The secret to making troubled relationships work

Feeling Good Together

A simple, revolutionary guide to solving any relationship conflict without the need for therapy, from the author of the international bestseller Feeling Good

Dr David Burns is the author of five books including the bestselling Feeling Good and When Panic Attacks. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine and has served as Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School. In February 2008 Dr Burns and Feeling Good were featured on the BBC's Imagine series (first episode).

We all have people in our lives that we just can't seem to get along with. Whether it's our spouse, co-worker or neighbour, something about the relationship just rubs us up the wrong way, and though our natural instinct is to blame the other person, that can just make things worse. 
 
In Feeling Good Together, renowned US psychiatrist Dr David Burns applies his successful method of cognitive interpersonal therapy to teach us how to take control of our relationships. 
 
Building on the principles that he first introduced in Feeling Good (over 4 million copies sold), Burns offers innovative techniques designed to improve communication skills and shows us how to cope with different personality types, such as the big ego, the jealous type, the stubborn mule and the critic, and reveals the five secrets of effective communication. 
 
This groundbreaking book will identify the behaviours that are sabotaging your relationships and give you the tools to change.

10 Days To Great Self Esteem

The proven, revolutionary way to find happiness and build confidence without drugs or therapy.

Do you wake up dreading the day? Do you feel discouraged with what you've accomplished in life? Do you want greater self-esteem, productivity, and joy in daily living? 
 
In 10 Days to Great Self Esteem, Dr Burns offers a powerful tool providing hope, compassion, and healing for people suffering from low self-esteem, unhappiness or depression. In ten easy steps you will learn specific techniques to enhance self esteem, productivity and happiness. You will learn techniques that will help you change the way you think, feel and behave. The ideas are based on commonsense and are easy to apply. You will learn that: 
 
*You feel the way you think: negative feelings do not actually result from bad things that happen but from the way you think about these events. 
*You can change the way you feel: you will discover why you get so moody and learn how to brighten your outlook when you're feeling sad or depressed.

David Burns

Another masterpiece from the author who helped millions help themselves

Henny Westra, PhD, associate professor and director of the York University Anxiety Research Clinic

...lays out exactly what readers need to do to feel better

Jacqueline B Persons, PhD, director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy

Few truly great books on psychotherapy have been published, and this is one of them

Albert Ellis, PhD, bestselling author of A Guide to Rational Living

A new drug-free therapy to beat chronic shyness, anxiety and phobias

'I just know this plane is going to run into turbulence and crash!' 
'My mind will go blank when I give my presentation at work and everyone will think I'm an idiot.' 
'Why am I so shy and insecure? I'm such a loser!' 
 
We all know what it's like to feel anxious, worried or panicky. If any of these thoughts sound familiar, you can change the way you feel. When Panic Attacks will give you the ammunition to quickly defeat any kind of anxiety, including chronic worrying, shyness, public speaking anxiety, test anxiety and phobias without lengthy therapy or prescription drugs. 
 
Bestselling author and behavioural psychiatrist Dr David Burns will teach you 40 powerful new anti-anxiety techniques and show you how to select methods that will work for you. The goal is not just feeling a bit better, but complete recovery. All you need is a little courage and the techniques in this book.

David Burns

Praise for When Panic Attacks

Another masterpiece from the author who helped millions help themselves

...lays out exactly what readers need to do to feel better

Few truly great books on psychotherapy have been published, and this is one of them

Another masterpiece from the author who helped millions help themselves

...lays out exactly what readers need to do to feel better

Few truly great books on psychotherapy have been published, and this is one of them

Another masterpiece from the author who helped millions help themselves

...lays out exactly what readers need to do to feel better

Few truly great books on psychotherapy have been published, and this is one of them

Books by David Burns

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