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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Developing Secure Attachment With Compassionate Self-Awareness
Author: Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD Being a therapist is rewarding, but also challenging. With hundreds of diagnoses in the DSM-V, it…
MANY VOICES 21: Interview With Lisa Coyne and Evelyn Gould (Part 1 of 4)
In this first segment of this 4-part discussion, Lisa and Evelyn discuss how they began bringing acceptance and commitment therapy…
How I Get By With a Little Help From The Avengers
Have you ever had a client that you were sure you wouldn’t be able to build a rapport with no…
Poocano: Finding Flexibility in OCD
For ten years Jack has struggled with contamination obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), specifically a worry that he might have poo…
People Are Not Broken, Only Trapped
As long as people follow unworkable rules—no matter how much those rules are promoted by their culture—their coping strategies will…
Observing and Defusing Thoughts with ACT
With virtually all clients, sooner or later difficult thoughts get in the way. They might be self-critical thoughts like “I’m…
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…
Post-Traumatic Forgiveness in Action
This following is an excerpt from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Problems…