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Applied Psychology Essentials

A collection to understand, take action, and move forward. Each book offers a practical approach grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), with concrète exercises and scientific références.

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The books in the collection

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Breaking Free from Toxic Relationships

Manipulation, Narcissistic Abuse, and Recovery

Published: March 2025

  • The 10 warning signs of a toxic relationship
  • Trauma bonding: why your brain creates a dependency
  • Gaslighting: the 8 techniques used to make you doubt your reality
  • CBT strategies to break free from coercive control
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Saving Your Relationship

Communication, Crises, and Renewal

Published: April 2025

  • Gottman's 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse and how to neutralize them
  • Nonviolent Communication (NVC) applied to your relationship
  • Managing crises and repetitive conflicts
  • Restoring emotional connection and intimacy
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Understanding Your Attachment Style

From Insecure Bonds to Secure Love

Published: May 2025

  • The 4 attachment styles: secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized
  • Identifying your own style and your partner's
  • Earned security: developing secure attachment at any age
  • Practical applications in romantic relationships
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The Practical CBT Guide

Exercises and Tools for Feeling Better

Published: June 2025

  • The fundamentals of cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive restructuring: identifying and changing your thoughts
  • 30+ practical exercises for daily use
  • Technique sheets for each common disorder
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Adolescence in Crisis

A Guide for Overwhelmed Parents

Published: November 2025

  • Understanding the adolescent brain
  • Parent-teen communication: mistakes and solutions
  • Managing crises: self-harm, school phobia, screen addiction
  • When and how to seek professional help
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Emotional Dependency

Breaking Free from the Need for Others

Published: December 2025

  • Identifying emotional dependency patterns
  • Origins in childhood and attachment figures
  • A CBT program to develop emotional autonomy
  • Building balanced and fulfilling relationships
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The Silent Treatment and No Contact

A Guide to Emotional Withdrawal and Healing

Published: February 2026

  • The neuroscience of emotional withdrawal and addiction
  • A 30-day no contact protocol, day by day
  • Managing relapses and your ex's attempts
  • When silence is imposed: ghosting and grief without closure
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Loana — Burned by the Light

A Psychological Portrait of a Sacrificed Icon

Published: March 2026

  • Young's early maladaptive schémas: abandonment, mistrust, emotional deprivation
  • Anxious-preoccupied attachment and the desperate search for love
  • The reality TV machine as a psychological trap
  • Complex PTSD and media co-addiction
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Our Archaic Wounds

The 5 Soul Wounds

Published: April 2026

  • The 5 soul wounds: rejection, abandonment, humiliation, betrayal, injustice
  • The Bourbeau x Young x Bowlby cross-référence table
  • The neuroscience of wounding: amygdala and implicit memory
  • An 8-week healing program with CBT exercises
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Trauma Bonding

Understanding and Breaking Free from Traumatic Bonds

Published: April 2026

  • Understanding the traumatic bond: why we stay attached
  • The 4-phase abuse cycle: tension, explosion, reconciliation, honeymoon
  • The neuroscience of trauma bonding: dopamine, cortisol, addiction
  • A CBT protocol to break the cycle and rebuild self-esteem
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Avoidant Attachment

Understanding, Loving, and Breaking Free — Volume 2

Published: May 2026

  • The 3 avoidant profiles (dismissive, fearful, deactivating)
  • The anxious-avoidant dance decoded and how to break the cycle
  • 8-week CBT protocol to restructure schémas
  • The path to "earned secure" — neuroplasticity at the service of change
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Inside the Godfather's Mind

What Psychology Reveals About Crime Lords — from the DSM-5 to the Streets

Published: May 2026

  • 19 criminal organizations decoded (Cosa Nostra, cartels, yakuza, triads, Bratva...)
  • 12 real mobsters clinically analyzed (PCL-R): Capone, Escobar, Luciano, Riina, Gotti...
  • 5 fictional characters decoded: Soprano, Corleone, White, Shelby, Fring
  • Comparative PCL-R table, 62-term glossary, annotated filmography, 47 recommended books
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About the collection

Applied Psychology Essentials is a collection designed to make the tools and knowledge of contemporary clinical psychology accessible to everyone. Each book is grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

The goal is not to replace professional therapy, but to provide keys to understanding and practical exercises that anyone can use in their daily life.

Topics cover the main issues encountered in clinical practice: toxic relationships, couples, attachment, anxiety, romantic grief, emotional dependency, parenting, and adolescence.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the author of these books?

Gildas Garrec is a certified CBT psychotherapist based in Nantes, France. He offers cognitive behavioral therapy and coaching in his office and via video consultation.

Where can I buy the books?

Each book is available in 3 formats: PDF for instant download on psychologieetserenite.com (€4.99), Kindle on Amazon (€4.99), and paperback on Amazon (€13.70).

Do I need to read the books in order?

No, each book is independent and covers a specific topic. Start with the one that best matches your current situation.

Do these books replace therapy?

These books are complementary tools based on CBT. They offer practical exercises and insights but do not replace professional therapy.

Which format should I choose?

All 3 formats contain the exact same content. Choose the one that fits your reading habits.

PDF

RECOMMENDED

4,99 €

  • · Instant download
  • · All devices
  • · Free annotations, printable

Kindle

4,99 € (Amazon)

  • · Instant via Kindle app
  • · Kindle ecosystem only

Paperback

13,70 € (Amazon)

  • · 1-3 days delivery
  • · Physical book, gift-friendly

Choosing the PDF directly supports my work (90% margin vs ~25% on Amazon after their fees).

See the full collection on psychologieetserenite.com

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