In The ABCs of Coping with Anxiety, James Cowart o ers a concise collection of tried-and-tested strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and makes them accessible to people who are learning to cope with their anxiety on a day-to-day basis.

These user-friendly techniques focus on developing key coping skills designed to reduce fear and anxiety, and are complemented by a program of practical exercises that can be personalized to meet each individual’s unique needs.

Informed by his extensive clinical experience and therapeutic knowledge, and with real-life case studies to guide the reader, James’s ABCS approach is as transformative as it is simple:

A is for accepting the thoughts and feelings you can and can’t control

B is for breathing slowly and naturally to relieve and relax muscle tension

C is for countering any unrealistic or catastrophic thoughts with truth and logic

S is for staying with it so you can face your fears and anxieties until they are reduced