The Big Book of ACT Metaphors: A Practitionerâs Guide to Experiential Exercises and Metaphors in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Stoddard PhD, Jill A.,Afari PhD, Niloofar
Language: English
Published by New Harbinger Publications, 2014
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- Title
- The Big Book of ACT Metaphors: A Practitionerâs Guide to Experiential Exercises and Metaphors in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Author
- Stoddard PhD, Jill A.,Afari PhD, Niloofar
- Publisher
- New Harbinger Publications
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1608825299
- ISBN 13
- 9781608825295
Metaphors and exercises play an incredibly important part in the successful delivery of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). These powerful tools go far in helping clients connect with their values and give them the motivation needed to make a real, conscious commitment to change. Unfortunately, many of the metaphors that clinicians use have become stale and ineffective. That’s why you need fresh, new resources for your professional library.
n this breakthrough book, two ACT researchers provide an essential A-Z resource guide that includes tons of new metaphors and experiential exercises to help promote client acceptance, defusion from troubling thoughts, and values-based action. The book also includes scripts tailored to different client populations, and special metaphors and exercises that address unique problems that may sometimes arise in your therapy sessions.
Several ACT texts and workbooks have been published for the treatment of a variety of psychological problems. However, no one resource exists where you can find an exhaustive list of metaphors and experiential exercises geared toward the six core elements of ACT. Whether you are treating a client with anxiety, depression, trauma, or an eating disorder, this book will provide you with the skills needed to improve lives, one exercise at a time.
With a special foreword by ACT cofounder Steven C. Hayes, PhD, this book is a must-have for any ACT Practitioner.
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About the Author
Jill A. Stoddard, PhD, is the founder and director of The Center for Stress and Anxiety Management, an outpatient clinic in San Diego, CA. She specializes in evidence-based treatments for anxiety and related disorders. She is an associate professor of psychology at Alliant International University where she teaches , conducts research, and mentors students in topics related to anxiety disorders, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University in 2007.
Niloofar Afari, PhD, is a psychologist, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, and director of clinical affairs at the VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health in San Diego, CA. In addition to clinical practice, she conducts research and mentors graduate and postdoctoral students in the application of ACT to chronic health conditions . Afari received her PhD in clinical psychology in 1996 from the University of Nevada, Reno under the mentorship of ACT cofounder, Steven C. Hayes.
Foreword writer Steven C. Hayes, PhD, is Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of 34 books and more than 470 scientific articles, he has shown in his research how language and thought leads to human suffering, and has developed acceptance and commitment therapy, a powerful therapy method that is useful in a wide variety of areas. Hayes has been president of several scientific societies and has received several national awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.
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