Guest guest Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I would think that mindfulness-based therapy would come closer to an ACT approach than " pure " CBT Cheers Kate > > OK, I've pretty much accepted that there is nobody doing ACT therapy locally. So is there a specialty I should pick that would be sort of close? Lots of therapists in my area do CBT and/or Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Should I try one of them? I really feel like ACT is very different from much the therapy I have experienced. > > If there are any professionals on here who could give me guidance, I'd appreciate it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) should be similar I would thinkI am a patient at the VA. The VA does support ACT and CBT but my therapist was not an expert in ACT. I told her I would like to try ACT and she agreed to do it with me. I actually bought her " ACT made simple " by Dr. and she has read it and we are working on it.It is probably different since she and I have been together for close to 3 years so the application of ACT doesn't always come up. Let me ask though, what does ACT Therapy look like? I would think that mindfulness-based therapy would come closer to an ACT approach than " pure " CBT Cheers Kate > > OK, I've pretty much accepted that there is nobody doing ACT therapy locally. So is there a specialty I should pick that would be sort of close? Lots of therapists in my area do CBT and/or Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Should I try one of them? I really feel like ACT is very different from much the therapy I have experienced. > > If there are any professionals on here who could give me guidance, I'd appreciate it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Philip, I've recently finished a very interesting book for therapists called " ACT Verbatim for Depression & Anxiety: Annotated Transcripts for Learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy " by Twohig and . As the title says, its a series of annotated transcripts of sessions between a therapist and a male client. Apart from providing insights into the counseling process and ACT in general, it's also an exciting story of one man's journey to a better life. I'm on the client side of the counseling fence, but I found it a great read. It's available in paperback and Kindle form from Amazon at: http://tinyurl.com/4yklhbp Cheers, Stan > > > > > > OK, I've pretty much accepted that there is nobody doing ACT therapy > > locally. So is there a specialty I should pick that would be sort of close? > > Lots of therapists in my area do CBT and/or Mindfulness-based cognitive > > therapy. Should I try one of them? I really feel like ACT is very different > > from much the therapy I have experienced. > > > > > > If there are any professionals on here who could give me guidance, I'd > > appreciate it. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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