Zee Beatty & the Socks of Doom

About Zee

An nice, normal guy who often feels the whole world is against him. Some of his angst can probably be traced back to his parents, who named him 'Zee' Beatty. See what they did there?

About Percy

Percy is an unusually rational dog. Looks after the emotional well-being of Zee.

About CBT

Few therapies have generated as much interest over the last two decades as cognitive behaviour therapy. It is based on the fact that thinking plays a role in how emotional and behavioural problems develop.

The way we think also plays an important role keeping the problems going! CBT therapy aims to reduce distress by changing unhelpful beliefs and providing new ways to make sense of life. CBT teaches people to change unhelpful behaviours.

For a more in-depth overview of CBT, and examples of thinking and behavioural errors visit the CBT Partnership website.

About the Author

Henck van Bilsen is a Consultant Cognitive Behaviour Therapist & Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Henck founded The CBT Partnership in 2003 and leads the masters degree programme in Cognitive and Behaviour Therapies at the University of Hertfordshire. He also is a board member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and has been a member of the Executive of the Division of Clinical Psychology.

Henck teamed up with creative agency Archipelago to create a book that would make the basic concepts of CBT as accessible as possible, allowing readers to relate them to everyday experience.

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