The Power of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
A 25-page guide to the five cognitive behavioral therapy skills with the most evidence behind them, written so you can put them to work on your own thinking.
Written by John Assaraf, founder of NeuroGym. Free, no payment details, delivered the moment you sign up.
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This is an educational guide, not therapy and not a diagnosis. It does not replace care from a qualified professional. If you are dealing with trauma, a phobia or persistent low mood, please work with someone licensed to help.
What you get
5 sections, 25 pages. It is a guide rather than a course: you can read it in one sitting and start the same evening.
The insight the whole method rests on
That distress tends to come less from an event than from the meaning your mind attaches to it. The guide works through how that happens and why noticing it is the first thing that changes.
Becoming a thought detective
The common cognitive distortions, named so you can catch them: all-or-nothing thinking, catastrophizing, personalization and overgeneralization. Seeing one as it happens is what makes it optional.
Cognitive restructuring in plain English
A step-by-step way to question a negative thought, weigh the evidence for and against it, and land on something more balanced. The guide is explicit that this is not affirmations.
The fear hierarchy
The graded exposure structure used in clinical practice, broken into steps small enough to start with the least frightening one rather than the thing you are avoiding.
Behavioral activation
The part most people skip: sometimes action has to come before the change in thinking, not after it. The guide covers how to build behavior that supports the way you want to think.
John Assaraf
John Assaraf is the founder and CEO of NeuroGym and a New York Times bestselling author. He was featured in “The Secret” and has spent decades on the brain science behind why people do what they do, after two decades running companies at scale.
“It is not events themselves that upset us. It is the meaning we give them. Change the meaning, and the emotion changes with it.”
John Assaraf, founder of NeuroGym
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Is The Power of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy really free?
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Is this a substitute for therapy?
No. It is an educational guide that explains techniques used in cognitive behavioral therapy so you can understand and practice them. It is not therapy, it does not diagnose anything, and it does not replace care from a qualified professional. For trauma, a phobia or persistent low mood, work with someone licensed.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
A well-studied approach built on the idea that thoughts, feelings and behavior influence each other, so changing the thinking or the behavior can change how you feel. It is practical and structured, which is why so much of it can be taught rather than only delivered in a session.
What is inside the guide?
25 pages covering five skills: the core insight behind the method, spotting cognitive distortions, cognitive restructuring, the fear hierarchy used for graded exposure, and behavioral activation.
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