ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Russ Harris

Nov 2009 · New Harbinger Publications

About this ebook

Would you like to be less stressed and more fulfilled at work? Then join the many thousands of therapists and life coaches worldwide who are learning acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). ACT is not just a proven effective treatment for depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, eating disorders, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and myriad other psychological issues. It's also a revolutionary new way to view the human condition, packed full of exciting new tools, techniques, and strategies for promoting profound behavioral change.

A practical and entertaining primer, ideal for ACT newcomers and experienced ACT professionals alike, ACT Made Simple offers clear explanations of the six ACT processes and a set of real-world tips and solutions for rapidly and effectively implementing them in your practice. This book gives you everything you need to start using ACT with your clients for impressive results.

Inside this book, you'll find:

Scripts, exercises, metaphors, and worksheets to use with your clients

A session-by-session guide to implementing ACT

Transcripts from therapy sessions

Guidance for creating your own therapeutic techniques and exercises

Practical tips to overcome 'therapy roadblocks'

Ratings and reviews

An excellent book for novices to get a grip on an increasingly popular therapy process. Harris defines the theory in layperson's terms with a lot of metaphors and examples to help get difficult concepts across. I read most of the book in one session, glued to it.

Book is too expensive and words are too small to read.

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About the author

Russ Harris, is an internationally acclaimed acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer and author of the popular ACT-based self-help book, The Happiness Trap, now published in over fifteen languages and twenty countries. He is widely renowned for his ability to train therapists in ACT in a way that is clear, accessible, and fun.

Afterword writer Steven C. Hayes, PhD, is University of Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and author of numerous books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Relational Frame Theory, and Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, as well as hundred of articles and book chapters on related subjects.