I am university professor of psychotherapy and accredited CBT supervisor. Since 2007, I have been the director of a four-year postgraduate, EABCT accredited, CBT training.

I am passionately committed to dissemination of third wave cognitive behavioral therapies. So far I have conducted more than 50 trainings and trained more than 700 mental health professionals in ACT and CFT in Slovenia (Ljubljana), Croatia (Zagreb, Split, Rijeka), Serbia (Belgrade, Novi Sad) and Bosnia & Herzegovina (Sarajevo, Banja Luka); as well as in other parts of the world, e.g. 
Uganda https://contextualscience.org/delivering_an_act_training_workshop_in_uganda

You can read my bio here www.krnetic.com

For online or face-to-face individual consultation and supervision please send me an email: centarzakbt@gmail.com

For online group supervision click here

Emily Whitish, LMHC / USA

Are You Ready to Get Your ACT Together?

That’s fantastic! When I first learned Acceptance and Commitment Therapy it was like all my therapist dreams finally came true. I felt confident in my work, my clients were experiencing the world in new and meaningful ways, and I rarely felt stuck in the therapy room. I’m excited to help you experience the same joy and freedom in your work.

I provide clinical consultation and mentoring for licensed therapists and coaches seeking experiential learning of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. You’ll deepen your knowledge base and understanding of ACT and improve your therapy or coaching skills in a compassionate learning environment.

Objectives
In consultation, you will…

1. Develop a practice in mindfulness and values-based action to support your resilience and personal effectiveness as an ACT practitioner

2. Conceptualize cases from the ACT perspective

3. Understand how the concept of experiential avoidance offers organization to the functional analysis of client problems

4. Develop a sense of personal wholeness and relate that same sense to your clients

5. Distinguish instances of human behavior that are experientially avoidant, and target more subtle forms of avoidance in your clients and yourself

6. Focus on acceptance of emotions and thoughts, both as it relates to your own experience and the experience of your clients

7. Assess the cost of avoidance as it is related to personal values while working to take action that is consistent with the same

8. Strengthen flexible perspective-taking to foster experiential knowing of an observing stance across experiences, judgments, and actions

9. Deal with clients’ sticky dilemmas and unsolvable problems

You will build your skills through functional analysis and experiential work. This is an invaluable part of your development. You’ll learn to embody ACT processes by staying focused on functions of behavior within contexts. This will help you move through the work fluidly, flexibly, and openly.

My Approach
A central tenet of ACT is that the therapist is also working from a stance of experiential acceptance. I model acceptance by making all that is felt (including what is evoked by our session) welcome while also working on the goals of treating the client. Mistakes are addressed in an open and compassionate fashion. My goal is to foster a relationship with you that allows for openness, reflection, creativity, and support. In addition, we will openly work on willingness to experience and commitment to personal values.

As you are using ACT to develop psychological flexibility in the client, our meetings will focus on you creating psychological flexibility in yourself, both in your own life and in the use of the therapy. I encourage compassion for self and the client, especially when searching for instances of avoidance and the personal costs associated with the avoidance.

I will provide opportunities for experiential learning by inviting you to engage in methods such as role-play, use of imagery and metaphor, mindfulness, defusion, and values clarification.

Relevant Training & Experience

I'm licensed in the state of Washington as a Mental Health Counselor (#LH60159227). I have a Master's degree in Clinical Counseling from Seattle University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Washington.

I have been using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy as my primary therapeutic approach in my practice since 2011. I was trained in ACT by Madelon Bolling, Ph.D. at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center while working in an intervention research program that focuses on ACT to help people achieve healthy behavior change.

Learning ACT in a research environment provided an unparalleled depth of knowledge, unlike traditional learning environments. I quickly learned how to link the conceptual understanding of ACT principles and techniques to the fluid implementation of the therapy.

When I transitioned from the cancer center to private practice, I continued to receive individual ACT clinical consultation from Dr. Bolling. Consultation assisted in helping me further integrate ACT process, intention, and presence.

I have additional training in ACT for depression, anxiety, trauma, grief & loss, chronic health issues, chronic pain, and as a brief intervention (FACT - Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy). I also have training in compassion-focused therapy. I currently use ACT in my practice to help people with anxiety, depression, chronic illness, chronic pain, trauma, medical trauma, codependency, addiction, health anxiety, body image issues, disordered eating, and changing health behaviors. I also use ACT with caregivers and health care providers.

I have been a member of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science since 2010. I am also a member of the ACBS Cancer Special Interest Group, the ACBS Pain Special Interest Group, as well as the ACBS ACT for Health Special Interest Group.

I’m not just an ACT practitioner, I live and breathe ACT. I believe in its effectiveness so much that I rarely stray from it.

Having said all of this, I do not feel one arrives at a “final” mastery of ACT. Instead, I believe that ongoing learning and engagement brings ACT to life in the clinical setting. 

I provide individual and group consultation to licensed therapists, social workers, and coaches. All sessions are conducted over a secure video platform. I am currently accepting consultees for both individual and group formats. I am not an approved supervisor for licensure-seeking clinicians. Coaches, I require that you have completed an ICF-accredited training program or similar.

To get started, go to MY WEBSITE and submit the form. I’ll contact you in 1-2 business days to discuss your goals. If I am a good fit for your needs (and my schedule allows), I’ll provide you with the next steps which will include scheduling, payment, and signing the consultation agreement.

https://www.emilywhitish.com/act-consultation-for-therapists

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Are you interested in learning how to integrate ACT, RFT, and clinical behavior analytic approaches to enhance your clinical practice and case conceptualization skills?  

Or are you stuck with particular cases, or needing help integrating ACT in interpersonal, cancer, end-of-life, dying, or grief contexts?

Or are you new to ACT and interested in having a coach as you implement it in your practice?  

If so, I may be able to help.  My name is Jen Gregg, and I first came upon ACT in 1995 and immediately felt a powerful connection to this work.  I was lucky enough to start working with Steve Hayes that same year, and have been researching, delivering, and training clinicians in ACT ever since.  I am a professor at San Jose State University in Northern California since 2004.  Clinically, I specialize in coping with cancer, end-of-life, grief, and integrating positive psychology interventions into psychotherapy.  I am a peer-reviewed ACT trainer and my training specialties include all of these areas plus training new clinicians.

If you are interested in chatting to see if I am a fit for what you are looking for, feel free to email me at jen@drjennifergregg.com or through my website at www.drjennifergregg.com.

Supervision for new and experienced coaches. A safe and supportive environment for the ongoing development of your coaching practice. Perfect for coaches who want to embed an understanding of acceptance and commitment coaching and contextual behavioual science in their practice.

What I Offer

I offer 1-2-1 supervision sessions for coaches. These are 90 minutes in duration. I encourage a no-obligation intial discussion prior to starting supervision for you to learn more about me and the supervision I offer, and for us to chat through how supervision will work and what to expect.

About Me

My name is Rachael Skews. I am a Chartered Psychologist and Registered Applied Psychology Practice Supervisor with the British Psychological Society. I've been practicing, researching and teaching Acceptance and Commitment Coaching and Contextual Coaching since 2013. I am deeply passionate about evidence-based practice in coaching, and I would love to support coaches looking to develop their skills using contextual behavioural science. I am based in the UK, and I offer virtual sessions so I can work with coaches anywhere in the world.

If you'd like to know a bit more about me, there's more information on my website (https://www.cognuscoach.com/about) and my LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-skews-4aa9615/)

Free free to get in touch  - rachael@cognuscoach.com

In my experience, ACT has been transformative and liberating for both my clients and myself. I hope our time together will extend these benefits to you as well.

I offer clinical consultation, supervision, and mentoring for professionals seeking experiential learning in ACT. This includes one-on-one meetings, mid-sized supervision and practice groups, and larger interactive presentations. My services align with ACT core competencies, focusing on overcoming challenges and enhancing personal experiences. I integrate Relational Frame Theory and Contextual Behavioral Science into my consultations to deepen understanding and application of ACT principles.

As an approved clinical site supervisor with Rhode Island College and Johnson and Wales University, I welcome individuals from various modalities, using ACT to complement their existing skills and knowledge.

If you're in the Providence, Rhode Island area, I invite you to join our process-based peer consultation group based on the Portland Model. For more information, visit [Rhode Island ACT](http://www.rhodeislandact.com).

It is also listed here on ACBS:  USA - RHODE ISLAND - PROVIDENCE

You can reach me at todd@toddschmenk.com or visit my website at [toddschmenk.com](http://www.toddschmenk.com).

Todd Schmenk, M.S., M.Ed., LMHC

I am delighted to provide a tailored set of offerings, depending on your specific needs. People I have worked with describe my style as compassionate, clever, creative, motivational, and even funny. I will ensure that we make good use of our focused time to meet your goals, while also enjoying the work that we do together. Options include:

Individual consultation and training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) via videoconference. With individual consultation, we develop a personalized training plan tailored to your current level of skills and future goals.
 

Online group training on topics related to ACT, with a specific emphasis on posttraumatic problems in living and increasing skills related to committed action in therapy. Trainings related to leadership development are also available. (In person training can also be scheduled, dependent on global travel restrictions.)
 

Professional and leadership coaching via videoconference for high performing professionals, especially in the health care or nonprofit sectors. This can be especially useful for professionals who are looking to refine their leadership voice and style, while increasing their effectiveness across professional contexts.

To request more information, see testimonials on my consultation and training, or discuss any of these opportunities with me, please write to me via the ACBS contact form or visit: sonjabatten.com and go to the Connect page to reach out to me. 

Hi I'm Jacob Martinez, LPC

I specialize in the ACT Matrix and provide consultation and supervision to clinicians.

I especially enjoy working with new clinicians who are just getting into ACT work and who feel in over their head at all the resources and material available. If you are trying to get up to speed with ACT or RFT please send me an email and if I can't help you I can point you in the right direction.

I also help clinicians put together ACT presentations, workshops, and courses. If you are presenting to an audience on ACT for the first time and want to throw around some ideas or learn how to structure your workshop for maximum impcat, get in touch.

I offer supervision/consultation on ACT, RFT, and the ACT Matrix for helping professionals. These can be done in person or over Zoom. Sometimes a single consultation is enough to jump-start your work. Other times people schedule as needed. My standard rate for consultations is $75 per hour, and $50/hour/person for groups of 2+

Here are some of the things people have reached out to me for:

1. Understanding a specific concept, structuring ACT sessions, introducing ACT concepts to clients.

2. Getting unstuck in their work, or with certain clients. In which case we do a lot of experiential work.

3. Help putting together presentations and workshops, or feedback on original exercises.

My email address is Jacob@theactmatrix.com

You can see my content and get a sense of the way I work on my website:

TheACTmatrix.com - A website all about the ACT Matrix and how to use it clinically

Jacob Martinez, LPC

If you are interested in becoming a better ACT Therapist, then supervision is an essential and useful tool. My focus is to help you build your ACT skills in an experiential way with using role-play and feedback. I'll coach you through the challenges of helping people to develop psychological flexibility, whilst simultaneously supporting you to embody it yourself. The best way I know how to do this is to model it first, evoke it in you second and reinforce it third.

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Individual and Group Practice

I am based in Birmingham, UK and I can offer both individual and group practice supervision in-person and online using ZOOM. 

With 1:2:1 supervision, you get to focus completely on you, your client work and your relationships in the workplace.  Sessions are £95 for 60 minutes.

Group Practices 

With group practice supervision, the focus is different. Made up of mulitple participants (including me), we use a format similar to the Portland Model. We real-play or role-play challenging experiences to give the Skills-Builder the opportunity to practice and develop through experiential learning and real-time feedback. As a group, we coach the person in the Skills-Builder role to be flexible and try out different ways of intervening.   

The group practice sessions take place every week Monday 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm UK time.  You can come along as little or as often as you like.  They take place inside our Practitioners Community, which you can join for £19.95 per month. 

For more information, please visit https://www.openforwards.com/actpracticegroups/

As a member, you'll also get access to a host of other wonderful live events, courses and resources.

We meet every Thursday from 1 pm to 2 pm (UK time) for an ACT Case Conceptualisation Clinic.  Bring your cases to get specific guidance or observe and contribute ideas to other members challenges.

I run a series of live workshops each year and then adapt them into self-paced online courses.  In 2022, they include:

• ACT Case Conceptualisation
• Getting more Experiential
• ACT Enhanced Exposure
• Behavioural Principles Primer
• Powering Up Creative Hopelessness
• ACT for Depression

Come and join us.  We are a warm group of worldwide practitioners seeking to develop our ACT knowledge and expertise alongside other practitioners.  I hope to see you there.

Click here to join. 

About me:

I've been practicing ACT since 2008 and I qualified as a CBT Therapist in 2005. I presently work in private practice running a psychology service called Openforwards with a small group of therapists. I teach and supervise trainees at University of Birmingham CBT Programme.  I have a PG Certificate in Clinical Supervision and I've trained in delivering online supervison. I am an ACBS Peer-Reviewed ACT Trainer.

ACT and CBS now defines the way I work and how I approach my own life. I believe in the power of science and language. I believe in authentic connecting with openness, courage and curiosity. These ways of being are my focus and my intention. They are reliable friends and mentors. My passion lies in supporting people who work in helping roles, sharing simple and accessible practices in self-care and reflective practices and encouraging workplaces to take better care of their employees. 

I am author of the ACT Roadmap and co-author of SEED: An ACT Supervision Model.

To discuss supervision, give me a call on tel. +441215231108 or email me support@openforwards.com

Most of you know me by now, so I won't bore you with introductions "about me."  (see below if you're curious about me).  This is about you.  We need a community of folks interested in helping our members develop their competencies using ACT.  I used to think that books, videos, workshops, and unsupervised practice would foster that kind of development.  Now, I don't think so.  There is a need for a grass roots bottom up approach, where we can offer one another consultation and supervision to grow in the practical application of ACT for a range of problems. 

So, in recent years I decided to offer clinical supervision to those who might be interested in having someone willing to help shape their thinking, skillfulness in using ACT (both personally and professionally), or to serve as a willing ear.  I'm offering Skype-based clinical supervision & consultation for mental health professionals (including post-doctoral individuals) who wish to grow and develop in their ACT clinical compentencies.  I've been doing this quite a bit with members of the ACT community in the United States and abroad. 

If you're interested in exploring supervision and/or consultation via Skype, please contact me via email at forsyth@albany.edu.   You can also visit my website at www.drjohnforsyth.com    Peace -john

About Me

John P. Forsyth, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and trainer in the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and practices that cultivate mindfulness, loving kindness (Metta), and compassion. For over 20 years, his work has focused on developing ACT and mindfulness practices to alleviate human suffering, awaken the human spirit, and to nurture psychological health and vitality. His personal journey and experience, balanced with practical insights grounded in scientific evidence, offers hope to those wishing to find a path out of suffering and into wholeness.

He has written several popular ACT books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders (for mental health professionals), and three self-help books for the public: The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety, ACT on Life, Not on Anger, and Your Life on Purpose.

John holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Professor of Psychology and Director the Anxiety Disorders Research Program at the University at Albany, SUNY in Upstate New York. He is also widely sought after ACT trainer and consultant and serves as a senior editor of the ACT book series with New Harbinger Publications.

John regularly gives talks and workshops to the public and professionals in the United States and abroad, and offers ACT trainings at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, NY, where he serves as a member of the teaching faculty.

He is known to infuse his teaching and trainings with energy, humility and compassion, and his down-to earth workshops are consistently praised for their clarity, depth and utility.

Collectively, his work has helped foster growing interest in acceptance and mindfulness in psychology, mental health, medicine, and society.

Hi - I am Max. Here is some formal and informal information about myself. If you need any further information please feel free and write.

I am a private ACT practitioner, phd, peer reviewed ACT trainer, specialist in psychotherapy and chartered by the British Psychological Society (BPS). This means that the supervision I provide is recognized both by the BPS (when working towards you phd in clinical psychology) and the Danish Psychological Society (when you are working towards the specialist status).

I see clients in Copenhagen and Kgs Lyngby, Denmark and on Online. I often run in Denmark upon request.

I have expierence offering a range of ACT workshops and presentations in both public, private and international settings such as the ACBS conferences. Some of the public settings include supervision and in depth training for staff in psychiatric hospital settings.

Aside from working with clients experiencing affective dificulties I have also worked in hospital settings with patients suffering from various forms of chronic pain.

In organizations I provide coaching, effectiveness training, stress reducing and preventive interventions / workshops. All based on ACT. I am also a trainer in Fredrik Livheims group based intervention for "Resilliance and stress reduction at work".

It is wonderful to work with a transdiagnostic and in context model. Applications are numerous and I am intrigued by seeing new and helpful ways of applying psychological flexibility.

When providing supervision I offer to look at issues ranging from therapist reactions, client reactions, theory and help guide reflections on how to intervene. Roleplay and video recording may also be way of exploring how you can improve yourself as a therapist. 

Send me an email through this site or my personal sites below and we can chat or set-up an initial meeting in person or Online to see if I may be able to help you further the skills you are hoping for.

My website in Danish is egolab.dk and in English therapist.dk

Best,

Max

Welcome!

Thank you for visiting this page. I've been a Peer-Reviewed ACT Trainer with the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science since 2016 and have facilitated dozens of in-person and online courses and workshops on ACT and RFT, including at the last several ACBS World Conferences. I also offer individual consultation and training (virtually), which I differentiate from supervision that includes certain legal contingencies in the United States. However, functionally, I view consultation and supervision has having some similarities, namely in meeting you where you're at in your journey as both a practitioner (therapist, coach, behavior analyst, etc.) and learner of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy while fostering your growth within a context that's supportive yet challenging. In both cases, there's also an explicit aim of building one's competency in the ACT model. Depending upon your goals/objectives, such consultation can include conceptual, experiential, and/or practical training on ACT core competencies, fidelity, process-based functional analysis and behavioral interventions, ACT's philosophical and theoretical underpinnings (functional contextualism and relational frame theory), case conceptualization and treatment planning, or context-specific ACT applications, including with certain populations and clinical 'tools' such as the Matrix and Choice Point.  Real/role-plays are often integrated into our training/consultation as a means of experimenting with new clinical repertoires and receiving functional feedback - that is, feedback on how interventions 'land' in therapeutic exchanges. And, if you're interested in shaping your overarching therapeutic stance or receiving support with particular "stuck" points that you encounter with certain clients, video recordings (with your client's permission) of session segments can be utilized in consultation. At the heart of our work together would be the embodiment of psychological flexibility - modeling the very processes that we aim to evoke and reinforce in our clients.

Below is a link to a brief introductory video describing much of what is shown above.

For workshop/group training and clinical resources, click here

To learn more about my individual training/consultation services, or to chat about your goals/objectives, feel free to email, call, or visit the following website where you can also schedule a free 15-minute consultation:

Website: loulasprugato.com

Email: lasprugatomft@gmail.com

Phone: 916-215-8451

Greetings and thank you for checking out all the options available to you for ACT and ACTr (Acceptance and Commitment Training) consultation. What an honor for us to list ourselves and offer guidance.

Training ACT practitioners and offering case consultation has been a passion of mine for nearly 15 years. I'm a recognized ACT trainer, board certified behavior anlayst (BCBA-D), researcher and writer; but more importantly, I'm someone that fumbles and stumbles their way through coaching others and living my own life... just like you. But I bring a few things to my ACT practice that are worth listing:

1) I work with the person (or group) in front of me at the moment they are with me. I design unique, function-based interventions in the moment. I might recycle fragments of exercises or meditations I've used before, but each iteration is new and based on the verbal behavior and needs of the human(s) in front of me.

2) I bring backgrounds in outdoor adventure therapy, high school teaching, applied behavior analysis, RFT, and Prosocial ACT into pretty much everything I do. If I'm approaching something this way and it's not working, I'll shift and try it that way. 

3) I trained in Steve Hayes' research lab at University of Nevada, Reno, and have taken workshops with Steve, Kelly, Kirk, Robyn Walser, Darrah Westrup, DJ Moran, Miranda Morris, Lisa Coyne, and many others. 

4) In addition to ongoing, in-the-moment functional assessment, I teach practitioners ways to build and maintain the therapeutic alliance. This is especially important for behavior analysts using ACTr. I can't emphasize enough how vital it is to create a sacred space of intimacy with the humans we serve. 

4) I give workshops regularly through Praxis and at conferences. 

5) My forte seems to be intensive case consultation with regular roleplay, realplay, feedback, and goal setting. 

That's it. I don't have my own website just yet. I probably will sometime soon. In the meantime, you can look for my bio page on the Praxis website and contact me through this ACBS portal if you are moved to do so. 

Thanks again for checking in.

Tom

Promoting health behavior change presents an important challenge for practitioners who treat pain. Acceptance, mindfulness, commitment, and values are essential processes to cultivate when caring for those living with pain. Despite advances in integrative pain care many are still hurting and suffer.

Psychological flexibility empowers people to feel better and live better. ACT is the throughline that serves my approach and clinical training.

Essential evidence-based pain education and psychologically informed pain care is still widely absent from ALL licensed health professionals graduate training. University education programs are big ships that are slow to turn so I’ve made it my life work to substantially contribute to the global movement of reinventing pain care.

In recent years I decided to offer clinical training and supervision to health professionals who treat pain. The majority of my work centers on teaching physical therapists how to use ACT in practice. I also engage with occupational therapists and mental health professionals.

If you're interested in learning more including training or exploring supervision contact me via email at joe@integrativepainscienceinstitute.com. 

Learn more by visiting: www.integrativepainscienceinstitute.com.

Wishing you well - Joe

About Me

Dr. Joe Tatta is a global leader in integrative pain care and an advocate for the safe and effective treatment of chronic pain. He is the Founder of the Integrative Pain Science Institute, a cutting-edge health company reinventing pain care through evidence-based treatment, research, and professional development. For 25 years he has supported people living with pain and helped practitioners deliver more effective pain management. His research and career achievements include scalable practice models centered on lifestyle medicine, health behavior change, and digital therapeutics. He is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy trainer. Dr. Tatta is the author of two bestselling books Radical Relief: A Guide to Overcome Pain and Heal Your Pain Now: The Revolutionary Program to Reset Your Brain and Body for a Pain-Free Life and host of The Healing Pain Podcast. Learn more by visiting www.integrativepainscienceinstitute.com.
 

I am an Advanced Physiotherapist specailised in working with peopel experiencing on-going persistent pain.  I completed my MSc at Kings' College London, including a pain science module based upon the IASP curriculum for Physiotherapists. 

I have been using a coaching, mindfulness and ACT -based approach in my clinical practice for 8 years.

I completed an intense period of training under Prof Lance McCracken and the MDT at the Pain Unit, St Thomas' Hospital during my time in employment of 1 year.  There I worked closely under the supervision of the psychology team to develop my use of the framework integrated to my knowledge of the sicence of pain. 

I work exclusively with people experincing complex pain presentations, often with a co-morbidity of clinical depression, anxiety and PTSD. 

My clinical scope is primarily focused on living with pain and managing the distressing accompanying experiences. 

I teach ACT for non-psychologists and consul fort pain and rehabilitaton teams looking to integrate it into their clinical setting. 

I live near Amsterdam, the Netherlands and work via Zoom or face to face appointments.  I offer ACT supervision for clinicans specifically working with people that have persistent pain as well as coaching for clinicians looking to specialise in this area. 

www.laurarathbone.com

I think I did my first ACT training at or around the time Russ Harris started to facilitate workshops in Melbourne. A few years ago.... ( 2005/6?)

Since then, I was and I am inspired by all the 'big names', world conferences, workshops, but also by my clients who start to ACT and continue to thrive - at least some do.

Others need more time, different metaphors, a change in perspective, including one from my side.

My work in private practice, as a therapist and a supervisor, is based on respect, learning and equality. I have a background in Social Work and a Master in Counselling. I speak German and English, using both languages free from professional jargon!

I am registered with PACFA as a clinical supervisor, (not a psychologist!), and so most suitable  for counselors/psychotherapists/coaches or for case consultations across all professions.

What I bring to my practice as a supervisor:

40 years of experience in a variety of settings, countries and with different challenges (in areas of Social Work and Counselling)

8 years of experience in supervison of groups and individuals (now offering only 1:1)

A strong interest in an open dialogue and in finding the best possible approach for the supervisee, including letting the supervisee be different and free to find their own style!

A committment to openness, honesty and sharing of knowledge and resources.

The framework of SHAPE, including the flexibility to use aspects of other frameworks, if suitable.

I offer ZOOM in suitable time zones and face to face in and around Melbourne.

www.angelikavonsanden.com.au

I became a therapist to help people become liberated from unnecessary struggling with suffering and I became certified as a coach to help those same people and others take their relationships, careers and overall quality of life to a higher level. I know that there are ways to find relief, peace, and joy and to cultivate a life that is in line with your and your clients’ inherent values. I have experienced the benefits of living a life using the ACT stance professionally and personally. My knowledge and skills continue to deepen as time goes on. The beauty of ACT is it never seems to get old or stale. 

With supervision and consultation, I make every effort to infuse RFT into the consultation as I believe it allows the therapist or coach greater utility within ACT at grasping the interplay of the core processes. I earned a certificate from the NBCC as an Approved Clinical Supervisor and welcome people with a lens from multiple modalities as a way to use ACT to compliment their skills and knowledge.

My main areas of interest are trauma and life coaching. My former career of 17 years was spent in human resources at a Fortune 500 Company which led me to become certified as a coach with a strong interest in career development and entrepreneurship.

I began facilitating ACT groups in 2009 and then began offering ACT training/workshops in the Denver metro area to therapists and coaches in 2010. My pleasure is introducing people to ACT as if it is one of my best friends. I am glad to provide references to people who have attended my training, workshops, or supervision groups. If you would like my CV I can email it to you. 

I offer phone, video, and in person supervision and consultation to therapists, coaches, and entrepreneurs. I believe a business can reap the same benefits of ACT as an individual. Please visit my website, Creating Your Beyond, to learn more. Or make it easy for yourself and call me at 720-260-7702. 

Hi there. My consultation style is warm, caring, and contextually based. We'll learn about applying behavioral principles, and the ACT lens, to not just what is happening with your clients but also within yourself, all in support of your values as a clinician.

I have provided ACT trainings with orgs such as Columbia University, NYU, and the P.E.A.R.L. Institute in China for over 10 years. I have co-written a book called Therapy in the Real World that is used in MSW programs all over the country, as well as articles on ACT. I am SIFI-certified. 

You can learn more about me here: https://www.brianmundylcsw.com/trainings

You can contact me at brianmundylcsw@yahoo.com

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supervision and consultation by phone or Skype. The supervision is designed to assist you in developing your skill, using the six core processes, in the implementation of ACT. The design of superivsion is in line with ACT core competencies and focuses on a range of issues including personal experience in therapy to feeling stuck with a client. Arrangements made on contact. Group supervision also available. Please feel free to email me at robyn.walser@sbcglobal.net if you are interested.

A little about me: I have been involved in ACT since 1991 both through research and clinical work. I have been conducting trainings in ACT since 1998, training both nationally and internationally in multiple formats and addressing multiple client problems. I have authored a number of articles, chapters and books on these topics. Including ACT for PTSD (co-author) and Learning ACT (co-author).  I focus on dynamic, warm and challenging ACT trainings and have been referred to by my consultees as a clinician’s clinician. I routinely do ACT in private practice and in a hosptial setting as a means to stay connected to the work and connected to the experiences of the clinician. I am happy to answer any quesitons you might have about these consultation services.

From my perspective, human struggle and suffering exists in an interpersonal context. While we certainly have problems with how we respond to our thoughts and feelings, we also have problems expressing those thoughts and feelings with others. And, we have trouble connecting with others; sometimes this is a source of our deepest challenges.

This intrapersonal vs. interpersonal distinction may seem arbitrary, but it can be quite helpful in pointing us toward strategies to help others with their pain and their desire to connect with people - to be seen and heard by others.

Using Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) or Interpersonal Behavior Therapy (IBT), my approach to easing suffering is to help people experience what is there to experience AND build and maintain connected relationships, places where we can have those experiences and be experienced.

About me

I was trained in ACT and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) at the University of Nevada, Reno where I received my PhD. In many ways, I grew up with ACT and FAP as they grew up. My academic career has focused on researching FAP as it was originally proposed, documenting the processes of clinical change, and creating assessments to track client improvement.

If it’s helpful to know, I am a certified trainer in FAP. I have published on FAP, IBT, assessment systems for IBT/FAP, and even an article combining FAP and ACT (FACT). I teach at San Jose State University, supervising and consulting with graduate students working towards their master’s degree in psychotherapy. I consult in ACT-informed IBT/FAP and have had ACT and mindfulness as part of my practice for over two decades.

I consult with professional therapists about their cases, and I’ve done lots of trainings in FAP and IBT in the US and all over the world. It has been a joy to learn from so many different people and try to inspire them to learn more about this approach to therapy that has helped so many clients and has changed the ways I relate to others.

About IBT and FAP

As FAP has grown over the years, I have maintained an interest in training people to conceptualize client problems consistent with the principles of clinical behavior analysis and to apply interventions with compassion, empathy, and understanding of each individual. FAP and IBT both see in-session client change as fundamental to the process of clinical improvement; I focus on the principles and processes of that change as it leads to greater connection and interpersonal effectiveness.

We often call this version of FAP Interpersonal Behavior Therapy (IBT) to distinguish it from where FAP has evolved. To some, IBT is just old-school FAP. That is fine. I love the original FAP! To me, the name is not nearly as important as maintaining the contextual focus on interpersonal relationships and helping clients develop more effective ways of relating.

IBT has expanded the goals of FAP, strives to include contemporary behavioral understandings of language, and seeks to be an evidenced based, principle-driven psychotherapy. This is a treatment that is rooted in theory and maintains the “magic” of in-session client change. Our job is to help demystify that magic, have the therapist learn when and how to do this work, and do it in a way that helps the client grown, meet their goals, and live their values. (Let me know if you want to read more about IBT.)

Who is IBT/FAP for?

Well, in ACBS we try not to think too much along diagnostic lines, so it’s for people who are disconnected or struggling with relationships. It’s for people who want to connect more or create deeper relations but don’t know how to or struggle with doing things that don’t work as well. It’s sometimes for people who are just really confused by relating to others.

If it’s easier, diagnostically speaking, it’s for personality disorder problems, persistent low grade depression (dysthymia), all of the parts of anxiety disorders that are about how we relate to others with anxiety, and so on. It’s not stage 1 DBT – that’s what DBT is for. That said, it can be helpful for those who have become or are more emotionally regulated and want to work on their relationships.

About IBT/FAP consultation

My consultation services are open to those with a behavioral background as well as those with no training in behavior analysis. We discuss the importance of conceptualization, of understanding each client, and tailoring treatments to fit their challenges and goals uniquely.

Our conceptualizations of clients include their thoughts and feelings and emphasize how those show up with others as clients move towards, away from, and even against others in relationships. We try to understand how the client engages and responds to others, and how that works (and doesn’t) with the therapist and those outside of therapy.

We talk about how to respond to clients in-session to help them develop more effective ways of relating (that is, we will shape repertoires), and we try to figure out how to extend in the room improvements most effectively and safely outside of session.

IBT and FAP are deeply personal approaches to psychotherapy. The therapist’s skills are important in IBT and FAP, and we often work on addressing how to more effectively respond to clients to help them reach their goals in and out of session. Consultation is not psychotherapy, but as many people learn to respond and relate more effectively to others, they often have a meaningful, transformative experience.

Learning psychotherapy can be challenging, and I approach this with a balance of reverence for the work we do and having some fun as we go.

Contact information

I meet people from all over the world over Zoom.
I do workshops and trainings over Zoom and in-person. These can range from 2 hours to 2 days. It all depends on what our goals are.
Please feel free to contact me to set up a time to chat about all of this: Glenn.Callaghan@sjsu.edu

Please contact me by email at robbhb@pacificu.edu. I do in person, by phone or Skype consultation either individually or in groups. The latter is more cost effective because you are paying for my time, not the number of individuals using it. In the United States, "supervision" means I am leagally accountable for your practice under my direction which is why I restrict myself to "consultation" rather than "supervision." If you want to get a sense of what I am like, just enter Hank Robb on YouTube and find several examples there.

Starting and Running ACT Peer Supervision Groups

The Who

Who are you going to invite? Who do you see as the natural constituency for this group? This will depend on the purpose (see ‘The Why’). You may have a focus on a specific clinical population, or you may have a group comprised simply of people in the same geographical area who can get to the meeting each week.

The other important person-focused issue though is whether to have a ‘closed’ or ‘open’ group. Open groups let new members come in at any time and attend for as little as one session or as many as they like. Closed groups run a bit more like a club, where the same people commit to attending regularly with only occasional intakes of new people. The main advantage of open groups is that there is continual ‘fresh blood’ as new people join, so it is less likely that the discussion will feel ‘stale’. The main advantages of the closed group are that levels of trust and safety are higher and this may lead to a greater sense of continuity in participants’ learning.

The Why

Decide your group's purpose and focus:

• learning techniques
• 'troubleshooting' applications
• debriefing from clinical work
• learning to develop ACT interventions
• applying ACT to specific clinical populations (e.g. eating disorders)
• or in specific practice contexts (e.g. residential substance abuse)
• overall ACT practitioner development

The Where: Have Your Premises Serve Your Purposes

The ideal ACT PSG venue has the following qualities. Think of these as ways of 'lowering resistance' to attendance. Since many people will be attending in unpaid time, possibly at the end of a hard day's work, we want to make it as easy as possible for them to arrive and as enjoyable as possible to stay.

• Located near public transport, cheap or free parking and cafes, restaurants or bars for after-group discussions.
• Easy to find. In a well-marked or prominent building or if you don't have access to such a building, at least provide a map and directions. Note that if you're posting details of your group here (ACBS web site) you can easily provide links to GoogleMaps or Mapquest maps. Go to their websites and enter the address and they will provide you with a map you can paste into documents, but also with links you can paste into your PSG description.
• The room. Large enough that fifteen people can talk among themselves comfortably, but small enough that three people won’t ‘rattle around’. Minimal room equipment is a whiteboard or blackboard, but even this can be foregone if your group doesn’t ‘do’ diagrams (Hexaflex etc.) or if you do them on large sheets of paper that everyone can see. Other handy things to have can be overhead or slide projectors and other such teaching paraphernalia and of course, the usual ACT ‘props’: Fingercuffs, rope for Tug Of War With A Monster, etc.

The How

There are books written on how to run PSGs (a good one is Brigid Proctor’s Group Supervision: A Guide To Creative Practice) and it might be a good idea to consult one before starting your group. Caution: the following reflects my opinion on our experience in Melbourne. It’s not the official ACT PSG system, rather just a way to set up and run a group.

A little history about our group first. The Melbourne ACT peer supervision group has run since Russ Harris first contacted interested practitioners in October 2004. Initially it was set up as an ‘interest group’. The problem we encountered with this label and purpose was that once you’ve shown you're interested then what? People attending in these early days tended to have one of the following two responses. Either they learnt a little information about ACT at these meetings and because they put it in the ‘that’s interesting, I might explore that more one day’ category stopped attending the meetings. Or they were enthused to start learning skills and applications of the approach immediately but became frustrated that there was no progression in knowledge and skill.

At one of our meetings Russ repeated Kirk Strosahl’s observation that workshops produce zealots, supervised practice produces practitioners. This prompted Russ to suggest that the group ‘morph’ into a peer supervision group which he led through 2005 and part of 2006. At this time I was able to secure a venue at RMIT University which gave us a home and consequently I started convening the group in June 2006.

At the end of this document is the format for supervision that we have used at the group since at least late 2006. From the feedback our members have given, this format has worked well, although for a small group (five or fewer members) two supervisors is probably overkill. We instituted this though at a time when our numbers were around 8-10 people regularly.

Rotating the supervisor and presenter roles through the group on a published roster maintains an egalitarian spirit and ensures everyone accesses similar learning experiences.

If you plan to use this format, then for the first few meetings it may be advisable to formally chair the meeting. This helps ensure people stay focused and adhere to the functions of their roles.

Tips and Challenges

• How do I keep the number attending high?

This is the biggest challenge especially early on. Short answer: time in the game. The longer you run the group the more chance of word getting around. Don’t give up when numbers drop to two or three people. It helps if you have someone locally who is running ACT workshops as Russ did, but if you don’t have that, then ask visiting ACT trainers to publicize your group at their workshops. It goes without saying I hope that you would set up a page for your group here on the ACBS site.

• Too many people are attending! What do I do now?

First tell me how you did it! Seriously the simplest answer, apart from get a bigger room is to split the group and run two groups. You may need to train someone to take over your role as leader for the other group.

• People keep giving non-ACT suggestions. How do I keep this an ACT supervision group and not something else?

It’s natural for people to go to what they know when they don’t have an answer for the problem that the supervisee is presenting. Model and encourage a ‘non-expert’ stance frequently, for example by offering yourself as the first supervisee. Ask how the suggestion fits the ACT model. Suggest that we all sit with the not knowing for a while (this may actually be something the supervisee needs to do as anyway!)

• Keep the case presentation section to under 20 minutes. Allow 30-50 minutes for case discussion. It should be easier to stick to these limits if you keep the discussion focused on answering questions such as those in the format below.
• Choose a standardised case formulation protocol. Russ Harris provides a couple – brief and briefer – in his workshops and you can access these through his site, www.actmindfully.com.au. The ‘gold standard’ protocol, also the most comprehensive, is the one Jason Luoma developed, available here at www.contextualscience.org.

ACT Peer Supervision Group Guidelines – Melbourne ACT Supervision Group

• One supervisee presenting the case, two supervisors providing guidance/supervision. The remainder of the group is to observe the supervision process and provide feedback to the supervisors.
• Supervisee needs to have a specific question(s) to ask the supervisors. Examples of good questions might be:

“Is there an ACT process I’ve overlooked?”
“What would you do?”
“What does it sound to you that the client needs from me or from the treatment process?”
“What more do I need to find out from/about the client?”

• Supervisors should aim to focus on core ACT therapeutic competencies.
• Format is:

1. Supervisee presents the case.
2. Supervisee asks first supervisor for their guidance – relevant to the question the supervisee has about the case. Supervisor can ask questions about the client to clarify issues such as history, strengths, previous treatments, family background, etc. Supervision interventions can include demonstrations, role-plays, exercises for the whole group or the supervisee as well as questioning and explanation.
3. Repeat for second supervisor
4. Rest of group provide feedback to the supervisors on what they think the supervisors might have done differently, any ACT components missed or competencies not followed up on. NOT an opportunity to ‘re-interview’ the supervisee about the case. (This means supervisees need to get good at case presentation)
5. The group should start the following session by following up with the supervisee to find out what ideas were tried or what was different in the subsequent session(s) with that client.

Case Formulation Questions

1. What thoughts or feelings are fused and unworkable? (Fusion)
2. What values is the client removed from? (Remoteness from values)
3. What experiences such as emotions, thoughts, reminders, contexts and behaviours is the client avoiding or having difficulty accepting (Experiential avoidance or unwillingness)
4. What is the client’s story about self? (Self as Content)
5. What is the quality of the client’s presence? How do they absent themselves from life, engagement or connection? (Contact with the present moment)
6. What does the client fail to start or fail to finish? Where does the client fail to or lose focus, or fail to engage in committed action? (Committed Action)

Feel free to comment below, on the ACT Listserve or directly to me (act@julianmcnally.com) with questions, reports of success or challenges you encounter in running a group.

I offer supervision for licensure for social workers and consultation for other disciplines. I came into the ACT community at the Summer Institute in Reno in 2004. I’ve done a lot of training and consulting in FAP, DBT, ICBT, Behavior Activation and ACT.  Because I am able to hold a philosophically consistent stance, I’m able to use techniques from all of these approaches as needed by the client.

I’ve been a supervisor for MSWs since 1995, for Psy.Ds since 2004. I’ve done groups, family, individual and couples treatment for people who struggle with bipolar, depression, anxiety, severe trauma and addictions. I’ve worked in community mental health and hospice.  I’ve been in full time private practice since 1995.

It seems to me that finding a way to make ACT your own is an important part of learning. I try hard with my trainees to help find their own voice. I’ve done a lot of trying to be Kelly Wilson, or Robyn Walser or Steve Hayes or… you get what I mean. I came to realize that the only person I can be is myself in the room, and I need to find a way to work effectively with the people who come to see me.  Oscar Wilde said it really well: “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.”

So what I see a lot of in myself and in other therapists is a conflict between our fear of failing and being really present in the room. Mostly we need to do our own exposure work around our fear and helplessness to be able to stay present for our client’s fear and helplessness. (I highly recommend Kelly's Client Descending exercise for that.)  So this is a necessary condition, but not a sufficient condition for being a great clinician.  What’s also needed is a theoretical and philosophical core. I’ve found that core in functional contextualism and behavior analysis.   I provide an opportunity for my trainees to do both—learn a philosophical stance and do your own exposure.

Let’s face it; thinking contextually is just flat out weird. There aren’t a lot of reinforcers in our verbal community for conceptualizing this way. We need all the help we can get to stand in this place and it’s really easy to slip into a mechanistic position.

For a lot of clinicians, as soon as we exit our graduate programs we never read another theoretical article. Dirty secret, but there it is. I understand that. We’re often inundated by our work and we don’t often see the value or applicability of the research and philosophy to our work. In my training, I ask clinicians to read, and we immediately apply this reading to the work of therapy.  It’s tempting to only learn a new technique or tool to take into the therapy room.  But I believe that although the immediate payoff isn’t there, learning a way to think about what we’re doing is ultimately much more powerful.

So many of us haven’t had great training. That was true for me.  I walked out of graduate school with a few techniques and some vague ideas about what I needed to do, but no actual tools that worked.  We are often thrown into therapy settings and confronted with terrifying pain from our clients with little or nothing to offer. No wonder we grasp for immediate techniques and tools.   We struggle not because we’re weak or stupid or lazy; we struggle because it’s damn hard to do this.

When a consultee comes in, cues up their tape or DVD and tells me, “Here’s where I really screwed up,” I feel that we’re on our way. To become an extraordinary therapist I believe that we must be willing to utterly and completely suck.  We must do exactly what we ask our clients to do. If you won’t have it, it has you.

It’s like the fishing thing:  you can give someone a fish or you can teach them to fish. I wanted to learn how to fish and I wanted to learn how to fish in ponds, streams, lakes, and the ocean.  I believe having a coherent philosophical and theoretical stance allows me to do this.

Finally, I believe that we never stop learning.  Not knowing what’s happening can go from an aversive experience to an appetitive one. We can be delighted and intrigued rather than hostile when our client does something that we don’t expect.

So, that’s what I offer. If you’d like to see more you can go to my website and look at the training page. There’s a lot of downloads there, mostly articles that have been helpful for me on my own long, strange trip through this material.

https://www.joannesteinwachs.com/

I am a licensed clinical psychologist. I have been teaching and training residents, interns, and psychologists in CBT and ACT for over 15 years in New York City.  My background in ACT involves annual participation in ACT conferences, workshops and trainings to continue to educate myself both personally and professionally as well as weekly peer supervision with other ACT therapists. I provide individual and group supervision and consultation to mental health professionals and organizations. My style of supervision and consultation focuses on mutual learning between all individuals involved in a shared and welcoming environment. Please see more information at my website www.drkorenissenson.com or contact me at drnissenson@gmail.com

My original therapy training was integrative humanistic counselling and I have been working mostly with ACT for ten years now. I had an intensive training period in the first few years of using ACT; I had one to one ACT supervision including feedback from recordings which (though challenging) really helped change my practice. In supervision sessions I like to provide an accepting space where you can be open about your own process and challenges of the work you do. I can be of most benefit to therapists who want to become fluent with hexiflex and matrix work. 

www.evolvetrainingandtherapy.co.uk

lucydorey@live.co.uk 

A little about me: I am a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor, University of Cyprus is heading the clinical psychology “ACTHealthy: Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Medicine” laboratory. I am a peer reviewed ACT trainer and an ACBS fellow. I have a small clinical practice at the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, Nicosia, Cyprus. I received my doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University at Albany, SUNY and completed my residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Veterans Administration Hospital. I have been training and involved with ACT since 2000 (while in grad school) both through my research and clinical work. I have been conducting ACT, behavioral therapy, case conceptualization and assessment trainings since 2003. I have authored numerous publications, book chapters and books. Feel free to reach out to me should you have any questions.

I can offer: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supervision and consultation digitally or in person, in Greek or English. My aim in supervision is to assist you to develop your skills in the implementation of ACT for various populations (whole lifespan and especially with anxiety problems and health related difficulties) in line with its core competencies. Personal development is also an aim. Feel free to email me should you be interested: mkarekla@ucy.ac.cy.

My university page and to access my CV: http://ucy.ac.cy/dir/el/component/comprofiler/userprofile/mkarekla
My Tedx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyJdW_nQe0Y
 

• Practising ACT as my primary intervention framework, including clinical behaviour analysis, the ACT Matrix and Life Map, and Compassion-Focused ACT since 2014
• Providing therapy to university students (16-70, primarily 18-25) since 2015
• Training early-career therapists including provisional psychologists in the use of ACT, using the SHAPE model, and either cotherapy or direct observation of therapy where necessary
• Facilitating a peer consultation group using the Portland model since 2015, presenting on the model in Melbourne and at the ANZ ABCS conference
• Serving on the board of ANZ ACBS

There will be independent opportunities for you to meet other ACT practitioners from around the world online.  Meetings are free for ACBS-members. Just drop in online and practice your ACT skills with colleagues as passionate about ACT and Functional Contextualism as you are! For more information, dates and access to the meetings, see the Online Act Peer Supervision Group webpage.

(This webpage was updated on October 15, 2019)

Hi ACBS,

The formal stuff: I was introduced to ACT in 2007, and fell in love with it. I have been using it in my personal life and clinical practice ever since. I work with adults with a variety of struggles (such as anxiety, trauma, workplace stress), and my speciality is eating disorders, body image and weight stigma. After completing an Advanced Clinical Supervision Diploma through the University of Calgary in 2012, I started providing individual supervision to students, and have since expanded providing supervision and consultation to psychology and psychiatry residents, provisionally registered psychologists and psychologists. Not only do I enjoy providing individual supervision and consultation, but also I also enjoy providing training to groups of health care professionals. I have provided a number of in person training here in Newfoundland, Canada, and at ACBS World Conferences. Furthermore I have provided a variety of virtual training and workshops. In 2022 I became a Peer Reviewed ACT Trainer.

I believe in creating a safe space for exploration and learning to occur, whether it is individual supervision/consultation or in a group setting. I generally provide supervision in ACT, and like to build an awareness of what our values are as therapist, what hooks us and pulls us away from those values, and ways of unhooking and finding our way back. I tend to work collaboratively, and adjust supervision/consultation/training to what a person or an organization needs.

Less formal, but more fun (I think): As a supervisor/trainer I value safety, compassion, openness, authenticity, and humor (amongst other values). While I carry these values into my personal life, I also value adventure, fun/playfulness, belonging and courage. What this looks like in action is I am always seeking or open to new experiences and connecting with people. I love travelling and trying new foods. I do improv as it brings out my playful side, and there are a number of life lessons within it. I seek to build a sense of belonging for myself and others, and have noticed throughout my life I have often felt like I didn't belong. Times when I felt seen, heard and like I belong has usually been associated with incredible experiences and growth. I love seeing the gifts of diversity. Also, I love my cats and if we are zooming you may see or hear one or more of them.

For more information on me and my work, check out my website (www.drsarahpegrum.com), on social media (@drsarahpegrum on Facebook and Instagram), or send me an email (drsarahpegrum@outlook.com).

I run a peer supervision group (St Mary's ACT) (originally started by Mark Webster) for the continued development of ACT practice for a group of clinical psychologists, counsellors and CBT therapists. It is an open group that meets about 8 times a year at St Mary's Surgery, Southampton. If you would like to join the group please email beverly@enhancepsychotherapy.co.uk

I also offer individual supervision, face to face or using Skype/face time.

website:

http://www.enhancepsychotherapy.co.uk

Hello, I am Shaun Brookhouse

I specialize in psychotherapy, psychotherapeutic counselling, untilization of trancework in therapy, and clinical supervision.

I enjoy working with a variety of practitioners, but tend to work best with those who are keen to embrace new paradigms to their work. 

I'm also really good at helping clinicians put together ACT presentations, workshops, and courses. If you are presenting to an audience on ACT for the first time and want to throw around some ideas get in touch. As a psychotherapeutic educator of over 27 years experience, I utilise these skills to assist my supervisees through a mentorship relationship

My email address is shaun@shaunbrookhouse.com

You can see my content and get a sense of the way I work on my two websites:

https://shaunbrookhouse.com

https://hypnomanchester.co.uk 

El proceso de aprendizaje y perfeccionamiento de las Terapias Contextuales (en concreto, terapia de aceptación y compromiso – ACT) conlleva un recorrido de múltiples sesiones clínicas, trabajo con las posibles barreras y dificultades del propio terapeuta y supervisión de los casos. En este recorrido, los principales problemas surgen al hilo de disonancias entre el contenido teórico y práctico, así como en la falta de un entrenamiento básico, sistemático, preciso y contextualizado de los métodos o herramientas clínicas. El perfeccionamiento clínico incluye, en última instancia, la comprensión práctica de las leyes que gobiernan el funcionamiento de la conducta y, más aún, en cómo estas leyes se aplican a los procesos y métodos dirigidos a generar flexibilidad psicológica. Así mismo, se sabe que es fundamental el trabajo con las barreras y dificultades que los terapeutas presentan al interactuar con la conducta de los clientes. La fluidez y el perfeccionamiento de las habilidades que el terapeuta ha de desplegar en sesión es un proceso laborioso. En los últimos años, reciente literatura se ha dirigido a puntualizar los problemas característicos de los terapeutas contextuales noveles, realzando la importancia de la supervisión integrada en los principios de la psicología contextual y atendiendo a la necesidad de investigar sobre los modos de actuación más eficaces en la supervisión de los terapeutas.

Madrid Institute of Contextual Psychology ofrece un programa de supervisión clínica, en modalidad online o presencial, individual o en grupos de dos personas, que tiene como objetivo solidificar y perfeccionar las tres estrategias centrales de la terapia contextual-ACT: análisis funcional, ejercicios de defusion (cómo generar y potenciar la regulación del Yo-contexto) y la clarificación o amplificación de valores (cómo generar y potenciar la regulación augmental de la conducta). 

Nuestro equipo de supervisión ofrece la oportunidad de realizar un seguimiento y avance de las habilidades terapeúticas de profesionales en este programa de supervisión. Se asisten casos clínicos que se estén llevando, dificultades encontradas, proceso realizado hasta la fecha y dudas. Se analizan los casos y se proponen vías de tratamiento según las tres estrategias centrales de la terapia contextual, planteando guías de actuación y ejercicios en dirección a aumentar la flexibilidad y fluidez del cliente, así como el trabajo con las barreras y dificultades del terapeuta en sesión. 

El equipo de supervisión clínica es experto en las terapias contextuales y es pionero en la implementación y diseminación en España. Liderado por Carmen Luciano (reconocida a nivel mundial por sus aportaciones a nivel clínico y de investigación en el modelo contextual y máxima exponente del modelo en habla hispana), Bárbara Gil-Luciano (terapeuta y docente experta en ACT y RFT en clínica de adultos y adolescentes; fundadora de MICPSY), Ángel Alonso (terapeuta y docente experto en ACT y RFT en clínica de adultos y niños, fundador de MICPSY) y Adrián Barbero (terapeuta y docente experto ACT y RFT en clínica de adultos y niños, fundador de MICPSY). 

Más información sobre nuestro programa de supervisión clínica en https://micpsy.com/producto/supervision-casos/

Propongo sesiones sistemáticas quincenales o mensuales de supervisión de casos en formato individual o en pequeños grupos en español y por skype (u otras plataformas). Estas sesiones están diseñadas para orientarte en el proceso de desarrollo de habilidades y la aplicación funcional de los diferentes métodos propios de las terapias contextuales (ACT, FAP, Mindfulness).

El trabajo incluye:

• el esclarecimiento de cuestiones teóricas y orientación sobre materiales y lecturas;
• trabajo con materiales clínicos, resúmenes de casos, preguntas específicas, análisis de vídeos y audio con interacciones clínicas reales y role playing con el supervisor o los participantes del grupo.
• además, el análisis funcional de las propias barreras del terapeuta en sesión y el trabajo experiencial con aquellas que pudieran interferir en el trabajo clínico.

Si estás interesado ponte en contacto para conocer más detalles y condiciones: marisapaezblarrina@me.com

Acerca de mí:
He estado implicada en el trabajo en ACT desde el año 2000 al iniciar mi carrera de doctorado en la Universidad de Almería dirigida por la Doctora Carmen Luciano. Mi implicación a través del trabajo en investigación en dicha universidad en diferentes proyectos en los que he participado han derivado en publicaciones, artículos, capítulos de libro, etc., nacionales e internacionales de diverso impacto. Mi experiencia en la clínica desde hace más de diez años, la oportunidad de atender a diferentes pacientes (niños, adolescentes, problemas de salud crónicos, pacientes con adicciones, ansiedad, depresión, trastornos de personalidad, problemas de pareja, etc. ) y la suficiente orientación teórica y práctica mediante mi participación en múltiples entrenamientos con distintos profesionales durante todos estos años me han permitido desarrollar habilidades flexibles con los pacientes, diseñar intervenciones creativas y eficaces. Por otra parte, mi faceta como docente he podido desarrollarla por mi participación en conferencias, workshops y el entrenamiento en habilidades de comunicación e intervención clínica de personal sanitario en España y, especialmente, con mi implicación desde el año 2009 en el Máster en Terapias Contextuales del Instituto ACT lo que me ha llevado a desarrollar más específicamente la faceta docente, entrenadora y supervisora de profesionales en el ámbito de las terapias de tercera generación, siendo ACT Trainer desde 2009.

Mi participación en la ACBS desde su inicio y mi implicación como vice-presidenta del Chapter Español durante la primera fase del mismo avalan mi interés en la diseminación y formación de profesionales de habla hispana en su formación y desarrollo como terapeutas contextuales.

Contacta si necesitas saber más sobre mi trayectoria.

You can now download a free eBook to develop your Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Supervision skills.

This guide builds on the existing contributions to supervision in CBS, most notably the SHAPE model (Morris & Bilich-Eric, 2017) and the Four Phases of Emotional Awareness Training (Batten & Santanello, 2009). Similarly, many clinicians have spoken on this subject at ACBS conferences.

We hope this eBook will further your understanding and application of ACT Supervision. After reading this guide, you will have a clear understanding of how to:

1. Create a SAFE learning environment for you and your supervisees.
2. EXPLORE Functional Analyses to make your interventions more precise.
3. EXPERIMENT with Experiential Methods to support skill development.
4. Incorporate DELIBERATE PRACTICE routines into your supervisory relationships.

We have created the SEED Model of ACT Supervision, which we cultivated from our experience of being supervisors, delivering workshops and seeking feedback from our supervisees.

“To seed something means to cause something to grow or develop, representing the spirit of supervision.” We hope the model and eBook help ACT therapists looking to embark on a supervisory role to build their confidence and skill in delivering consistent ACT supervision.

Meet the Authors

Jim Lucas and Sally Bradley published this eBook in January 2024. Jim and Sally are experienced ACT Supervisors and Therapists working in private practice in the UK. We met in a peer consultation group in Birmingham and have worked together on several projects, usually around supervision. We have delivered skills classes at ACBS conferences and will do so again for Contextual Consulting in February 2024.

How come it’s free?

After careful consideration, Sally and I agreed we’d like to make this eBook freely available to practitioners and supervisors worldwide. Although it’s only available in digital form, you are free to print your copy.

We welcome a small donation of $5 to the ACBS Foundation if you are financially positioned to do so.

You can read more about that and download the eBook from www.actsupervision.info

Thanks once again. We welcome your feedback and to let others know where to go to get a personal copy.

Take care, and we hope you enjoy our eBook, SEED: An ACT Supervision Model. A Guide for developing your skills in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Supervision.

Jim Lucas and Sally Bradley