The CBT Deck: 101 Practices to Improve Thoughts, Be in the Moment & Take Action in Your Life

Love this book it was great for my therapy career and reference and great Bible for working with my client. Good book great resource.

If you’re looking to use the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy in your daily life, you’ll love The CBT Deck! In each card, Dr. Gillihan presents a concept and exercise from his “Think, Act, Be” model to help you think in useful ways, act with purpose, and be mindful of your inner experience and the world around you. If you have Dr. Gillihan’s book, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple, you’ll find The CBT Deck to be an invaluable companion. As a clinical psychologist, I’m excited to recommend these cards to clients looking for easy ways to use CBT principles daily. I plan to keep the deck on my coffee table for clients to look through before and after we meet. A final note—for therapists and clients alike, The CBT Deck offers countless useful strategies that can be used as an adjunct to therapy, but even if you’re new to CBT, or just curious about its methods, Dr. Gillihan’s clear, engaging, and supportive writing style will help you quickly understand the concepts and enhance your motivation to apply the ready-to-use tools. This is a great resource!

Supplement to the book, an excellent daily practice!

I am a professional counselor. I was attracted to the idea of a set of cards with a helpful concept on each one. I thought they would be great to remind my clients, and myself, of basic skills. However I haven't ended up using the card set, they are just too simplistic. The concepts are something anyone would think of without referring to the cards. I had hoped for something more detailed and more helpful.

This book is very helpful. It has a bunch of activities to complete that will help you improve your mental health. I highly recommend it.

So excited to begin using these cards. I skimmed through them as soon as they arrived & I love the layout, concept, & the few “tips” I scanned through have me beyond excited to begin using! 1 do have 1 question, if it’s possible for anyone to answer, is there a specific order to the 3 categories that should be used or is it completely up to me? ( for ex: do I use all the think cards, then move to act, etc. or do I use 1 think, next day 1 act, next day 1 be. Or is it completely up to me, mix up, do whatever I like?) the adhd brain in me has me second guessing this answer lol. I used CBT for 9yrs to manage my adhd symptoms & it worked (no meds) until I went through cancer & lost my fiancé & life had me completely empty on what I had learned. W/ todays MH staffing issues this is a GREAT tool for me to start working on picking back up the CBT I had implemented for so many years while I work to get settled into a consistent therapist! So excited, I feel this will be life changing!

I think the idea behind these cards is awesome - and the content on the cards is great. However, if you're going to make a deck, you need to invest in card stock and design quality which has a huge impact on usability. These cards are paper-thin, hard to separate, and have sharp corners. They don't feel good or handle well at all. It's like a stack of paper. Concept = 5/5; Design = 2/5; Overall execution = 3/5

I take this deck and a couple of other similar deks to class each week and let students grab a random card. The first week everyone was required to take one, after that it was optional, but I recommended they use the cards to journal for their own benefit. Out of a class of 24 nursing students studying mental health, about 4-6 have continued to pick a card each week. And others randomly look through and read the cards, commenting to peers. It may not be the intended way to use them, but I would say they are a hit. These students have no extra time in their lives, so the continued interest shows value.

Found it very helpful (much more helpful than any of the books on CBT) in incorporating the cbt principles in your life. Each card consists of one concrete simple task (and it is convenient that it is in a card form as you can keep it on a desk as a reminder throughout your day or put in a wallet, etc)

fantastic self help tool.

Haven't used it a lot in work, I am not a cbt practitioner yet, however it seems like a good tool potentially. I work with MACards more often (metaphorical assotiative cards). Wish the author offered some kind of video or workshop with tips for using the deck with clients and in personal development. Might use this deck for myself and Life in Glow Wellness youtube vlog. There were also a couple of other decks in the series.

Fantastic product. Very useful.

As a Social Worker and Psychotherapist I love love this deck. I use this deck all the time with my clients and students. It helps make my sessions more effective. Get them.