Positive Thinking: Helpful or Hindering?
Having a mind is hard. You may have noticed that no matter what you do, your mind never stops working.…
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Taking the Next Step with CBT—An Interview with David Burns, MD
The following are excerpts from Mark Gilson’s interview with David Burns, MD for his radio show, “What the Folk?!” on…
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…
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…
Imagination and Metaphor: Why ACT is a Perfect Fit for Kids
Editor’s note: The following is an interview with Christopher McCurry, PhD, a clinical child psychologist in private practice specializing in…
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…
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…
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…
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.…