Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy

1. Overview of an Acceptance-Based Behavioral Model of Clinical Problems

2. Gathering Clinical Information to Prepare a Case Formulation

3. Sharing Case Formulation and Treatment Plan: Setting the Stage for Therapy

II. Cultivating Acceptance-Based Skills and Clarifying Values

4. The Therapeutic Relationship: A Context and a Mechanism for Change

5. Psychoeducation to Cultivate Acceptance

6. Mindfulness and Other Experiential Methods

7. Using ABBT Methods to Cultivate Self-Compassion

8. Articulating and Clarifying Personal Values

III. Putting It All Together: Promoting Mindful, Valued Action

9. Integrating the Three Goals of ABBT into Each Session

10. Working with Contextual Inequities and External Barriers to Values-Based Actions

11. Evaluating Progress, Relapse Prevention, and Ending Treatment

Appendix A: Measures That Can Be Used to Assess ABBT Model-Specific Processes

Appendix B: Mindfulness Exercises

Appendix C: A Model of Integration of Topics, Exercises, and Forms across Sessions

References

Index

List of Audio Tracks:

- Mindfulness of Breath (3 minutes)

- Mindfulness of Sounds (5 minutes)

- Mindfulness of Physical Sensations (3 minutes)

- Mindfulness-Based Progressive Muscle Relaxation: Instructions (11 minutes)

- Progressive Muscle Relaxation, 16 Muscle Group Exercise (37 minutes)

- Progressive Muscle Relaxation, 7 Muscle Group Exercise (19 minutes)

- Progressive Muscle Relaxation, 4 Muscle Group Exercise (13 minutes)

- Mindfulness of Emotions (5 minutes)

- Mindfulness of Emotions and Physical Sensations (6 minutes)

- Mindfulness of Clouds and Sky (7 minutes)

- Mountain Meditation (8 minutes)

- Inviting a Difficulty In and Working It through the Body (6 minutes)

- Your Personal Experience with Self-Compassion (4 minutes)

- Mindful Observation of Self-Critical Thoughts (4 minutes)