FLOW OF THERAPEUTIC CONVERSATION: In both traditional CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) & its newer incarnations ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) conversations will often have the general ebb and flow of normal conversation with an extra emphasis on both therapist and client both practicing genuine expression and active listening. Agenda setting for each session is encouraged,…
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is one of the recent mindfulness-based behaviour therapies shown to be effective with a diverse range of clinical conditions. In contrast to the assumption of ‘healthy normality’ of Western psychology, ACT assumes that the psychological processes of a normal human mind are often destructive and create psychological suffering. Symptom reduction is…
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Nearly 30 years ago I had my first panic attack. A productive and reasonably successful young academic, I soon found myself struggling to give a lecture, to speak on the phone, or to ride in an elevator. From the outside I appeared calm – but on the inside I felt I was dying. Literally. Sitting…
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