ACT Approach: A Comprehensive Guide for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

by Timothy Gordon, Jessica Borushok, Kevin Polk (Foreword by)

Overview

"Clearly written, entertaining, informative, and very clinically focused."
--Kirk Strosahl, PhD, cofounder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

The ACT Approach is the ultimate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) resource all clinicians need to move their clients and therapy forward.

Combining the foundational knowledge of ACT with practical guidance, strategies, and techniques, you can begin to use ACT immediatelywith any client that walks through your door. Highly recommended by other ACT experts, this workbook is filled with unique tools you won't find anywhere else:

• Reproducible handouts &worksheets
• Mindfulness scripts
• Experiential exercises
• Transcripts from therapy sessions with line by line analysis

Includes specific case examples and treatment strategies for:

• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression
• Chronic Pain
• PTSD
• OCD
• Substance Use
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Adults, Children, Couples, Families, and Groups!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683730811
Publisher:	Pesi Inc
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Edition description:	Comprehens
Pages:	174
Sales rank:	483,967
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Timothy Gordon, MSW, is a social worker and peer-reviewed international ACT trainer. He specializes in treating attachment and trauma related disorders. Tim is also a yoga teacher who integrates movement and yoga practices into his work.

Jessica Borushok, PhD, is a psychologist specializing in health-related problems, including obesity, chronic pain, and coping with chronic medical conditions. In addition to clinical work, Jessica provides ACT trainings and program development internationally.

Foreword writer, Kevin Polk, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has been practicing for over twenty years, primarily helping veterans. He is a peer-reviewed ACT trainer and coauthor of several ACT books.