Oxford Guide to Metaphors in CBT: Building Cognitive Bridges

The business of cognitive therapy is to transform meanings. What better way to achieve this than through a metaphor? Metaphors straddle two different domains at once, providing a conceptual bridge from a problematic interpretation to a fresh new perspective that can cast one's experiences in a new light. Even the simplest metaphor can be used again and again with different clients, yet still achieves the desired effect.

This books shows how metaphors can be used productively in CBT as an int...