Cognitive behavioral therapy books
CBT textbooks, technique guides and workbooks for clients, from Aaron and Judith Beck to Robert Leahy and the third wave. Start with the basics, then move on to techniques, difficult cases and the third wave.
Where to start
A reading order that follows CBT training: from the model to techniques and difficult cases.
- BasicsThe model, case conceptualization, session structure.
- TechniquesTools for each task of the session.
- Depression and anxietyThe original protocols and the metacognitive model.
- Difficult casesPersonality disorders and chronic patterns.
- Third waveSkills, acceptance, values.
- For the clientWorkbooks for homework between sessions.
How we build the shelves
We matched each edition against its Amazon.com listing: title, author and, for print editions, ISBN. The descriptions are ours: what the book covers and when it helps in practice.
For now the order of the shelf is editorial. Later a book's place will depend on how many professional sources recommend it: training programs, association reading lists and university courses.
Therapists in Sessio will be able to mark the books that help in their practice. One account, one vote.
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See how it worksStore links go through sessio.health/go/: an English edition opens on Amazon.com, other editions in the store of their language. The book descriptions are written by the Sessio team.