Audiobooks by Matthew McKay PhD

Cognitive Behavioral Precision Therapy: A Clinician's Guide to Delivering Personalized Treatment for Mood Disorders

"A groundbreaking framework for delivering the world's most effective therapy—personalized to each client. If you are a therapist who treats clients with mood disorders, you know that effective treatment isn't one-size-fits-all. Some clients may be struggling with trauma or difficult life experiences that worsen their symptoms, while others may face relationship issues that negatively affect their mood and behavior. In addition, every client copes with stress differently. What you need is a flexible, tailored approach to treating these clients—one that focuses on their individual needs. Cognitive behavioral precision therapy (CBPT) is a comprehensive, transdiagnostic, and personalized framework to enhance the world's most efficient therapy. In this professional guide, you will find tools to assess your individual clients' needs by focusing on environmental stressors—such as social contexts and life factors—as well as the maladaptive coping mechanisms that drive emotional disorders. Most importantly, you will learn to create personalized treatment plans for optimal symptom relief. Discover targeted interventions to help your clients: learn problem-solving skills to manage emotions; develop healthy coping strategies; overcome avoidance or safety-seeking behaviors; and manage worry and negative thinking If you are searching for tools to help you effectively target your clients' specific symptoms with confidence and precision, this professional manual has everything you need to get started today. "

Erica Pool PsyD, Matthew McKay PhD, Patricia E. Zurita Ona PsyD, Patrick Fanning (Author), Michael Butler Murray (Narrator)

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The Judgment Trap: Why We Judge, How It Hurts Us, and How to Break Free

"Do you ever feel trapped in a culture of comparison, cancellation, and us-against-them thinking? Have you struggled with mental health issues such as anger, anxiety, or depression? Do you feel like you'll never be attractive enough, smart enough, or successful enough? In our modern world of information overload and social media, it's easy to measure ourselves against total strangers, and likewise, to cast judgment on others. But what if this judgment is actually the source of our suffering? Written by a dream team of mental health professionals and drawing on decades of clinical experience and cutting-edge research, this groundbreaking guide offers profound and practical insight to overcome 'the judgment trap'—once and for all. Using proven-effective techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness practices, and insights from spiritual traditions such as Buddhism, you'll learn to identify and challenge negative self-narratives, cultivate self-compassion, and build a lifelong foundation based on your most cherished values. You'll discover four key skills to strengthen your mental health and well-being: awareness: practice mindfulness to overcome negative thoughts; acceptance: embrace what is and accept what you cannot change; compassion: cultivate kindness and compassion for yourself and others; and values-based intention: act on deeply held values, rather than impulse. And, most importantly, you'll learn to practice radical nonjudgment—awareness and acceptance of what is—to guide your life choices and cultivate wisdom, gratitude, connection, and joy."

Erica Pool PsyD, Matthew McKay PhD, Stephanie Catella PsyD (Author), Suzanne T. Fortin (Narrator)

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The Emotional Intelligence Skills Workbook: Improve Communication and Build Stronger Relationships

"Have you ever tried to speak up for yourself in a moment of conflict, and your mind suddenly goes blank? Has an insensitive comment from a loved one, friend, or coworker ever made you lose your temper, putting strain on an important relationship? If so, you aren't alone. It's natural to feel overwhelmed by uncomfortable emotions in the conversations that matter most to us. Yet if we allow these feelings to overpower us, they can stand in the way of what we want or need, and our relationships with other people can suffer. In The Emotional Intelligence Skills Workbook, psychologists Stephanie Catella and Matthew McKay draw from emotion efficacy therapy (EET) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to offer a wealth of practical skills you can use to navigate difficult conversations effectively while maintaining your relationships. You'll learn what emotional intelligence (EI) is, and why strengthening it can help you overcome conflict with others. You'll also discover strategies and tools to help you be more aware of your emotions without letting them dictate your interactions. Living a meaningful life requires the willingness to have tough conversations. With this workbook as your guide, you'll build the skillset needed to boost your EI and improve your relationships."

Matthew McKay PhD, Stephanie Catella Psyd (Author), Jen Jayden (Narrator)

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Distress Tolerance Made Easy: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills for Dealing with Intense Emotions in Difficult Times

"No matter how #blessed you are, sometimes life can feel downright overwhelming. Whether it's a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or even a global pandemic, you may need a little extra help managing the difficult emotions that can arise when things are not going so great. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a proven-effective and evidence-based treatment that can help you find balance and improve your ability to handle adversity without losing control and acting destructively. This potent and portable guide focuses on one of the core skills of DBT: distress tolerance. With this book, you'll learn that you are strong enough to weather life's storms. You can handle whatever stress or setback life throws your way. And you can face your own difficult thoughts and feelings head on—without avoidance, anger, or despair. Life happens. But you don't have to get pulled under. With Distress Tolerance Made Easy, you'll learn tons of tips and tricks to help you keep your cool—even when those emotional triggers strike. Why not keep a copy on your nightstand, in your glove box, or on your work desk? You never know when you'll need it!"

Erica Pool Psyd, Jeffrey Brantley Md, Jeffrey C. Wood Psyd, Matthew McKay PhD, Patricia E. Zurita Ona Psyd, Patrick Fanning, Sheri Van Dijk Msw (Author), Susan Hanfield (Narrator)

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Super Simple CBT: Six Skills to Improve Your Mood in Minutes

"Quick skills grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you find lasting relief from the painful thoughts that drive anxiety, depression, and more. In today's increasingly uncertain world, it's natural to feel anxious, scared, sad, lonely, angry, worried, or hopeless. Everybody experiences intense emotions sometimes. It's normal. But when the pain becomes too strong and too enduring, it's time for a change. CBT is widely regarded as the gold standard in psychotherapy for treating anxiety and depression. Based on the self-help classic, Thoughts and Feelings, this take-anywhere guide offers distilled CBT skills you can use anytime to challenge the negative thinking that leads to anxiety and depression, balance your emotions, and start engaging in activities that make you feel good about yourself. Most importantly, you'll learn how your thoughts affect your mood, and how changing your thoughts can actually change your life! This super simple guide presents the most effective therapy for managing anxiety and depression in an easy-to-listen format that therapists can refer to clients, and listeners can refer to again and again."

Martha Davis PhD, Matthew McKay PhD, Patrick Fanning (Author), Suzie Althens (Narrator)

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When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within, 2nd Edition

"This new edition of When Anger Hurts is a complete, step-by-step guide to changing habitual anger-generating thoughts while developing healthier, more effective ways of meeting your needs. It includes new chapters on emergency anger control, the interpersonal and physiological costs of anger, road rage, and parental anger. ● Discover how to create your own personal intervention strategy for controlling angry impulses ● Recognize anger-triggering thoughts and learn ways to challenge them ● Learn how to control anger-generating stress ● Recognize the early warning signals of anger and find out how to cool down before things get really hot When you work through the exercises and lessons in this book, you will immediately see positive change in every aspect of your life."

Judith McKay RN, Matthew McKay PhD, Peter D. Rogers PhD (Author), Emmanuel Chumaceiro (Narrator)

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Communication Skills for Teens: How to Listen, Express, and Connect for Success

"In an age of social media, texting, and ever-evolving technology, it's easy to forget how to engage in real, face-to-face communication, a critical skill for your future success! As you become more connected to your smartphone and the internet, your ability to connect in person may diminish. But technology doesn't replace the need for effective communication skills. In fact, successful personal and professional relationships are dependent upon connecting with people face-to-face. Communication Skills for Teens provides the guidance you need to become a better communicator and succeed in all areas of life. You'll also learn tons of essential life skills, including active listening, assertiveness, clarifying language, the art of an apology, compassion, interviewing skills, family communication, and more. Each chapter focuses on one key aspect of communication, offers a real teen's perspective, and includes practical exercises to help you apply what you've learned in the real world—away from your computer and smartphone screens. By following the practical, skills-based tips in each chapter of this book, you'll learn powerful communication techniques to last a lifetime."

Kelly Skeen, Matthew McKay PhD, Michelle Skeen PsyD, Patrick Fanning (Author), Heather Wynne (Narrator)

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Why?: What Your Life Is Telling You about Who You Are and Why You're Here

"Do you wonder what your true path in life is? We each have a purpose and a mission. However, uncovering this purpose can be challenging, and often daunting. If you are like most, you have probably asked yourself, “Why am I here?” But where do you turn for answers? Religion? Psychology? Spirituality? Written by psychologist and bestselling author Matthew McKay, charismatic Silicon Valley spiritual leader Seán ÓLaoire, and bestselling author Ralph Metzner, Why? will help you see what your past and present experiences are telling you about the spiritual theme in your life; one that is visible when you know how to read the signs. Your experiences may be that of a Healer/Peacemaker, an Explorer/Scientist, a Warrior/Guardian, an Artist/Designer, a Teacher/Communicator, or a Builder/Organizer. By showing you how to uncover your unique path, this book will help you discover your life’s true meaning. This book will help you dismantle tired, old traditions that tell us that we should avoid pain and seek pleasure or pursue power, and shows us that even pain can play an important part in how we choose to live. The book also helps you to create your own cosmology that unites your beliefs with your life’s mission, helps you recognize that individual mission, and outline exercises to bring you into alignment with this mission via personal practices. Despite these heady topics, the book is written in an accessible, inspiring, and entertaining tone. We are here to see, to know, to gather whatever wisdom our life offers, and to make use of that wisdom as our soul matures. A seamless blending of deep spirituality, good psychology and practical living, Why? offers the tools that you need to gain knowledge and awareness of yourself at the deepest level. So get ready to reveal your personal path in life, and begin living life to its fullest."

Matthew McKay PhD, Ralph Metzner, Seán ÓLaoire PhD (Author), Andrew Mulcare (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Matthew McKay PhD

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