About the Author

Lillian Nejad, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the assessment and treatment of individuals with mild to severe psychological issues and disorders. Lillian's broad range of experience in mental health and university settings has led to a number of specialist areas and interests including:Cognitive Behavioural Treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders,Dialectical Behaviour Treatment for borderline personality disorder, and Relaxation and Mindfulness techniques to manage stress and enhance well-being.Lillian is also a freelance writer, avid photographer, and having lived in Melbourne for 20 years, loves a good coffee! Katerina Volny BSc is a psychologist who has worked in public mental health and private practice settings in Melbourne, Australia. She is experienced in cognitive-behavioural techniques to treat a wide variety of individuals who experience stress and anxiety.

Reviews

Although primarily aimed at helping with stress and anxiety, this audio CD should be a useful resource for therapists of all types, since the relaxation techniques taught will help in any situation. The CD contains 7 relaxation techniques, all of which are good; with particular highlights (for me) being a good guide to abdominal breathing; the excellent Coping Induction; the interesting Walking Relaxation; and the clever Brief Relaxation. I found the American accent a little off-putting at first but soon got used to it. Ross Maynard FCMA, Ideas into Action

I did like the simple relaxation techniques on this CD. These include amongst others; progressive relaxation, a walking relaxation method and abdominal breathing. 1 also thought these could be more suitable for clients who would balk at guided anew-age' type relaxation/meditations.Jason Fletcher, NCP Fidelity Summer 08