lives in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
