CBT Self-Help Workshops

Building Emotional Resilience

This is a new self-help workshop designed for the general public. Anyone is welcome to attend, although it may also be of interest to qualified therapists.

Workshop Overview

• Introduction to cognitive-behavioural behavioural therapy (CBT) for self-help
• Developing awareness of thoughts, feelings, and actions
• Learning to challenge negative automatic thoughts
• Positive psychology and CBT
• Evidence-based approaches to building emotional resilience
• Problem-solving for overcoming adversity
• How to cope with worry and “thinking too much” about problems

(NB: We are constantly researching and improving our material. Hence, course content may be subject to change at the discretion of the college without prior notice. This information is provided as a typical example only.)

Workshop Dates

24th March 2012
22nd September 2012
23rd February 2013

Workshop Venue

Central Croydon, South London

Entry Requirements

This course is open to everyone.  No previous experience or training is required.

Course Fees

Course fees are £132.  Bring a guest free of charge.

A 20% discount is available to UK College Diploma graduates or to those who have previously attended this workhop and wish to repeat it.

Recommended Reading

The following self-help texts will provide you with an overview of material similar to that covered on the course.

• Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman
• The Resilience Factor by Karen Reivich & Andrew Shatte
• Mind over Mood by Christine Padesky & Dennis Greenberger
• The Worry Cure by Robert Leahy

Relevant Blog Articles on this Website

• Review of Never Too Late to be Great by Tom Butler-Bowdon April 12, 2012
  This is a short review of Tom Butler-Bowdon's self-help book Never Too Late to be Great: The Power of Thinking Long (2012). Continue reading → […]
  UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy
• New Book: The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy April 12, 2012
  Announcing the new book entitled The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Hypnosis by Donald Robertson, due for publication in 2012 by Karnac. This short article provides an outline of the contents and links to pre-order online. Continue reading → […]
  UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy
• New Book: Teach Yourself Resilience November 27, 2011
  Announcing a new self-help book on CBT and resilience-building by Donald Robertson, available now for pre-order online from leading book stores. Continue reading → […]
  UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy
• Books by Donald Robertson May 12, 2011
  Books by Donald Robertson of The UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy. Continue reading → […]
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• Is There Free Will? Finally an Answer (Alfred Barrios) May 9, 2011
  Short article on freewill and determinism in relation to behavioural psychology, reproduced by kind permission of the author Alfred Barrios PhD. Continue reading → […]
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• The Stoic Reserve Clause April 3, 2011
  This is an excerpt from the book The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which discusses the Stoic notion of the "reserve clause." Continue reading → […]
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• The Here and Now: Excerpt from The Philosophy of CBT March 6, 2011
  This is an excerpt on living in the "here and now" from the book The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) by Donald Robertson. Continue reading → […]
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• The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) January 19, 2011
  The Philosophy of CBT is a book by psychotherapist Donald Robertson about Stoicism and modern CBT and REBT, published in August 2010 by Karnac. This brief post links to the book online and some other relevant resources. Continue reading → […]
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• Book Review: Developing Resilience, A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach by Michael Neenan November 27, 2010
  Review of the book Developing Resilience, A Cognitive-Behavioural Approach, by Michael Neenan. Continue reading → […]
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• Socrates and Self-Hypnosis November 1, 2010
  This is an old article from 2003, recounting the story of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates' habit of going into a spontaneous trance-like state of meditation. Continue reading → […]
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