How to Become a More Effective CBT Therapist explores effective ways for therapists to move beyond competence to metacompetence , remaining true to the core principles of CBT while adapting therapeutic techniques to address the everyday challenges of real-world clinical work. This innovative text explores how to: * Work most effectively with fundamental therapeutic factors such as the working alliance and diversity; * Tackle complexities such as co-morbidity, interpersonal dynamics and lack of progress in therapy; * Adapt CBT when working with older people, individuals with long-term conditions (LTCs), intellectual disabilities, personality disorders and psychosis; * Develop as a therapist through feedback, supervision, self-practice and training.