Padesky, C.A., & Mooney, K.A. (1991). Clinical tip: Presenting the cognitive model to clients. International Cognitive Therapy Newsletter, 6,13-14. Dialogues for Discovery: Improving Psychotherapy’s Effectivenessedited by Christine A. Padesky and Helen Kennerley. Oxford University Press (in press). Consultant to the Cognitive Therapy Unit at Mesa Vista Hospital in San Diego which was the first inpatient cognitive therapy unit west of the Mississippi River​

Mooney, K.A. & Padesky, C.A. (2000). Applying client creativity to recurrent problems: Constructing possibilities and tolerating doubt. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 14 (2), 149-161. Recipient of the “Distinguished Contribution to Psychology” award from the California Psychological Association: The Distinguished Contribution to Psychology award honors a psychologist or non-psychologist who has improved the image of psychology by increasing the public’s understanding of the discipline and/or the profession of psychology. This award is open to all Californians and is intended to promote good will and broader understanding of the field. The person nominated might be a writer (both print and electronic), teacher, manager/administrator, health professional, mental health advocate or the like. The important factor is that the public’s understanding and awareness of psychology is increased in some significant way by the nominee’s contribution. Beal, D., Cox, T., Brittain, S, Brubaker, R., & Falkenberg, S. (2004) The concurrent validation of the Mind Over Mood Depression Inventory. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. Padesky, CA with Greenberger, D (1995) Clinician’s Guide to Mind Over Mood, Guilford Press: New York.

current: Designer & developer of Digital Padesky (formerly known as Cognitive Therapy Training on Disc™). Audio and Video CBT training exclusively for mental health professionals.

Repeated practice filling out Thought Records actually helps you learn to think more flexibly. After completing 20 – 40 thought records, many people report that they automatically begin to think alternative or balanced thoughts in distressing situations without writing out a Thought Record. When you reach this point, you will experience fewer and fewer situations as truly distressing, and you can spend your energy on solving what problems remain and on enjoying yourself in more situations.” Who would enjoy this book? I have used Mind Over Mood in my clinical work with patients for 20 years and have found that the second edition is even more helpful than the first. It is a great book for adults and not such a great book for kids, as it is not written at their level, and as the clinical vignettes are about adults with adult problems. Mind Over Mood is an amazing resource that any adult could benefit from reading and practicing the exercises it contains. The worksheets in the book can be a helpful resource to work on with a therapist trained in CBT, especially because it can be hard for people to effectively complete a thought record on their own. B.A. Case Western Reserve University, Flora Stone Mather College, 1968; M.A. California School of Professional Psychology, 1984; Ph.D. California School of Professional Psychology, 1988. B.A. Yale University1974; M.A. University of California, Los Angeles 1975; Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles1981 I’m a trainee clinical psychologist and it would be incredibly useful as I’m just starting out and would like to get a real idea of how questions are phrased and to see what is considered a ‘good’ socratic question.A great book - lives up to its title. I've read half a dozen or more books on battling depression and anxiety. I must confess I've not completed the book but I'm very intrigued. This is the freshest approach to the topic I've seen thus far. I believe it will help a lot of people as long as they do the exercises and perhaps with the mentoring of a licensed counselor. Persons, J. B., Mooney, K. A., & Padesky, C. A. (1995). Interrater reliability of cognitive-behavioral case formulations. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 19 (1)21-34. Mind Over Mood is a 15-session workbook, with each session taking approximately 60 minutes to complete. Dennis Greenberger is a clinical psychologist and the co-author of Mind Over Mood. He has over 30 years of experience helping people to improve their mental health. He is also a professor at the University of California, Irvine.