May 2, 2022
By Sally Winston, PsyD, and Martin Seif, PhD, coauthors of Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety In Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety, we explore the issue of anxiety that arises prior to tackling a difficult… READ MORE
March 29, 2022
By William J. Knaus, EdD, Alex Korb, PhD, Patricia J. Robinson, PhD, Lisa M. Schab, LCSW, and Kirk D. Strosahl, PhD, coauthors of The Depression Toolkit What to Know Checking… READ MORE
May 7, 2020
By Joel Minden, PhD, author of Show Your Anxiety Who’s Boss Action Not Avoidance: Three New Things to Learn Learning to respond to avoidance urges with value-driven action is an… READ MORE
July 17, 2015
Part two of a six-part series on ACT processes By Steven C. Hayes, PhD Emotions are the psychological sounds made by mixing the past and present. It is important to be… READ MORE
November 17, 2014
Buddhism and psychoanalysis share roughly the same goal, the alleviation of mental suffering—one working from a highly personal and individual perspective, the other from a more universal point of view…. READ MORE
September 24, 2014
It is widely accepted that language plays tricks on people, both those who suffer from psychological difficulties and people in general. Therapists are called to reconnect clients to those elements… READ MORE
November 6, 2013
How can transdiagnostic approaches help treat anxiety disorders? By using wisdom from the new and groundbreaking contribution by Michael Tompkins, PhD: Anxiety and Avoidance: A Universal Treatment for Anxiety, Panic,… READ MORE
October 28, 2013
As of 2013, there are twelve anxiety-disorder diagnoses and over twenty-five subtypes and categories of these disorders, with specific treatments for about half of them. Research has demonstrated that these… READ MORE
October 24, 2013
In psychotherapy, particularly in mindfulness and acceptance camps, psychological flexibility is the primary goal of intervention. As we’ve seen in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) interventions, the core processes such… READ MORE
Building Self-Acceptance
April 10, 2024
