Lou Lasprugato's Training Page

Welcome to my ACT Training Resource Page!

Below you will find my bio, links to my introductory training and consultation videos, an interview conducted with experts on ACT and Behavior Analysis, and webinars on the ACT Matrix, Going EPIC (Experiential, Pragmatic, Integrative, Contextual) in ACT, and Magic ACT: Transforming Pain into Purpose with Clinical RFT (co-facilitated by Phillip Cha).  Also included are a few workshop testimonials and other resources, including worksheets which you are welcome to use as you wish, as long as not for profit.

For more information on individual training/consultation, please click here

Bio:

Lou Lasprugato is a psychotherapist and internationally recognized trainer in the field of psychology. He’s a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with private practices in both California and Virginia (United States), and Peer-Reviewed Trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, for which he also serves as Chair of the Training Committee. Lou has worked as a psychotherapist in a variety of settings, including county-operated crisis intervention services with underserved populations; a mental health and substance abuse intensive outpatient program at Kaiser Permanente that he subsequently managed; and an integrative medicine program at Sutter Health. Lou has taught mindfulness meditation to health care practitioners and facilitated nearly one hundred training events on ACT and clinically-applied relational frame theory (RFT), as well as co-created courses on nutritional psychology and integrative mental health treatment.  Lou has also provided supervision to other behavioral/mental health professionals and students and continues to provide individual and group consultation on ACT and other contextual behavioral approaches. He earned his Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, with a specialization in Holistic Studies from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, following a career as a professional musician.
 

Workshop Testimonials:

"The training was well-organized.  Highest quality.  Lou is a talented presenter-personable, knowledgeable.  I appreciated the mix of lecture and experiential - it kept things interesting and gave us a chance to try out the skills.  I enjoyed learning more about ACT and how to use it.  I will seek out other trainings offered by both Lou and Praxis." - Debbie Oliver, MFT

"The presenter was clearly very knowledgeable and comfortable with teaching the information.  Although anxiety-provoking, practicing the skills was helpful.  I liked the various examples to help facilitate application of ACT in my own practice." - Jessica Lester, PsyD

"Loved the training, pacing, information.  Lou was engaging, injecting humor, and giving great examples." - Lorraine Blue, MFT

"Training today with Lou Lasprugato was fantastic! Really lovely and powerful combination of heart and mind that is rare to find. Great teacher. Lots of really useful demos and practical exercises." Marc Tibber, DClinPsy

Worksheets:

Clinician:

ABC Choice Point - adapted version of Russ Harris' Choice Point with ABC emphasis (PPT for telehealth format)

ACT Case Conceptualization Grid - functional contextual case conceptualization and treatment planning worksheet

ACT Training Model - multifaceted overview for training ACT based upon Contextual Behavioral Science

Flexibility Across Dimensions - clinical/training coding sheet for assessing psychological flexibility across the six dimensions

Hexaflex Monitor - clinical/training worksheet (Portland peer-practice perspective) for monitoring Hexaflex-based interventions

Introducing Psychological Flexibility - multiple exemplars for evoking psychological flexibility across the core processes + creative hopelessness

RFT Interventions for Transforming Pain into Purpose - relationally framed questions designed to transform the function of painful private events

Client/Clinician:

ACT Matrix - diagram for sorting context of experience and function of behavior to cue psychological flexibility (adapted version)

ACT Matrix fillable - PPT version for telehealth format (for both individuals and couples)

Bullseye - worksheet/assessment tool for values-based living within four primary life domains (adapted version)

Flexible Action Plan - worksheet for hierarchical exploration of flexible action planning (life domain, values, actions)

Flexibility and Alliance Session Tool (FAST) - clinical instrument for assessing psychological flexibility skills and therapeutic alliance (two versions)

Wheel of Fulfillment - worksheet for exploring the significance of valued life domains and corresponding fulfillment