Clinical psychologist and Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno; developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and a leading advocate of process-based therapy.
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Mental modelActive ingredients, not brands
Their wordsTherapy isn’t about following a manual, but about cultivating change.
Mental modelActive ingredients, not brands
Their wordsThe diagnosis does not really tell you what to do.
Mental modelActive ingredients, not brands
Their wordsThat’s why protocol differences and therapy brands often matter less than we think.
Mental modelActive ingredients, not brands
Their wordsAll therapies that work promote these skills – that’s why they work.
Their wordsLife is asking you to learn to be more open, aware, and actively engaged in a meaningful life, while extending these to your relationships and your body.
Their wordsACT is not a technique – it’s the application of a model called psychological flexibility.
Their wordspsychological flexibility is not a personality trait handed down by the gods. It is a learnable set of skills.
Their wordsBad idea. Just one or two types of moves are too few to be good in the dance of life.
Their wordsValues matter most, in my view, when they stop being nouns and become verbs.
Their wordsBelonging is something you practice.
Their wordsA student cannot “flex” their way into belonging in a hostile or indifferent environment, and we should never use important psychological skills to blame people for exclusion.