1st Edition

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Sport and Performance An Applied Practice Guide

214 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Many sport and performance psychologists worldwide practise cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) as a therapeutic and applied practice approach. But no textbook currently offers a blueprint to understand and use CBT in sport and performance settings. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Sport and Performance: An Applied Practice Guide builds upon a tangible foundation for the practice of CBT and... Read more

Section I: Background

1. Introducing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

2. CBT Training, Supervision, and Delivery

Section II: Getting Started with CBT

3. CBT in the Field: Getting Started

4. The Therapeutic Relationship and the First Session

5. Assessment and Formulation

6. Measurement in CBT

7. Interventions

Section III: Reflecting and Enhancing Practice

8. Education Issues

9. Evaluation and Transition to Client Self-help

10. Troubleshooting

Biography

Paul McCarthy, PhD, leads the taught doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. He is a BPS chartered psychologist and a HCPC-registered sport and exercise psychologist.

Sahen Gupta is a Lecturer in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, UK. He is nearing completion of his Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology and his Chartered status with BPS and HCPC (April 2023). He focuses on CBT, resilience, and athlete development for mental health and high performance. He is the Founder of Discovery Sport and Performance Lab, working to implement sport psychology across multiple countries and cultures.

Lindsey Burns, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Herriot Watt University, UK. Lindsey is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a HCPC practitioner health psychologist.