Contributed by David Burns
The Magic Dial
Reframing Cognitive DistortionsBeyond identifying the distortions in negative cognitions, how can we help clients understand that negative thoughts and feelings aren’t the result of... Read more
VIDEO: David Burns on Overcoming Resistance
Exploring Why Clients Might Not Want to ChangeDo you have a client who you can't seem to help, no matter what techniques you try? In this brief video, master clinician David Burns—one of the developers... Read more
When Helping Doesn't Help
Why Some Clients May Not Want to ChangeRather than just commiserating with clients’ misery, most therapists want to engage in more active forms of helping. So we try to persuade clients... Read more
VIDEO: Treating Anxiety
David Burns on the Paradox of ResistanceDavid Burns explains how he addresses outcome and process resistance in a way that quickly leads to meaningful and lasting change with clients. Read more
VIDEO: Beating Relapse to the Punch
How to Preempt Anxiety RelapseBefore David Burns wraps up therapy with recovered clients, he makes sure they’re well prepared for relapse. In this brief video clip, he breaks down the... Read more
VIDEO: The Key to Dramatically Accelerating Anxiety Treatment
Being Anxious Doesn’t Mean You’re Anxious to ChangeMost therapists assume that, just as any rational person with a broken arm would be an eager customer for medical care, surely a person suffering from severe... Read more
Does Your Depressed Client Even Want to Change?
David Burns on Using Paradoxical Agenda SettingDavid Burns talks about how to set an agenda for therapy. Read more
VIDEO: Desiring Change, but Clinging to the Familiar
David Burns on Turning Resistance into the Voice of ChangeDavid Burns discusses the key to reaching resistant clients—and it's not a new technique. Read more
Living With The Devil We Know
We May be Anxious, but Not to ChangeAs therapists, we typically assume that a person suffering from severe anxiety is eager and motivated to receive the help we offer. But we should never naively... Read more
David Burns
David D. Burns, MD, is an emeritus adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His best-selling books, Feeling Good and the Feeling Good Handbook, have sold over five million copies worldwide. Although he was a pioneer in the development of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), he also created a more powerful approach called TEAM-CBT.
More than 50,000 therapists have attended his training programs over the past 35 years. His website, www.feelinggood.com, offers many free resources for therapists and clients alike, including his tremendously popular Feeling Good Podcasts which draw more than 50,000 downloads per month.