Session 1

ACT in Steps ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Michael P. Twohig ◽  
Michael E. Levin ◽  
Clarissa W. Ong
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Treatment Goals ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Key Points ◽  
First Session

This chapter outlines how a first session of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) might go. This first session typically includes two components: (1) orienting clients to what to expect from therapy generally and ACT specifically, and (2) beginning work on creative hopelessness. Key points emphasized in this chapter are learning about clients’ perception of therapy, clarifying clients’ treatment goals, collaboratively setting therapeutic expectations, exploring the effects and effectiveness of trying to control thoughts and feelings, and introducing an alternative to controlling thoughts and feelings (willingness). This content sets the stage for concepts to be covered in Chapter 5.

scholarly journals Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy With Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: A Case Study of an Adult Male With Mixed Depression and Anxiety

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-50
Author(s):  
Meagan J. Brem ◽  
Kristina Coop Gordon ◽  
Gregory L. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Treatment Goals ◽  
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) gained support for treating transdiagnostic features of major depressive (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorders (GAD). However, ACT’s intrapersonal emphasis may be insufficient for targeting interpersonal treatment goals. Integrating ACT with functional analytic psychotherapy offers theory-based strategies for responding to ACT-specific processes through the contingent interpersonal relationship thereby targeting both intra- and interpersonal treatment goals. Yet, no research examined the efficacy of this integrative approach (i.e., functional-analytic acceptance and commitment therapy [FACT]) in treating comorbid MDD and GAD. In this case study, we conceptualized a man with comorbid MDD and GAD from a FACT perspective, described FACT treatment across 28 sessions, and presented pretreatment, termination, and 6-month posttreatment data on FACT-specific treatment targets. Depression symptoms, self-compassion, mindfulness, and interpersonal relationships improved despite unchanged physiological anxiety symptoms throughout treatment. These preliminary data provide clinicians with a conceptual framework for treating clients using FACT and may guide future research on integrative treatment approaches.

An acceptance and commitment therapy approach to adolescent suicide.

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy R. Murrell ◽  
Rawya Al-Jabari ◽  
Danielle Moyer ◽  
Eliina Novamo ◽  
Melissa L. Connally
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Therapy Approach ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment
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