In this unique guide, Dr. Melissa Day seamlessly integrates recent advances in the biopsychosocial understanding of chronic pain with state-of-the-art cognitive therapy and mindfulness techniques to offer a fresh and highly effective Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) approach to helping patients manage chronic pain. While much available information in this area can be theoretical or speculative in nature, this manual provides everything a therapist needs to integrate MBCT into a practice and optimize its delivery. Readers get detailed, step-by-step guidance on how to teach patients MBCT skills, a complete, eight-session MBCT program structure, illustrated patient and therapist handouts, guided meditation audios, and other powerful tools.

There is high interest in mindfulness worldwide, and the demand for effective approaches to managing chronic health conditions has never been greater.

Teaches practitioners how to deliver MBCT for chronic pain management in practice; includes real-world examples to help avoid common pitfalls and optimize delivery.

Provides a complete, manualized session structure, combining established mindfulness theory and practices with traditional cognitive-behavioural therapy approaches.

Features links to guided meditation audios, downloadable client and therapist handouts, and other powerful clinical tools --Book Jacket.