ACT-Informed Exposure for Anxiety: Creating Effective, Innovative, and Values-Based Exposures Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

This clinical guide provides therapists with effective, innovative, and values-driven exposures for treating clients with anxiety and avoidant behaviors, using evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The exposures are easy-to-implement and tolerated by clients, aiming to strengthen psychological flexibility and increase client willingness to engage in exposure therapy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 29 June 2023
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

This clinical guide provides therapists with effective, innovative, and values-driven exposure techniques to treat clients with anxiety and avoidant behaviors. The exposures outlined in this book are easy to implement, tolerated by clients, and aimed at strengthening psychological flexibility. Exposure therapy is a highly effective treatment for anxiety-related disorders, but it can also be challenging to implement, particularly for clinicians and clients. This comprehensive guide offers innovative exposures grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to assist clients in facing their fears and leading values-driven lives.

The exposures provided in this book are easy to implement and well-tolerated by clients, focusing on enhancing psychological flexibility, a fundamental aspect of ACT. Psychological flexibility involves staying in contact with uncomfortable experiences while taking valued actions to create positive and meaningful life changes.

Studies have shown that ACT interventions can increase client willingness to engage in exposure therapy. Whether you are new to ACT and exposure or have experience in traditional exposure therapy and are interested in incorporating ACT into your treatment sessions, this book is an essential resource for your professional library.

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 178 x 255 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781648480812