ACT aims to increase psychological flexibility through six core processes: acceptance, defusion, contact with the present moment, self-as-context, values, and committed action. It does not aim to control or eliminate private experiences like thoughts and feelings, but to create distance from them and enable values-based action. ACT uses metaphors, exercises and other experiential techniques grounded in functional contextualism and relational frame theory to undermine cognitive fusion and enhance flexibility. The goal is for language to serve values rather than dominate experience.
Josue Guadarrama, MA Presentation at 2016 Science of HOPE
Description
Developed within a coherent theoretical and philosophical framework, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a unique, empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with value driven commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. ACT uses three broad categories of techniques: mindfulness, including being present in the moment and defusion techniques; acceptance; and commitment to values-based living. Participants in this seminar will learn mindfulness as a way of observing ones experience, in the present moment, without judgment and “defuse,” or distancing oneself from unhelpful thoughts, reactions and sensations. Aside from a didactic approach, there will be video examples, and skill practice. Audience participation is highly encouraged.
This document provides an introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It discusses the principles and core processes of ACT including experiential avoidance, cognitive fusion, lack of contact with the present moment, inflexible sense of self, lack of values clarity, and lack of committed action. It provides examples of how ACT can help clients like Sue who struggles with depression, rumination, and suicidal thoughts. The document explains how ACT aims to increase psychological flexibility and build a more meaningful and fulfilling life through its six core therapeutic processes: acceptance, defusion, present moment awareness, self as observer, values clarification, and committed action.
As research into the applications of mindfulness progresses, both in the medical field for problems like pain and chronic illness management, and in the mental health field through therapies such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy continue to increase the empirical support for the efficacy of this approach in a variety of conditions, it behooves us to learn more about this and apply it in our own lives and practices.
Kevin Drab
Reality therapy is a cognitive-behavioral approach developed by William Glasser that focuses on taking responsibility for one's actions and meeting needs in constructive ways. The counselor's role is to keep clients focused on the present and developing specific plans to improve behavior. The ultimate goal is for clients to feel better by gaining effective control over their lives and meeting needs without depriving others. Reality therapy uses techniques like confrontation, planning, and evaluating behaviors to help clients develop a success identity based on responsible fulfillment of needs.
DBT is a therapy developed by Marsha Linehan to treat individuals with borderline personality disorder and emotional dysregulation. It combines cognitive behavioral therapy techniques with mindfulness practices. The core of DBT involves teaching clients skills in four areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Through individual therapy, group skills training, coaching sessions, and therapist consultation, DBT aims to help clients learn to manage intense emotions, reduce self-harming behaviors, and build healthier relationships.
DBT is a treatment for borderline personality disorder that combines cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness practices. It aims to help patients regulate their emotions and improve their interpersonal relationships through weekly skills training groups, individual therapy sessions, phone coaching, and therapist consultation meetings. Key aspects of DBT include balancing acceptance of patients with strategies to induce change, validating patients' experiences, and teaching skills for mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation.
DBT in a concise form. This presentation covers the basics of DBT, the core strategies and the treatment strategies in DBT. Also highlights why DBT was preferred to CBT in patients with borderline personality disorders.
Josue Guadarrama, MA Presentation at 2016 Science of HOPE
Description
Developed within a coherent theoretical and philosophical framework, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a unique, empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with value driven commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. ACT uses three broad categories of techniques: mindfulness, including being present in the moment and defusion techniques; acceptance; and commitment to values-based living. Participants in this seminar will learn mindfulness as a way of observing ones experience, in the present moment, without judgment and “defuse,” or distancing oneself from unhelpful thoughts, reactions and sensations. Aside from a didactic approach, there will be video examples, and skill practice. Audience participation is highly encouraged.
This document provides an introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It discusses the principles and core processes of ACT including experiential avoidance, cognitive fusion, lack of contact with the present moment, inflexible sense of self, lack of values clarity, and lack of committed action. It provides examples of how ACT can help clients like Sue who struggles with depression, rumination, and suicidal thoughts. The document explains how ACT aims to increase psychological flexibility and build a more meaningful and fulfilling life through its six core therapeutic processes: acceptance, defusion, present moment awareness, self as observer, values clarification, and committed action.
As research into the applications of mindfulness progresses, both in the medical field for problems like pain and chronic illness management, and in the mental health field through therapies such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy continue to increase the empirical support for the efficacy of this approach in a variety of conditions, it behooves us to learn more about this and apply it in our own lives and practices.
Kevin Drab
Reality therapy is a cognitive-behavioral approach developed by William Glasser that focuses on taking responsibility for one's actions and meeting needs in constructive ways. The counselor's role is to keep clients focused on the present and developing specific plans to improve behavior. The ultimate goal is for clients to feel better by gaining effective control over their lives and meeting needs without depriving others. Reality therapy uses techniques like confrontation, planning, and evaluating behaviors to help clients develop a success identity based on responsible fulfillment of needs.
DBT is a therapy developed by Marsha Linehan to treat individuals with borderline personality disorder and emotional dysregulation. It combines cognitive behavioral therapy techniques with mindfulness practices. The core of DBT involves teaching clients skills in four areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Through individual therapy, group skills training, coaching sessions, and therapist consultation, DBT aims to help clients learn to manage intense emotions, reduce self-harming behaviors, and build healthier relationships.
DBT is a treatment for borderline personality disorder that combines cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness practices. It aims to help patients regulate their emotions and improve their interpersonal relationships through weekly skills training groups, individual therapy sessions, phone coaching, and therapist consultation meetings. Key aspects of DBT include balancing acceptance of patients with strategies to induce change, validating patients' experiences, and teaching skills for mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotion regulation.
DBT in a concise form. This presentation covers the basics of DBT, the core strategies and the treatment strategies in DBT. Also highlights why DBT was preferred to CBT in patients with borderline personality disorders.
Based on TIP 57: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services|SAMHSA A single counseling CEU course is available at https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/393/c/ or the complete Trauma Informed Care Training Certificate are available at https://www.allceus.com/member
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment developed to treat borderline personality disorder. It uses individual therapy, group skills training, telephone coaching, and a therapist consultation team. DBT aims to help patients manage emotions and impulses through mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Studies have found DBT reduces self-harm behaviors and improves social and work functioning for patients with borderline personality disorder.
A free educational training event was being held for community leaders and members to learn about understanding trauma, its effects, and effective trauma treatment. The all-day event included keynote sessions in the morning and afternoon led by experts on topics like the Adverse Childhood Experience Study, neurobiological changes from toxic stress, and inter-partner violence. Several panel discussions were also scheduled featuring local agencies, survivors of trauma, and professionals discussing trauma in the community and approaches to building a more trauma-informed community.
DBT is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy developed in 1993 to treat borderline personality disorder and reduce suicidal behaviors. It combines standard CBT techniques with acceptance-based strategies. DBT aims to help patients regulate emotions, improve interpersonal skills, and tolerate distress through weekly individual therapy, group skills training, therapist contact between sessions, and a consultation team for the therapists. Key aspects of DBT include balancing acceptance of oneself and the need for change, as well as balancing validation of experiences and problem-solving. Studies have found DBT can significantly reduce depression, hopelessness, and self-harm behaviors among adolescents.
1. Reality therapy is a counseling approach based on choice theory which posits that human behavior is driven by five basic needs and that people have the ability to choose their behaviors.
2. The therapeutic process in reality therapy involves creating a supportive counseling environment, exploring a client's wants and needs, evaluating whether their current behaviors are meeting those wants and needs, and developing plans for behavior change.
3. Key aspects of reality therapy include keeping therapy focused on the present, emphasizing personal responsibility and choice over past events, avoiding non-constructive techniques like transference, and developing plans that are simple, measurable, and committed to by the client.
Here are the key points about the internal dialogue exercise in Gestalt therapy:
- It aims to bring about integration and acceptance of disowned parts of the personality.
- Gestalt therapists pay attention to splits, especially between the "top dog" and "under dog" aspects.
- Therapy often focuses on the internal conflict or "war" between these two parts.
- The empty chair technique uses two chairs to externalize and personify the conflict.
- The client shifts between the chairs to speak from the perspective of each part - the "top dog" and "under dog".
- This allows an internal dialogue to occur externally, facilitating awareness, expression and potential resolution of the conflict.
This document provides an overview of trauma and trauma-informed care. It defines trauma as experiences that overwhelm an individual's ability to cope, such as abuse, violence, loss or disasters. Trauma has widespread impacts on physical, emotional and cognitive functioning. High rates of trauma are seen in populations experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental illness. The core principles of trauma-informed care emphasize safety, trust, choice and empowerment. Trauma-informed practices view behaviors as adaptations to past trauma and focus on building safety and resilience. Implementing trauma-informed care requires organizational changes and self-care to prevent burnout among providers from secondary traumatic stress.
The document provides an overview of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The goal of ACT is to create a rich and meaningful life while accepting painful experiences. It differs from other mindfulness approaches by not aiming to reduce symptoms but rather transform the relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT uses therapeutic interventions focused on developing acceptance of private experiences and committing to valued actions. The six core principles of ACT are cognitive diffusion, acceptance, contact with the present moment, the observing self, values identification, and committed action.
DBT is a cognitive behavioral treatment approach that blends acceptance-based strategies with problem-solving skills training. It emphasizes dialectical processes and teaches skills to help manage emotions and function effectively. DBT is recommended for several conditions and is the top evidence-based treatment for suicide prevention. Research on DBT outcomes receives high ratings for quality. Treatment involves individual therapy, skills groups, phone coaching and provider consultation to support a unified treatment approach.
Motivational Interviewing is an effective counseling approach based on expressing empathy, rolling with resistance, developing discrepancy, and supporting self-efficacy. It focuses on resolving ambivalence about change through open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries. The counselor acts as a partner rather than expert to elicit the client's own motivations for change and develop a specific, measurable plan for change.
DBT was developed by Marsha Linehan for those with borderline personality disorder and self-harming behaviors. It combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques with acceptance-based strategies and mindfulness. DBT therapy includes individual sessions, skills training groups, telephone coaching, and therapist consultation meetings. The goal is to decrease harmful behaviors while increasing functional coping skills through commitment to the treatment and its four stages: pre-therapy commitment, therapy, ending therapy, and post-therapy.
This document discusses shame and its relationship to various psychological conditions. It begins by defining shame and differentiating it from guilt. It describes how shame is associated with secondary emotions and involves self-evaluation. The document then examines how shame relates to specific conditions like schizophrenia, psychosis, dissociative identity disorder, and interpersonal relationships. Key findings include that shame is elevated in individuals with DID compared to other groups, and that shame in family members can increase criticism towards a loved one with schizophrenia. Shame is also linked to social anxiety and perceptions of stigmatization in psychosis.
The document provides an overview of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, describing its theoretical underpinnings in experiential and systemic approaches as well as attachment theory. EFT uses a three stage, nine step framework to assess negative interaction cycles, access underlying emotions, create new bonding experiences, and consolidate secure attachment between partners. The therapist aims to develop trust, soften rigid positions, and facilitate new solutions through enactments and emotional engagement.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Basic Overview (Presentation)meducationdotnet
This document provides an overview of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). It begins by outlining the learning objectives, which are to develop knowledge of CBT principles and techniques. The document then defines CBT as being based on the idea that emotions are governed by thoughts. It notes CBT aims to help people develop a more objective view by changing unhelpful beliefs. Conditions for which CBT has been shown to be effective are then listed, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and others. Key CBT principles like the A-B-C model of activating events, beliefs, and consequences are explained. Common cognitive distortions or thinking errors are defined and examples provided. The document concludes by describing how CBT is applied to
Gestalt therapy focuses on awareness, integration of personality conflicts, and completing unfinished experiences from the past in the present. The goal is to restore awareness and integrate conflicting parts of the personality. Therapists help clients become aware of problems, work through external and internal polarities, integrate insights, and complete the gestalt cycle through experiencing authentic feelings and resolving issues. Techniques include dialogue, role playing, dreams, and exaggeration exercises to bring greater awareness. Homework aims to support the therapeutic process.
Carl Rogers developed client-centered therapy in the 1940s as an alternative to traditional psychoanalytic approaches. In client-centered therapy, the therapist takes a non-directive approach, actively listening without judgment to help clients gain self-understanding and acceptance. The therapist provides empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard to create an environment where clients can explore their feelings and find their own answers. Research shows client-centered therapy can be as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy and has influenced other approaches like motivational interviewing. While criticism includes the lack of diagnoses, some find it less effective for certain disorders, client-centered therapy changed psychotherapy by making it more client-focused and flexible.
Psychodynamic couple therapy is based on psychoanalytic theory and focuses on interpreting defenses and anxieties to foster change. The therapist aims to join with the couple at an unconscious level to provide emotional containment and interpret anxieties that previously overwhelmed them. Key theories underlying psychodynamic couple therapy include Fairbairn's model of psychic structures, Klein's theory of projective identification, and Winnicott's theory of the parent-infant relationship, which all view relationships and unconscious processes as central to understanding couples.
The matrix is a tool to help you identify what your overall, long term goals are. In addiction recovery, we call this Good Orderly Direction. The matrix helps you evaluate your options when faced with a problem so you can choose the response that most effectively uses your energy to help you keep moving toward your goals and being the type of person you want to be.
Healing Trauma through Somatic Experiencing and Gestalt Therapy bwitchel
Develop a basic understanding of Somatic Experiencing®, a short-term approach to healing trauma, and the use of Gestalt Therapy in trauma resolution.
Dr. Bob Witchel
- ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) provides a therapeutic framework for psychedelic-assisted therapy by promoting acceptance of difficult experiences and committed action according to one's values.
- The six core ACT processes - contact with the present moment, acceptance, defusion, self-as-context, values, and committed action - are consistent with experiences commonly reported during psychedelic sessions like increased mindfulness, letting go of control, and insights into one's values and life goals.
- Preparation and integration sessions before and after psychedelic experiences can help apply ACT concepts like exploring one's values, committed to behavioral changes, and embracing difficult thoughts and emotions that arise.
Mindfulness involves paying attention to the present moment in a nonjudgmental way. Research shows mindfulness can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression while improving well-being. For problem gambling, mindfulness may help by reducing experiential avoidance and rumination. Mindfulness interventions teach urge surfing to experience urges without acting on them. Studies find mindfulness combined with CBT is most effective for problem gambling by addressing cognitive distortions and improving emotional regulation. However, mindfulness requires daily practice and may not benefit all individuals.
Based on TIP 57: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services|SAMHSA A single counseling CEU course is available at https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/393/c/ or the complete Trauma Informed Care Training Certificate are available at https://www.allceus.com/member
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment developed to treat borderline personality disorder. It uses individual therapy, group skills training, telephone coaching, and a therapist consultation team. DBT aims to help patients manage emotions and impulses through mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Studies have found DBT reduces self-harm behaviors and improves social and work functioning for patients with borderline personality disorder.
A free educational training event was being held for community leaders and members to learn about understanding trauma, its effects, and effective trauma treatment. The all-day event included keynote sessions in the morning and afternoon led by experts on topics like the Adverse Childhood Experience Study, neurobiological changes from toxic stress, and inter-partner violence. Several panel discussions were also scheduled featuring local agencies, survivors of trauma, and professionals discussing trauma in the community and approaches to building a more trauma-informed community.
DBT is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy developed in 1993 to treat borderline personality disorder and reduce suicidal behaviors. It combines standard CBT techniques with acceptance-based strategies. DBT aims to help patients regulate emotions, improve interpersonal skills, and tolerate distress through weekly individual therapy, group skills training, therapist contact between sessions, and a consultation team for the therapists. Key aspects of DBT include balancing acceptance of oneself and the need for change, as well as balancing validation of experiences and problem-solving. Studies have found DBT can significantly reduce depression, hopelessness, and self-harm behaviors among adolescents.
1. Reality therapy is a counseling approach based on choice theory which posits that human behavior is driven by five basic needs and that people have the ability to choose their behaviors.
2. The therapeutic process in reality therapy involves creating a supportive counseling environment, exploring a client's wants and needs, evaluating whether their current behaviors are meeting those wants and needs, and developing plans for behavior change.
3. Key aspects of reality therapy include keeping therapy focused on the present, emphasizing personal responsibility and choice over past events, avoiding non-constructive techniques like transference, and developing plans that are simple, measurable, and committed to by the client.
Here are the key points about the internal dialogue exercise in Gestalt therapy:
- It aims to bring about integration and acceptance of disowned parts of the personality.
- Gestalt therapists pay attention to splits, especially between the "top dog" and "under dog" aspects.
- Therapy often focuses on the internal conflict or "war" between these two parts.
- The empty chair technique uses two chairs to externalize and personify the conflict.
- The client shifts between the chairs to speak from the perspective of each part - the "top dog" and "under dog".
- This allows an internal dialogue to occur externally, facilitating awareness, expression and potential resolution of the conflict.
This document provides an overview of trauma and trauma-informed care. It defines trauma as experiences that overwhelm an individual's ability to cope, such as abuse, violence, loss or disasters. Trauma has widespread impacts on physical, emotional and cognitive functioning. High rates of trauma are seen in populations experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental illness. The core principles of trauma-informed care emphasize safety, trust, choice and empowerment. Trauma-informed practices view behaviors as adaptations to past trauma and focus on building safety and resilience. Implementing trauma-informed care requires organizational changes and self-care to prevent burnout among providers from secondary traumatic stress.
The document provides an overview of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The goal of ACT is to create a rich and meaningful life while accepting painful experiences. It differs from other mindfulness approaches by not aiming to reduce symptoms but rather transform the relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT uses therapeutic interventions focused on developing acceptance of private experiences and committing to valued actions. The six core principles of ACT are cognitive diffusion, acceptance, contact with the present moment, the observing self, values identification, and committed action.
DBT is a cognitive behavioral treatment approach that blends acceptance-based strategies with problem-solving skills training. It emphasizes dialectical processes and teaches skills to help manage emotions and function effectively. DBT is recommended for several conditions and is the top evidence-based treatment for suicide prevention. Research on DBT outcomes receives high ratings for quality. Treatment involves individual therapy, skills groups, phone coaching and provider consultation to support a unified treatment approach.
Motivational Interviewing is an effective counseling approach based on expressing empathy, rolling with resistance, developing discrepancy, and supporting self-efficacy. It focuses on resolving ambivalence about change through open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries. The counselor acts as a partner rather than expert to elicit the client's own motivations for change and develop a specific, measurable plan for change.
DBT was developed by Marsha Linehan for those with borderline personality disorder and self-harming behaviors. It combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques with acceptance-based strategies and mindfulness. DBT therapy includes individual sessions, skills training groups, telephone coaching, and therapist consultation meetings. The goal is to decrease harmful behaviors while increasing functional coping skills through commitment to the treatment and its four stages: pre-therapy commitment, therapy, ending therapy, and post-therapy.
This document discusses shame and its relationship to various psychological conditions. It begins by defining shame and differentiating it from guilt. It describes how shame is associated with secondary emotions and involves self-evaluation. The document then examines how shame relates to specific conditions like schizophrenia, psychosis, dissociative identity disorder, and interpersonal relationships. Key findings include that shame is elevated in individuals with DID compared to other groups, and that shame in family members can increase criticism towards a loved one with schizophrenia. Shame is also linked to social anxiety and perceptions of stigmatization in psychosis.
The document provides an overview of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, describing its theoretical underpinnings in experiential and systemic approaches as well as attachment theory. EFT uses a three stage, nine step framework to assess negative interaction cycles, access underlying emotions, create new bonding experiences, and consolidate secure attachment between partners. The therapist aims to develop trust, soften rigid positions, and facilitate new solutions through enactments and emotional engagement.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Basic Overview (Presentation)meducationdotnet
This document provides an overview of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). It begins by outlining the learning objectives, which are to develop knowledge of CBT principles and techniques. The document then defines CBT as being based on the idea that emotions are governed by thoughts. It notes CBT aims to help people develop a more objective view by changing unhelpful beliefs. Conditions for which CBT has been shown to be effective are then listed, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and others. Key CBT principles like the A-B-C model of activating events, beliefs, and consequences are explained. Common cognitive distortions or thinking errors are defined and examples provided. The document concludes by describing how CBT is applied to
Gestalt therapy focuses on awareness, integration of personality conflicts, and completing unfinished experiences from the past in the present. The goal is to restore awareness and integrate conflicting parts of the personality. Therapists help clients become aware of problems, work through external and internal polarities, integrate insights, and complete the gestalt cycle through experiencing authentic feelings and resolving issues. Techniques include dialogue, role playing, dreams, and exaggeration exercises to bring greater awareness. Homework aims to support the therapeutic process.
Carl Rogers developed client-centered therapy in the 1940s as an alternative to traditional psychoanalytic approaches. In client-centered therapy, the therapist takes a non-directive approach, actively listening without judgment to help clients gain self-understanding and acceptance. The therapist provides empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard to create an environment where clients can explore their feelings and find their own answers. Research shows client-centered therapy can be as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy and has influenced other approaches like motivational interviewing. While criticism includes the lack of diagnoses, some find it less effective for certain disorders, client-centered therapy changed psychotherapy by making it more client-focused and flexible.
Psychodynamic couple therapy is based on psychoanalytic theory and focuses on interpreting defenses and anxieties to foster change. The therapist aims to join with the couple at an unconscious level to provide emotional containment and interpret anxieties that previously overwhelmed them. Key theories underlying psychodynamic couple therapy include Fairbairn's model of psychic structures, Klein's theory of projective identification, and Winnicott's theory of the parent-infant relationship, which all view relationships and unconscious processes as central to understanding couples.
The matrix is a tool to help you identify what your overall, long term goals are. In addiction recovery, we call this Good Orderly Direction. The matrix helps you evaluate your options when faced with a problem so you can choose the response that most effectively uses your energy to help you keep moving toward your goals and being the type of person you want to be.
Healing Trauma through Somatic Experiencing and Gestalt Therapy bwitchel
Develop a basic understanding of Somatic Experiencing®, a short-term approach to healing trauma, and the use of Gestalt Therapy in trauma resolution.
Dr. Bob Witchel
- ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) provides a therapeutic framework for psychedelic-assisted therapy by promoting acceptance of difficult experiences and committed action according to one's values.
- The six core ACT processes - contact with the present moment, acceptance, defusion, self-as-context, values, and committed action - are consistent with experiences commonly reported during psychedelic sessions like increased mindfulness, letting go of control, and insights into one's values and life goals.
- Preparation and integration sessions before and after psychedelic experiences can help apply ACT concepts like exploring one's values, committed to behavioral changes, and embracing difficult thoughts and emotions that arise.
Mindfulness involves paying attention to the present moment in a nonjudgmental way. Research shows mindfulness can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression while improving well-being. For problem gambling, mindfulness may help by reducing experiential avoidance and rumination. Mindfulness interventions teach urge surfing to experience urges without acting on them. Studies find mindfulness combined with CBT is most effective for problem gambling by addressing cognitive distortions and improving emotional regulation. However, mindfulness requires daily practice and may not benefit all individuals.
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgemental way. It involves focusing attention on bodily sensations, thoughts, and emotions while accepting them non-reactively. Research shows mindfulness meditation can help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression by breaking harmful thinking patterns and increasing activity in the left prefrontal cortex associated with positive emotions. Formal mindfulness practices include mindful breathing, walking, eating, and yoga, while informal practices bring mindfulness to everyday activities. Mindfulness benefits mental health by helping regulate emotions and develop self-compassion.
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgemental way. It involves focusing attention on your breathing, bodily sensations, thoughts and feelings. Research shows mindfulness meditation can help reduce stress, anxiety and depression by strengthening areas of the brain associated with well-being. Studies have also found changes in brain activity after only 8 weeks of mindfulness training, indicating its ability to alter brain structure and function. Mindfulness is a skill that can be developed through both formal meditation practices and informal daily activities with focused attention and presence of mind.
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Identify, Describe How Clients and Families Come to your Practice
Identify , Describe and Discuss Addiction, Mental Heath , Trauma , Chronic Pain and Process Disorders
Identify how Trauma, Shame ,Guilt, Humiliation, Embarrassment , Grief and Loss Effect Ones Story about Themselves
A presentation on the benefits of mindfulness for Judges at the Orlando, 2016. As important as the medical, psychological and stress reducing aspect of mindfulness are, the ability to pay sustained, nonjudgmental attention in the courtroom - without the distortion of habit, bias, or assumptions - may lead a judge to treat people and manage a courtroom in a manner that encourages confidence in our system of justice.
Cognitive behaviour therapy is based on the idea that how we think, feel and behave are interconnected. Negative thinking can lead to negative emotions and behaviors. CBT aims to help patients identify relationships between unhealthy thinking patterns, disruptive behaviors and negative emotions. Therapists use techniques like Socratic questioning to challenge patients' maladaptive beliefs and assumptions, with the goal of replacing dysfunctional thoughts with more realistic ones. This promotes self-awareness, emotional intelligence and reduces symptoms by examining current situations and solving current problems.
Treating Co-Occurring Mood & Anxiety Disorders with Substance Use DisordersGlenn Duncan
Evidence Based Treatment in the consideration of treating anxiety and depressive disorders in the substance using populations. Introduction into these disorders, DSM-5 preview with changes to substance use disorders, certain anxiety and mood disorders. Cultural and best practices treatment considerations (Mindfulness, DBT, MI, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are in focus with mentions on other best practices such as EMDR). Issues of duty to warn and protect are covered also.
Alternative Strategies to Reduce Anger and Promote Self-RegulationSamantha Klassen
This document discusses alternative strategies to promote self-regulation, including grounding practices, mindfulness exercises, and forgiveness. Grounding helps people connect with their body and surroundings to facilitate affect regulation. Mindfulness exercises can help send thoughts of contentment to others, even those who cause deregulation. Forgiveness is releasing the desire for revenge and observing reality without having to agree with it, to reduce secondary anger reactions. The goal is achieving a state of self-regulation to make responsible decisions and maintain healthy relationships.
Viktor Frankl developed logotherapy, which focuses on helping clients find meaning in their lives. Logotherapy holds that finding meaning is an inherent human motivation and the primary driver of human behavior. The therapist helps clients identify experiences they find meaningful and set goals oriented around pursuing more meaningful activities and relationships. The overall aim is for clients to develop a sense of purpose that enhances well-being and motivates constructive behavior.
Personal experiences and self management around changeSalema Veliu
University of cambridge 2019
Evolutionary approaches to Self-care in Coaching today.
Defining PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY & EMOTIONAL AGILITY? AND HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE IT for more effective leadership and performance.
This document provides an overview of mindfulness, including its origins in Buddhist meditation practices, definitions, and relationship to mental health. It discusses key aspects of mindfulness such as presence, non-judgement, and the four foundations of mindfulness meditation. The document also outlines benefits of mindfulness for mental health, mechanisms of action in the brain, and applications in clinical settings including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and therapies for various disorders. It concludes by discussing implementations of mindfulness at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.
The document discusses several counselling theories and approaches including psychoanalytical, psychodynamic, person-centered, and eclectic approaches. The psychoanalytical approach developed by Sigmund Freud focuses on the unconscious mind and uses techniques like free association, dream analysis, and analysis of transference. The psychodynamic approach is based on unconscious thoughts and perceptions from childhood that influence present behavior. The person-centered approach developed by Carl Rogers views people as essentially good and focuses on unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding, and congruence. The eclectic approach combines both directive and non-directive counseling techniques selectively based on the client's needs.
The document discusses several counselling theories and approaches including psychoanalytical, psychodynamic, person-centered, and eclectic approaches. The psychoanalytical approach developed by Sigmund Freud focuses on the unconscious mind and uses techniques like free association, dream analysis, and analysis of transference. The psychodynamic approach is based on unconscious thoughts and perceptions from childhood that influence present behavior. The person-centered approach developed by Carl Rogers views people as essentially good and focuses on unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding, and congruence. The eclectic approach combines both directive and non-directive counseling techniques selectively based on the client's needs.
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If you have been experiencing some of the following signs and symptoms most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks, you may be suffering from depression:
Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood
Feelings of hopelessness, or pessimism
Irritability
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness
Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities
Decreased energy or fatigue
Moving or talking more slowly
Feeling restless or having trouble sitting still
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Difficulty sleeping, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
Appetite and/or weight changes
Thoughts of death or suicide, or suicide attempts
Aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems without a clear physical cause and/or that do not ease even with treatment
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Presentation by Hunter institute of Mental Health Director Jaelea Skehan for Being Well forum held Tuesday 9th August at Belmont 16 Foot Sailing Club www.himh.org.au
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1. Mindfulness and acceptance-based therapeutic approaches focus on changing one's relationship to thoughts and feelings rather than trying to change the content of negative thinking.
2. These approaches teach clients to "decenter" or step back from cognitive and emotional experiences in order to gain perspective and see thoughts as transient events rather than facts.
3. Mindfulness involves paying deliberate, non-judgmental attention to present-moment experiences to disengage from patterns of ruminative thinking and reduce suffering.
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Erich Fromm was a German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his critical theory of modern capitalist society and its effects on individuals. Some key points:
- Fromm believed that modern society created a psychological condition of "escape from freedom" where people flee from the anxiety of being truly free and independent by conforming to authoritarian ideologies or submitting to societal norms.
- He synthesized ideas from Freud and Marx, seeing humans as shaped both by unconscious drives and social/economic conditions. Fromm argued that freedom is integral to human nature but that modern capitalism paradoxically increased isolation despite more political freedom.
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4. Thinkaboutthe lasttime you
were hurt,overwhelmed,
stressedout,felthelpless...
• What kind of responses
did you get...
• What kind responses
made you feel truly cared
for,
supportive, understood an
d reassuring ...
5. Validating
feelings,
thoughts >>
Understood,
Accepted, &
Cared
Giving you a hug, embrace, or a cuddle
Giving
Patiently - all you have to share
Listening
Validating your pain: “This must be so hard for you” or
“I can’t begin to imagine what you’re going through”
Validating
Just sitting with you and allowing you to be
Saying
nothing
you while you cry or even crying with you
Holding
6. Mental Health - Public perception & Myths
• Blissful state of mind
• Absence of distressing
or unwanted
thoughts, feelings
images or sensations.
• Ridicule or Stigma
7. World Health Organization
(WHO) definition of
Mental Health
Mental health is “a state of
well-being in which the
individual realizes his or her
own abilities, can cope with
the normal stresses of life,
can work productively and
fruitfully, and is able to make
a contribution to his or her
community”
9. What & Why
Psychotherapy ?
• Psychotherapy is an intervention
• which considers the life of the individual
in a broad manner,
• encompassing the cognitive
and emotional aspects,
• as well as individual, familial, social and
cultural factors of their personal
experiences and personality,
• in order to improve the individual's
functioning and quality of life.
• Grounded in dialogue, it provides a
supportive environment that allows a
person to talk openly with someone who’s
objective, neutral and nonjudgmental.
10.
11. Assumption of
Healthy
Normality
By their nature, humans are
psychologically healthy
Abnormality is a disease or
syndrome driven by unusual
pathological processes
We need to understand these
processes and change them
13. JEYA'S WEDDING
It was the happiest day of her life until she thought about
her dad who committed suicide when she was 16 years old
14. Destructive Normality - Alternative
Assumption
• the complex set of psychological processes of a normal human mind –
• analysing,
• comparing,
• evaluating,
• planning,
• remembering,
• visualizing
• are often destructive and create psychological suffering for us all.
• Mind = Human language
• The root of this suffering is human language itself.
• Human language - highly complex system of symbols, which includes words, images, sounds,
facial expressions and physical gestures.
• Human language is a double-edged sword.
15. Default mode network
• In 2007 neuroscience experiments – fMRI studies - the brain
is constantly active with a high level of EEG activity even
when the person is not engaged in focused mental work.
• Default mode network (DMN), - a large-scale brain
network primarily composed of the medial prefrontal
cortex, posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus and angular
gyrus.
• Active when a person is at wakeful rest, such as
during daydreaming, mind-wandering, thinking about
others, thinking about themselves, remembering the
past, and planning for the future
• Recent research has begun to detect
links between activity in the default
mode network and mental disorders like
depression, anxiety, and
schizophrenia.
• Curiously this DMN is relatively subdued when meditating.
16. Problem and Solution
• Biggest evolutionary advantage of human language
- ability to anticipate and solve problems.
• Enabled us not only to change the face of the
planet, but to travel outside it.
• The essence of problem-solving is this:
• Problem = something we don't want.
• Solution = figure out how to get rid of it, or avoid
it.
• This approach obviously works well in the material
world.
• Get rid of anxiety, fear etc >> experiential avoidance
• More time and energy we spend trying to get rid of
unwanted private experiences = the more
psychologically suffering
17. Unworkable change agenda
This belief engenders the idea that healthy people can control and
eliminate negative private content and thereby become "normal".
Belief: Negative private content is toxic and dangerous, and
must be controlled to attain psychological health
19. Experiential avoidance
• A style of dealing with
unwanted experiences viz.
thoughts, feelings, memories,
sensations and distressing
external events
• involves emotional avoidance,
numbing, behavioural
avoidance and other methods
of experiential control even
when it has significant
personal costs
22. Experiential
avoidance
Vs
Acceptance
Experiential avoidance is a natural
survival instinct embedded within
us that creates our aversive reaction
to unpleasant or uncomfortable
events.
Practice a new mindful way of
meeting experiences with openness
and acceptance.
23. What is this
ACT ?
• ACT is a behavioral therapy approach
that uses acceptance and mindfulness
processes, and commitment and
behavior change processes, to
produce greater
psychological flexibility - facilitate in
engagement in value- congruent
behaviours.
• ACT facilitates the change in the
individual's relationship to their
internal experiences (i.e. thoughts,
sensations) rather than the experience
itself.
25. What is
Psychological
flexibility ?
• Psychological flexibility is the ability
to stay in contact with the present
moment -- regardless of unpleasant
thoughts, feelings, and bodily
sensations, as conscious
human without needless defense --
while choosing one's behaviors
based on the situation and personal
values.
• It is NOT a state of happiness or ease
but an ability to flexibly navigate
through changing demands of life,
also when difficult thoughts and
feelings arise
26. ACT Model
client acceptance of distressing experiential content,
Enhancing
cognitive defusion techniques to mitigate the deleterious
effects of cognitions,
Utilizing
client ability to attend to the present moment,
Increasing
a self-as-context perspective within the client,
Enhancing
core values meaningful to the client, and
Identifying
committed, effective action toward reaching those valued
ends.
Supporting
six core
processes
produce
psychological
flexibility:
31. COGNITIVE FUSION
Inability for direct, undefended contact with unwanted private events
viz.thoughts, feelings, memories, sensations
Makes healthy psychological flexibility difficult or impossible,
Excessive attachment to the literal content of thought
32. We become fused
with our thoughts:
– Thoughts may seem to be the
absolute truth, or
– Commands we must obey, or
– Threats we must eliminate, or
– Something we must give all our
attention to
37. Presence
Here-and-now experience
• Present means: consciously
connecting with and engaging in
whatever is happening in this
moment.
• Humans find it very hard to stay
present, absorbed in the past
or the future
• It is easy to get caught up in our
thoughts and lose touch with
the world around us.
• Most of the time we tend to
operate on automatic pilot,
merely “going through the
motions.”
38. Why be present -
Be Here and Now
• To truly appreciate the
richness and fullness of life,
you have to be here while
it’s happening!
• The power to act exists
only in this moment
• To act effectively
41. ACT Philosophy
=> Functional
contextualism
Functional contextualism views
psychological events as an
interaction between whole
organisms and a context that is
defined both historically (e.g., prior
learning histories) and situationally
(current antecedents and
consequences, verbal rules).
42. THIS IS IN
THE SERVICE
OF...?
What is this
thought,
emotion,
impulse,
behavior in the
service of?
Under what
conditions does
it function that
way?
Is this feeling,
thought,
behaviour
Useful?
How often does
it occur ?
43. Relational frame theory-RFT
• Explains the fundamental human
ability to relate anything to anything
and form a relational network of ideas
and concepts – derived stimulus
relations
• Relational framing exponentially
increases the speed and diversity of
human learning.
• We begin to see the world not AS IT IS,
but as our relational network tells us it
is.
• Arbitrarily applicable
relational responding (AARR) - ability to
symbolize.
47. Acceptance
and
Commitment
therapy
• ACT is an intervention approach designed to
bring language to heel, so that it can become
a tool to be used when it is useful, rather than
an unseen process that consumes the
humans that host it.
• ACT rather than seeking to change the
content of problematic thinking lets direct
experience be more of a guide when that is
more effective
• Let the environmental contingencies guide
the behaviour
48. ACT
technology
ACT tends to use a relatively non-linear
form of language.
ACT therapists rely heavily on paradox,
metaphors, stories, exercises, behavioral
tasks, and experiential processes.
Direct instruction and logical analysis
has a relatively limited role, although it
does occur.
49.
50. Goal of the
Cognitive
Defusion
process
help the client detect the hidden properties of
language that produce fusion,
to shake the client's confidence in implicitly
trusting the "reality" of private experiences and
to recreate the "space" that exists between
thought and thinker, feeling and feeler.
ultimately help the client use willingness and
acceptance strategies on a more consistent basis
distancing from thoughts and evaluations reduces
their capacity to function as psychological barriers.
51. Cognitive
Defusion
Paradox
• The aim of defusion is NOT to get
rid of unpleasant thoughts, but
rather to see them for what they
are—just words—and to let go of
struggling with them
• If…
• Helpful We Use;
• Unhelpful We Defuse
52. Thought
Discernment
Does it help me to be the
person I want to be?
Does it help me to build the
sort of relationships I’d like?
Does it help me to connect
with what I truly value?
Does it help me, in the long
term, to create a rich, full,
and meaningful life?
53. Defusion =
Flexible
Responding
We pay attention to the
thought with:
• Curiosity: We see it for what it
is - words and pictures
• Openness: We explore
whether it’s helpful or not
• Flexibility: If it’s helpful, we let
it guide us; if not, we let it be.
54. Defusion
techniques
• I am having the thought that …
• Thank your mind
• Imagine this thought on a computer
screen. Change the font colour size or
type
• What does that thought look like? How
big is it? What does it sound like? Your
voice or someone else’s? Close your
eyes and tell me, where is it located in
space? Is it moving or still? If moving, in
what direction and at what speed?
• The movie story: If all these thoughts and
feelings were put into a book or movie,
titled “the something something story,” Or
what would you call it?
58. Values
(Know What Matters)
• Deep in your heart, what do you
want your life to be about?
• What do you want to do with
your brief time on this planet?
• What truly matters to you in
the big picture?
• What sort of personal qualities
do you want to cultivate?
• How do you want to behave
toward yourself, others, and the
world around you?
59. GLOBE
TROTTING
• living a dream
that most of us
would envy
• Prasanna says,
“We have visited
all 7 continents
including
Antarctica.
Together, we have
been to all 193
Countries.
60. Values
(Know What Matters)
• Purpose gives our life direction,
and presence allows us to make
the most of our journey.
• Values are about how you want to
behave on ongoing basis
• Are your “chosen life directions.”
• Values are like a compass because
they give us direction and guide our
ongoing journey.
• Values are NOT: goals, desires,
needs, ethics, morals, feelings, rules,
beliefs, codes of conduct
61. Value hierarchy
• Each of us has a hierarchy of
values.
• This is our sense of what’s most
through to what’s least
important.
• Do we choose to watch TV or
invest that time in personal
improvement?
• Do we sleep longer or go
jogging?
66. ACT Acronym
Accept unwanted private experiences such as thoughts,
feelings, memories, and sensations as well as external
events that are not amenable to direct control.
Accept
Choose a set of valued life directions that would enlarge
one's sense of vitality, purpose and meaning.
Choose
Build larger and larger patterns of committed action that
are consistent with these valued ends
Take
Action
67. Therapeutic Interventions
1.Developing acceptance of unwanted private experiences which are out
of personal control.
2.Commitment and action toward living a valued life.
Confronting the Control Agenda
• “Did this reduce your symptoms in the long term?
• What did this strategy cost you in terms of time, energy, health, vitality, relationships?
• Did it bring you closer to the life you want?”
69. Where to start in ACT?
• For clients overwhelmed by
thoughts & feelings (extreme fusion,
dissociative states, flashbacks,
emotional dysregulation, panic
attacks etc.): start with grounding
(dropping anchor)
• For major grief/loss: self-
compassion
• For the poorly motivated: values &
defusion from hopelessness
• For clients fixated on feeling good
and avoiding pain: “creative
hopelessness”
70. Establishing
behavioural
goals for
therapy
• Emotional or process goals = how I want
to feel (or not feel)
• Outcome goals = what I want to have or
get (or get rid of)
• Behavioural goals = what I want to do
• ASAP – ideally the first session – establish
behavioural goals
• A simple way: ‘towards moves’ on the ACT
Matrix>
71.
72.
73. CONTACTING THE PRESENT
MOMENT
I, here, now
notice WHAT I see, hear,
touch, taste, smell, think,
feel, do
SELF-AS-PROCESS
I, here, now
notice THAT I see,
hear, touch, taste,
smell, think, feel, do
TRANSCENDENT SELF
or OBSERVING SELF
I, here, now notice THAT I
am continuous,
unchanging, distinct
from, & more than WHAT
I see, hear, touch, taste,
smell, think, feel, do
DEFUSION
I, here, now
notice my thoughts
and see them as
words and pictures
ACCEPTANCE
I, here, now
notice my thoughts
and feelings and allow
them to be as they are
VALUES
I, here, now notice what
is important and
meaningful to me and
put it into words
SELF-AS-
CONTEXT
74. Self-as-Context
Qualities of the Observing-Self
• Can’t be judged as good or bad,
right or wrong, because all it does
is observe.
• Sees things as they are, without
judging, criticizing, or doing any
of the other thinking processes
that set us up for a struggle with
reality.
• Therefore, it gives acceptance in
its truest, purest form.
77. Committed Action
(Do What It Takes)
• Taking effective action, guided
by our values.
• Committed action means “doing
what it takes” to live by
our values even if that brings up
pain and discomfort.
• Facing and overcoming the
barriers
• SMART goals
78. Therapeutic
Relationship
• Therapists : Thanks to human
language, they are in the same boat
as their clients
• Therapists might say, “…from where
I am on my mountain, I can see
obstacles on your mountain that you
can’t see.“
• “So I can point those out to you, and
maybe show you some alternative
routes around them…”
79. ACT Acronym
Accept unwanted private experiences such as thoughts,
feelings, memories, and sensations as well as external
events that are not amenable to direct control for what
they are, not what they appear to be.
Accept
Choose a set of valued life directions that would enlarge
one's sense of vitality, purpose and meaning.
Choose
Build larger and larger patterns of committed action that
are consistent with these valued ends
Take
Action
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Dr Veera Balaji Kumar
Contact for further information:
drveerabalaji@gmail.com
Editor's Notes
Mind - complex set of cognitive processes—such as analysing, comparing, evaluating, planning, remembering, visualizing—and all these processes rely on human language
The public use of language includes speaking, talking, miming, gesturing, writing, painting, singing, dancing and so on. The private use of language includes thinking, imagining, daydreaming, planning, visualizing and so on.
technical term for the private use of language is “cognition.”
On the positive it helps us make maps and models of the world; predict and plan for the future; share knowledge; learn from the past; imagine things that have never existed, and go on to create them; develop rules that guide our behavior effectively, and help us to thrive as a community; communicate with people who are far away; and learn from people who are no longer alive.The dark side of language is that we use it to lie, manipulate and deceive; to spread libel, slander and ignorance; to incite hatred, prejudice and violence; to make weapons of mass destruction, and industries of mass pollution; to dwell on and “relive” painful events from the past; to scare ourselves by imagining unpleasant futures; to compare, judge, criticize and condemn both ourselves and others; and to create rules for ourselves that can often be life-constricting or destructive.
If someone mentions a word (e.g., water, lemon, trauma, accident, peace), the mind focuses on it as if it were present even though it is not present/real now.
Practically speaking, we don’t take long client histories. Nor do we necessarily attempt
to work out which diagnostic classification system in vogue most fits our clients.
Instead, in an initial session, we focus on two simple goals: connecting with client
experience and presenting the psychological flexibility point of view. Truly, this
approach is about empowering clients.