Understanding the Shortcomings of Words
What is “defusion”? And why is it so important? According to John Blackledge, PhD, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) researcher…
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Is Self-Compassion More Important than Self-Esteem?
Editor’s note: This post is written by Steven C. Hayes, PhD, co-founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and author of many
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Final Notes on The Use of Metaphor in Psychotherapy
In acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), it is understood that over-identification with literal language can lead to psychological inflexibility, which
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Using Language to Heal in Therapy Sessions
Language is a tricky, powerful thing. It can play tricks on us and bring about suffering, but it can also
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Why ACT is so Well-Suited to Social Work
Editor’s note: The following was adapted from the edited volume, Mindfulness and Acceptance in Social Work, edited by Matthew S. Boone, LCSW.
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Q&A: Editors of The ACT Matrix, Part Two
Editor’s Note: This is the second half of a two-part Q&A with the editors of The ACT Matrix: A new Approach
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Q&A: Kevin Polk, PhD, and Benjamin Schoendorff, MA, MSc, editors of The ACT Matrix
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part Q&A with the editors of The ACT Matrix: A new Approach to
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Sorting Stories Through the ACT Matrix, and Quick Verbal Aikido
When people enter therapy, they’re stuck, which is another way of saying inflexible. People can get stuck in all sorts
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Q&A: JoAnne Dahl, PhD, Part Two
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part Q&A with one of the authors of ACT and RFT in
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