Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice

Accessible and practical, this book provides a unified framework for integrating acceptance and mindfulness into cognitive-behavioral practice. The authors interweave elements of acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, mindfulness-based relapse prevention, and dialectical behavior therapy. They demonstrate how to conduct an assessment, develop a case formulation, and derive a flexible treatment plan for each patient. Vivid case examples and transcripts illustrate the entire process of therapy, showing how treatment can be tailored for different presenting problems and concerns. More than two dozen reproducible handouts and forms are included. This book will be important reading for psychotherapists in a range of settings, including clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social workers, as well as advanced students in these areas. It will also serve as a text in graduate-level courses and clinical practica.

Lizabeth Roemer, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts - Boston, USA, and Susan M. Orsillo, PhD, Department of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, USA

"This is the shape of things to come - a book that should be read by every clinician and clinical trainee who wants to stay abreast of advances in psychological treatments." - David H. Barlow, Boston University, Massachusetts, USA "Wide ranging in its coverage and grounded in its delivery, this book illustrates the nuts and bolts of mindfulness- and acceptance-based clinical care without straying far from the authors' behavioral roots. This impressive volume will prove indispensable to therapists, students, and researchers eager to learn about the promise these models hold." - Zindel V. Segal, PhD, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada