Languaging as an Operant
January 20, 2023
By Siri Ming, PhD, BCBA-D, Evelyn Gould, PhD, BCBA-D, Julia H. Fiebig, PhD, BCBA-D, coauthors of Understanding and Applying Relational Frame Theory What exactly do we mean by “language,” and… READ MORE
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Notes from ABCT 50: The Future of Psychology & the Third Wave
November 15, 2016
By Erin Heath, New Harbinger Publications Blog Editor The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Annual Convention is a four-day conference devoted to bringing the cognitive behavioral community together… READ MORE
Final Notes on The Use of Metaphor in Psychotherapy
October 22, 2014
In acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), it is acknowledged that overidentification with literal language leads to psychological inflexibility, which is at the core of human suffering. To address some of… READ MORE
Using Language to Heal in Therapy Sessions
October 8, 2014
For the last couple of weeks we’ve been talking about some of the ways language can play tricks on us and cause suffering, as well as how, alternately, it can… READ MORE
The Power of Metaphor in Psychotherapy
September 17, 2014
Whether you are a novice or advanced practitioner in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), you know that metaphors and exercises play a crucial role in its successful delivery. These powerful… READ MORE
How Relying on Feelings Can Destabilize Relationships
April 16, 2014
For the last several weeks we’ve been presenting views and definitions from a variety of researchers and psychotherapists on the consuming and powerful force commonly referred to as love. We’re… READ MORE
Love As a Feeling: Problems With the Conventional View
April 14, 2014
As we have discussed in previous posts, psychologists have offered many different perspectives on love. Most of these, however, revolve around love as a feeling, sometimes conflating it with cognitions… READ MORE
Love: An Evolutionary Force, a Word, a Cultural Concept
April 9, 2014
Over the last few weeks we’ve been examining the meaning and history of romantic love through the lens of a team of behavioral therapists who wrote the recently released book,… READ MORE
Q&A: JoAnne Dahl, PhD, Part Two
March 24, 2014
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part Q&A with one of the authors of ACT and RFT in Relationships, JoAnne Dahl, PhD. If you missed part one,… READ MORE
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