An excellent way of gaining experience of using cognitive techniques is to use them on yourself. So:

An excellent way of gaining experience of
using cognitive techniques is to use them on yourself. So:

_ Identify a problem issue for
yourself, perhaps a common work-related issue such as being avoidant of certain
topics or fearful of certain responses from your client, or you could address
worries which you have about using cognitive techniques. _ Keep a record
of the cognitions (thoughts and images) that are associated with your difficulty.
_ Try to stand back and identify cognitive biases and review the
content of your cognitions. _ Then try to re-evaluate your troublesome
cognitions.