Mind Over Mood
by Dennis Greenberger & Christine A. Padesky
Summary
Used by therapists as an actual course of treatment, not just recommended reading, Mind Over Mood is one of the most clinically respected CBT workbooks in print. Its structured, worksheet-driven approach means you're not just reading about cognitive therapy — you're actually doing it, step by step, the same way a therapist would guide you through it in session.
Who it's for
Readers who want a genuinely clinical-grade CBT workbook — the kind therapists assign as homework — for depression, anxiety, or a mix of both.
Key takeaways
- The classic seven-column thought record for identifying and testing automatic thoughts, used in CBT practice worldwide
- Mood-specific chapters, so you can focus on depression, anxiety, anger, or guilt depending on what's most present for you
- Structured worksheets designed to be used repeatedly, building the skill through repetition rather than a single read
Now in its second edition and used extensively in clinical training, Mind Over Mood has a reputation among therapists as one of the most rigorous, genuinely usable CBT workbooks available to the public. It isn’t a light read — it’s closer to an actual course of treatment, built around the classic thought-record method that underlies most modern CBT practice.
Because it’s mood-specific, you can work through the sections most relevant to what you’re experiencing, whether that’s depression, anxiety, anger, or several overlapping at once, without wading through material that doesn’t apply to you.
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