Deliberately Practicing the Shaping of Psychological Flexibility On-The-Fly
Author: Lou Lasprugato, MFT My graduate school training at Lesley University was rooted in the philosophy of “self-as-instrument” with regards…
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Magic ACT: Transforming Pain into Purpose
What if in the midst of our emotional pain, whether it be sadness, fear, anger, or even shame, we approached…
How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Helped Me Become a Better Therapist
Acceptance and mindfulness had made a big difference in my own life dealing with chronic pain, but until then I…
Women and a New Diagnosis: Gender Inequality Disorder
As a clinical psychologist and a woman, I am interested in women’s mental health. I will often ask myself questions…
Compassion and Psychological Flexibility
The following is an excerpt from The ACT Practitioner’s Guide to the Science of Compassion by Dennis Tirch, PhD, Benjamin…
ACT Can Help You Do More With What You Have
ACT BootCamp® is a 4-day, live intensive training that is designed to familiarize clinicians with the core concepts of Acceptance…
Two Methods for Fostering Psychological Flexibility with Compassion
Authors: Dennis Tirch, PhD, and Laura Silberstein-Tirch, PsyD, authors of The ACT Practitioner’s Guide to the Science of Compassion Compassion…
Mindfulness and Acceptance for College Students: Facilitating ACT in Groups
As we’ve discussed in earlier posts this month, college counseling centers (CCCs) have unique needs which influence what kinds of…
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for College Students
A few weeks ago we reviewed the merits of bringing mindfulness and acceptance to college students with statistics, research, and key points…