Building the Foundation of Your ACT-Informed Exposure Practice
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP: More than a decade of empirical studies have shown ACT-informed exposure to be as effective as traditional exposure—and to be more consistent with emerging data on how exposure works (Landy et al., 2015). Because of its focus on function over form and psychological flexibility over symptom reduction, ACT-informed exposure can be tricky for clinicians new to ACT to learn and implement.
ACT with Compassion: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Affective Science to Deepen Your Work with Clients Stuck in Self-Criticism and Shame
Are you working with clients who struggle with persistent shame and self-criticism? This two-day, immersive workshop offers an in-depth exploration of a treatment approach grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and informed by the latest in affective science. You’ll learn powerful, evidence-based interventions to help clients break free from the cycle of shame and self-criticism—challenges often central to depression, PTSD, borderline personality disorder, social anxiety, and many other mental health conditions.
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Guide Exposure Therapy: The Basics
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Exposure therapy is the gold standard intervention for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs). Since the early success of exposure, many theories have been created to understand and explain its mechanism. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy has emerged as a useful framework to understand how to use exposure effectively including how to overcome barriers to engagement with exposure. Within the past 10 years, research has demonstrated the effectiveness of exposure therapy within the context of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Bluett et al., 2014).
ACT-Informed Exposure for Therapists Who Don’t Use Exposure
About the Workshop: Exposure therapy is the gold standard intervention for anxiety. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has emerged as a useful framework to understand how to use exposure effectively, and research has demonstrated the effectiveness of exposure therapy within the context of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Bluett et al., 2014). For therapists without training, however, exposure therapy of any model can be intimidating. Consequently, many therapists are reluctant to use exposure (Farrell et al., 2016; Scherr, Herbert, & Foreman, 2015).
Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy and Nature-Therapy Training Retreat
The Ecotherapy training provides participants with a comprehensive hands-on understanding of ecotherapy and nature-based therapeutic techniques. Participants will learn how to use ecotherapy in conjunction with other approaches (e.g., Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, MBSR, MCBT) to help clients develop psychological flexibility and enhance their well-being.
Digital Therapists with Sonja V. Batten, PhD
Digital Therapists
Innovation at the Intersection of Technology and Wellness
2024 Chinese ACT Academic Conference
Webinar 'ACT na trauma' (Dutch)
Empowered Relief® pain management class
Empowered Relief® is an evidence-based, two-hour pain class.