Approaching Change like a Hermit Crab
June 1, 2021
By Diana Hill, PhD, coauthor of ACT Daily Journal When I was little, I wanted to be a snail when I grew up because snails have their homes on their… READ MORE
Tag: acceptance and mindfulness
Helping Clients Distance Themselves from Negative or Unhelpful Thoughts
June 11, 2019
By Judith Belmont, MS, LPC One of the cornerstones of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is to help clients distance themselves from their disturbing thoughts through the process of cognitive… READ MORE
How to Help Parents of Distressed Teens Act on Their Values
February 12, 2019
By Sheri Turrell, PhD Adolescent distress shows up in many ways, from moodiness and irritability to more explicit acting-out behavior. Parents, on the receiving end of their teens’ intense emotions,… READ MORE
5 Ways to Make Meditation More Accessible to People With OCD and Anxiety
March 2, 2018
Jon Hershfield, MFT, co-author of Everyday Mindfulness for OCD Significant evidence suggests that mindfulness, the skill of being aware of the present moment without judgment, is effective for reducing suffering… READ MORE
ACT and Compassion, Part Two: A Q&A with Dennis Tirch, PhD, & Laura Silberstein, PsyD
November 3, 2015
Editor’s note: The following is a part two of a Q&A with Dennis Tirch, PhD, and Laura Silberstein, PhD, co-authors along with Benjamin Schoendorff, MA, MSc of The ACT Practitioner’s… READ MORE
I Am He as You Are Me: Finding the No-Thing Self
August 15, 2015
Part four of a six-part series on ACT processes By Steven C. Hayes, PhD We are not who we say we are—snippets and flickers woven into a shredded blanket of… READ MORE
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