I’m Learning ACT. Premium 15 E-Book Collection

1. Working with Shame 2. Caveman Mind Metaphors 3. Defusion in Trauma 4. Working with Numbness 5. How to Develop Self-Compassion - In Just About Anyone 6. 10 Common Barriers to Self-Compassion 7. The Single Most Powerful Technique for Extreme Fusion 8. Working with Anger 9. Helping CIients to Defuse from Their Own Barriers to Therapy 10. Working with Dissociation 11. Nuts and Bolts of Creative Hopelessness 12. Emotion Regulation Strategies in ACT 13. Working with Body Posture 14. Values Conflicts and How to Resolve Them 15. Pre-Empting Your Mind I’m Learning ACT Index 1. Working with Shame Shame Versus Guilt Be Wary of Dogma About Shame Versus Guilt Important Questions About Shame Deconstructing Fusion & Shame Experiential Avoidance & Shame Unworkable Action Working with Shame Body Posture Defusion & Shame Learning History & Shame Past Functions of Shame Present Functions of Shame Past & Present Functions of Shame: Defusion ‘Not Your Fault’ & Shame Acceptance & Shame Present Moment & Shame Self-Compassion and Shame Self-as-Context and Shame Values & Shame Committed Action & Shame Exposure & Shame Acting Flexibly with Shame Urge-Surfing with Shame So Much for Shame; What About Guilt? 2. Caveman Mind Metaphors Caveman Mind Metaphors Examples: More Examples: And Even More Examples: A Powerful Reframe Another Powerful Reframe Benefits of Caveman Mind Metaphors Link It to the Client’S Issue Involve the Client in Creating the Metaphor The Overly Helpful Friend the “Don’T Get Eaten Machine” 3. Defusion in Trauma Defusion in Trauma is... What does the client want from therapy? And now... The ten tips Also... And also... And then there’s this one... And not forgetting... And last, but most definitely not least! Then we’d say... Exposure But what if the client doesn’t want to? 4. Working with Numbness Numbness Values & Goals Motivation Noticing Numbness Naming Numbness If Clients Can’t Notice Their Own Numbness? Normalising & Validating Accepting Numbness Exploring Numbness Feelings & Emotions Are Useful Utilising Our Feelings Making Use of Numbness Noticing how it changes Expansive awareness Acting flexibly with Numbness Self-compassion 5. How to Develop Self-Compassion - In Just About Anyone What Is Self Compassion? The Six ‘Building Blocks’ of Self-Compassion Element #1 Acknowledging Pain Element 2# Defusion from Self-Judgment Element #3 Acting with Kindness Element #4 Acceptance Element #5 Validation Element #6 Connectedness Building Self-Compassion Block by Block Common Barriers to Self-Compassion 6. 10 Common Barriers to Self-Compassion... and how to overcome them Self-Compassion in a Nutshell Barrier #1: Hooked by ‘Unworthy’ Stories & Self-Criticism Barrier #2: Hooked by Emotions Barrier #3: Hooked by Pointlessness Barrier #4: Hooked by the Word ‘Self-Compassion’ Barrier #5: Hooked by Harshness Barrier #6: Too ‘Touchy-Feely’ Barrier #7: Too Meditative Barrier #8: Too Overwhelming Barrier #9: Religious Concerns Barrier #10: Little or No Experience of Receiving Compassion The Wrap up 7. The Single Most Powerful Technique for Extreme Fusion Extreme Fusion “I Can’T Talk About It!” For the Most Extreme Fusion Storms and Anchors Two Strands to ‘Dropping Anchor’ Non-Verbal Interventions Come First Dropping Anchor Dropping Anchor: Script for Therapists Mindfulness Versus Distraction Dropping Anchor Debriefing a ‘Dropping Anchor’ Exercise Dropping Anchor 8. Working with Anger Anger Values & Goals Deconstructing a “Problematic” Emotion How Is It a Problem? Separate the Emotion from the Action Noticing Anger Naming Anger If Clients Can’T Notice Their Own Anger? Normalising & Validating Accepting Anger Exploring Anger Feelings & Emotions Are Useful Utilising Our Feelings Noticing How It Changes Acting Flexibly with Anger Defusion Self-Compassion 9. Helping CIients to Defuse from Their Own Barriers to Therapy Reasons Why Therapy Won’T Work. Notice & Name Validate Your Mind Is Trying to Help You. No Guarantees - or Are There? Three Cautions Writing Thoughts Down Workability Option 3 = Defusion Ongoing Defusion The Reason-Giving Machine Note How Much We’Ve Covered!! 10. Working with Dissociation Dissociation Dissociation - What Is It? Dissociation Workability Mindfulness Vs Dissociation Get Present For Severe Dissociation First Things First! Mindfulness of the External World Mindfulness of the Body-World Juncture Mindfulness of the Body’S Surface Turning Away, Turning Towards Posture & Movement Expand Contact with the Present Mindful Breathing Movement Graded Exposure Posture & Movement The Feared Inner World Naming Feelings Next Stage Act & Mindfulness for Trauma 11. Nuts and Bolts of Creative Hopelessness Nuts and Bolts of Creative Hopelessness (CH). Who Needs CH? First Things First What have you tried? How has that worked? What has it cost? What’s that like for you? At step 4: Add massive doses of validation At Step 4: Aim For Self-compassion Are You Open To Something +iќerent& Then what? In summary 12. Emotion Regulation Strategies in ACT Is “Emotion Regulation” Part of Act? New Ways to Experience Emotions New Ways to Express Emotions Act Does Change Your Thinking! “Cognitive Reappraisal” Is It a Part of Act? Step 1: Helping People Step 2 Reinterpreting Emotions in Act 13. Working with Body Posture in ACT Working with body posture in ACT Caution Many diќerent ways to experiment Experimenting with body posture Defusion with body posture 5 Steps to defusion with body posture Step 1: Notice & describe body posture Step 2: Identify fusion Step 3: Alter body posture Step 4: What’s different? Step 5: Reassess fusion Psychoeducation about body posture Hopelessness, body posture & committed action Body posture & contacting the present moment body posture self-as-context Values & body posture Self-compassion body posture Acceptance & body posture Dropping anchor & body posture Acting calmly body posture Body posture in relationships Body posture exposure Body posture & attitude towards problems Body posture & other aspects of ACT 14. Values Conflicts and How to Pesolve Them Outline: The 5-Step Values Conflict Formula Step 1: The Domain Step 2: The Values Step 3: The "Globe of the World" Step 4: Brainstorm Step 5: Self-Compassion Other Types of Conflict 15. Pre-Empting Your Mind Pre-empting Your Mind What’s Your Mind Likely to Say? Unhooking from Reason-Giving Debating & Intellectualising #1 Debating & Intellectualising #2 Writing Down Thoughts Naming Timing and Frequency Ticking Thoughts Choice Defusion, Acceptance, Committed Action, Attention Training. Aѝrming The Client’s Choice Let the Thoughts Sit There Carrying Over Normalise Why Does the Mind Do This? What If the Client Does Not Make the Choice You Hoped For? What Next? Therapist Flexibility Watch 6ut for Coercion Conflict