title: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, You can Use Without a Therapist
author: Ms G Virginia Hansen MSW
description: Virginia Hansen earned her Masters Degree at Eastern WA Univ. at the age of 62. Two years later she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Although she no longer practices, Virginia wants to continue helping people. Through her writings, she has established a way to help others change their outlook on life and feel better about themselves. Virginia has three children and seven grandchildren. She has been a writer for forty years.
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  Contents
  
  [Cover](kindle:embed:0001?mime=image/jpg)
  
  About the Author
  
  Title Page
  
  Epigraph
  
  Introduction
  
  One: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  
  (CBT)
  
  Two: Recognising faulty thinking
  
  Three: Disputing negative
  
  cognitions
  
  Four: Overcoming frustration
  
  Five: Managing anger
  
  Six: Coping with anxiety
  
  Seven: Maintaining self-esteem
  
  Eight: Recovery from depression
  
  Nine: Taking charge
  
  Ten: Effective communication
  
  Eleven: Being happy
  
  Solutions to exercises
  
  Recommended reading
  
  Index
  
  Copyright
  
  About the Author
  
  Dr Sarah Edelman is a university
  
  lecturer, trainer and psychologist in
  
  private practice. She teaches at the
  
  University of Technology, Sydney,
  
  and runs programmes on Cognitive
  
  Behaviour Therapy at the Centre of
  
  Continuing
  
  Education
  
  at
  
  the
  
  University of Sydney. She also
  
  conducts workshops and training
  
  programmes
  
  for
  
  government
  
  organisations, teachers, counsellors
  
  and the general public. Sarah has
  
  published articles on Cognitive
  
  Behaviour Therapy