Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is an approach to counselling and psychotherapy rooted in the CBT tradition, and one that has a distinctive perspective on emotional problems. Understanding Emotional Problems and their Healthy Alternatives provides an accurate understanding of the REBT perspective on eight major emotional problems for which help is sought and their healthy alternatives: ● anxiety and concern ● depression and sadness ● shame and disappointment ● guilt and remorse ● unhealthy anger and healthy anger ● hurt and sorrow ● unhealthy jealousy and healthy jealousy ● unhealthy envy and healthy envy. Rather than discussing treatment methods, Windy Dryden encourages the reader to understand these problems accurately and suggests that doing so will provide a firm foundation for effective treatment. This new edition, updated throughout, reflects the increased interest in helping clients work towards 'healthy negative emotions'. Understanding Emotional Problems and their Healthy Alternatives will be essential reading for therapists, both in training and in practice.

Rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) is an approach to counselling and psychotherapy rooted in the CBT tradition and one that has a distinctive perspective on emotional problems. Understanding Emotional Problems provides an accurate understanding of the REBT perspective on eight major emotional problems for which help is sought: anxiety depression shame guilt unhealthy anger hurt unhealthy jealousy unhealthy envy. Rather than discussing treatment methods, Windy Dryden encourages the reader to accurately understand these problems and suggests that a clear, correct understanding of each disorder will provide a firm foundation for effective treatment. This concise, straightforward text presents each emotional problem in a similar way, allowing the reader to compare and contrast the similarities and differences between problems. Understanding Emotional Problems will be essential reading for therapists both in training and in practice.

This book is a comprehensive guide for coaches on how to use rational-emotive and cognitive behaviour therapy to help coachees with their emotional problems within a coaching context. In this fully updated new edition, Windy Dryden: discusses the eight major emotions that feature in coachees’ emotional problems and their healthy alternatives outlines a step-by-step guide to the use of RECBT in the coaching context illustrates these points with a case of a coachee whose progress towards a personal development objective was hampered by an emotional problem and how the coach implemented RECBT to help her deal with the obstacle and resume development-based coaching. Dealing with Emotional Problems in Coaching will be a valuable resource for all those involved in coaching.

This concise and accessible book introduces the 30 Distinctive Features of Rational Emotive Behavioural Coaching, also known as REBC, an approach which applies the principles of REBT to coaching. Divided between 10 theoretical and 20 practical features, the book covers a range of topics, including meaning and values, development, the working alliance, dealing with obstacles and common coachee problems. The book sets out two different approaches: development-focused REBC, which concentrates on the coachee’s areas of development, and problem-focused REBC, which concentrates on the coachee’s practical and emotional problems of living. Within the latter category, the book also distinguishes between practical problem-focused REBC and emotional problem-focused REBC. Rational Emotive Behavioural Coaching: Distinctive Features will be an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the key features of this unique approach to coaching.

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions aims to answer the 50 most frequently asked questions on REBT by trainees, novice practitioners, and clients themselves. This concise and readable book is divided into five parts, with each focusing on responding to questions about different elements of REBT from theory to practice and applications: • Part 1: The Nature of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in Context • Part 2: The Practice of REBT • Part 3: Miscellaneous Questions • Part 4: Personal Questions about REBT • Part 5: FAQs from Clients The book will appeal to a wide range of counsellors and psychotherapists. It will provide trainee and novice therapists with answers to some of their own questions, give trainers and supervisors helpful responses to frequently asked questions in training and aid all levels of practitioners in answering questions from clients.

This book is a comprehensive guide for life coaches on how to react and adapt when emotional problems get in the way of coaching. Windy Dryden uses Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT) techniques to offer advice on: when it is and is not appropriate to work on emotional problems when the coach should refer the client to someone else, such as a psychotherapist or counsellor how to use RECBT to help clients with their emotional problems within a life coaching context at what point it is sensible to begin coaching again. Dealing with Clients' Emotional Problems in Life Coaching will be a valuable resource for all those involved in life coaching.

This book is a comprehensive guide for coaches on how to use rational-emotive and cognitive behaviour therapy to help coachees with their emotional problems within a coaching context. In this fully updated new edition, Windy Dryden: discusses the eight major emotions that feature in coachees’ emotional problems and their healthy alternatives outlines a step-by-step guide to the use of RECBT in the coaching context illustrates these points with a case of a coachee whose progress towards a personal development objective was hampered by an emotional problem and how the coach implemented RECBT to help her deal with the obstacle and resume development-based coaching. Dealing with Emotional Problems in Coaching will be a valuable resource for all those involved in coaching.