Successful self-care goes beyond a long walk or a "nice cup of tea": especially through experiencing compassion, acceptance and self-compassion, a personal balance can be achieved that is significant in coping with mental illness and problems.

Cross-disciplinary and cross-therapeutic: The Therapy Tools volume compiles numerous exercises and aids for clients and therapists that contribute to improved self-care. The meditations, creative and physical exercises can be used primarily for depression, anxiety, shame, pain, trauma and self-deprecation.

• Over 50 worksheets and information sheets
• Audio and video files to support the practice of the exercises

From the contents
Benevolence, kindness, inner smile - Living in harmony with one's own values - Inner children and inner critics - Enjoyment, savouring and gratitude - Shame - Chronic illnesses and pain - Anger - Self-care in empathy and care fatigue

"Many therapy clients have problems with self-care. They can be overwhelmed by their trauma, shame, chronic pain or illness and myriad other challenges. We want to give them tools to regulate their emotions, find joy and connect with others, but this can be difficult. In 'Therapy Tools Self-Care' the authors offer a comprehensive resource for working with all these topics and more. I believe every:r therapist will find new tools and insights in these pages."

• Tim Desmond, psychotherapist and bestselling author.