Leahy Robert L., Tirch D., Napolitano L.A. Emotion Regulation in Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's Guide

The Guilford Press, 2011. — 318 p. — ISBN 978-1-60918-483-4.Highly practical and accessible, this unique book gives therapists powerful tools for helping patients learn to cope with feared or avoided emotional experiences. The book presents a menu of effective intervention options—including schema modification, stress management, acceptance, mindfulness, self-compassion, cognitive restructuring, and other techniques—and describes how to select the best ones for particular patients or situations. Provided are sample questions to pose to patients, specific interventions to use, suggested homework assignments, illustrative examples and sample dialogues, and troubleshooting tips. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the volume is packed with over 65 reproducible handouts and forms.Why Is Emotion Regulation Important?
Emotional Schema Therapy
Validation
Identification and Refutation of Emotion Myths
Mindfulness
Acceptance and Willingness
Compassionate Mind Training
Enhancing Emotional Processing
Cognitive Restructuring
Stress Reduction
Conclusions