Oxford Guide to Metaphors in CBT: Building Cognitive Bridges

by Paul M. Salkovskis, Warren Mansell, Anna Lavender, et al.

The business of cognitive therapy is to transform meanings. What better way to achieve this than through a metaphor? Metaphors straddle two different domains at once, providing a conceptual bridge from a problematic interpretation to a fresh new perspective that can cast one's experiences in a new light. Even the simplest metaphor can be used again and again with different clients, yet still achieve the desired effect. One such example is the 'broken...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199207496
• ISBN13: 9780199207497
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"