Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a relatively new and increasingly popular therapy, developed in the 1980’s. It works by both supporting individuals to clarify what really matters to them and how they want to live, whilst also exploring what is preventing this. Typically, this involves looking at peoples values, their thinking styles, beliefs and emotions.

Individuals are taught how to identify when they are getting caught up in unhelpful internal struggles and practical ways to back out of them, when they occur.

In this way, ACT does not aim to directly change or stop unwanted problems and experiences. Instead, it teaches individuals to develop a new relationship with them - making contact with difficult internal experiences in new ways, reconnecting with personal values and establishing new more adaptive ways to respond, with much greater awareness.

THE HAPPINESS TRAP

by RUSS HARRIS
Do you ever feel worried, miserable or unfulfilled- yet put on a happy face and pretend everything's fine? You are not alone. Stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem are all around. Research suggests that many of us get caught in a psychological trap! A vicious circle in which the more we strive for happiness, the more it eludes us. Fortunatley there is a way to escape from the 'Happiness Trap', a ground-breaking new approach based on mindfulness skills. Using the six principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Russ Harris can help you to reduce stress and worry, rise above fear doubt and insecurity, while handling painful thoughts and feelings more effectively.  

THE REALITY SLAP

by RUSS HARRIS
The “reality slap” takes many different forms. Sometimes, it's more like a punch: the death of a loved one, a serious illness, a divorce, the loss of a job, a freak accident, or a shocking betrayal. Sometimes it's a little gentler. Envy, loneliness, resentment, failure, disappointment, and rejection can sting just as much. But whatever form your reality slap takes, one thing's for sure—it hurts! And most of us don't deal with the pain very well.
The Reality Slap offers a four-part path for healing from crises based on acceptance and commitment therapy. 

THE CONFIDENCE GAP

by RUSS HARRIS
Rooted in revolutionary therapy techniques, The Confidence Gap provides a practical roadmap for confronting the fears and doubts that keep holding you back
Too many of us miss out on opportunities in life because we lack self-confidence. Whether it's public speaking, taking on a leadership role, or asking someone for a date, there are situations in which we just don't feel equipped to handle the challenges we face. 

MINDFULNESS

by MARK WILLIAMS and DANNY PENMAN
MINDFULNESS reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that can be incorporated into daily life to help break the cycle of unhappiness, stress, anxiety and mental exhaustion and promote genuine joie de vivre. It's the kind of happiness that gets into your bones. It seeps into everything you do and helps you meet the worst that life can throw at you with new courage. The book is based on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). MBCT revolves around a straightforward form of mindfulness meditation which takes just a few minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed.
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