Esther Cruz
Nexus Solutions For Autism
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Schaumburg, Illinois
United States
Highest Degree Held: MS
Types of Clients: Children, Adolescents, Adults, Families, Couples
Languages spoken: English, Español
Licensures/Certifications: 1-19-35700
ACT/CBS Background and Training: Graduate coursework, Three part webinar series with Dr Ruth Anne Rehfeldt. ACT related webinars; ACT in the workplace, Parent training and ACT; Flexibility and Wonder: An Introduction to the DNA-V Model for Promoting Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Children; 4.5 years of using ACTr with parents via telehealth and face to face settings.
I have read ACT made simple and the Happiness Trap by Russ Harris several times. I have worked through Get Out of Your Mind and into Your life, by Leonard Smith and Steven Hayes with private clients. The Big Book of ACT Metaphors: A Practitioner's Guide to Experiential Exercises and Metaphors in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Jill A. Stoddard and Niloofar Afari has helped me present ACT in a relatable fashion. Similarly I have used several ACT based measures to help clients identify values, committed actions and defusion strategies that best suit them.
I have used ACT for Parents of Children with Autism, by Evelyn Gould and Lisa Coyne with over a dozen families. Previous to that I used the workshop series Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Parents by Koa Whittingham, Jeanie Sheffield and Kate Sofronoff with parents.
I have read ACT made simple and the Happiness Trap by Russ Harris several times. I have worked through Get Out of Your Mind and into Your life, by Leonard Smith and Steven Hayes with private clients. The Big Book of ACT Metaphors: A Practitioner's Guide to Experiential Exercises and Metaphors in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Jill A. Stoddard and Niloofar Afari has helped me present ACT in a relatable fashion. Similarly I have used several ACT based measures to help clients identify values, committed actions and defusion strategies that best suit them.
I have used ACT for Parents of Children with Autism, by Evelyn Gould and Lisa Coyne with over a dozen families. Previous to that I used the workshop series Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Parents by Koa Whittingham, Jeanie Sheffield and Kate Sofronoff with parents.
ACT/CBS Experience: Parent training and ACT in conjunction with ABA therapy for school-age children since October 2018