An Introduction to Improving Your Self-Esteem, 2nd Edition

Practical support for overcoming low self-esteem

Low self-esteem can impact on many areas of your life such as your relationships, work life and general wellbeing. This invaluable self-help guide will help you to understand what has led to your poor self-esteem, what keeps it going and how to improve your self-image, gaining a more balanced and positive view of yourself.

This book is based on clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help you improve your confidence. You will learn:

- How low self-esteem develops
- How to challenge negative predictions
- How to improve self-acceptance

Dr Melanie Fennell is one of the pioneers of CBT for depression in the UK. As a research clinician in the Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, she has contributed to developing evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression, including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. She teaches at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. Dr Lee Brosan was a consultant psychologist with the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. Over her career, she was responsible for the development of psychological treatment services within the trust and taught many other people how best to understand and use CBT.