Troy DuFrene

It's no secret that body image dissatisfaction has reached epidemic levels, but what's less often understood is the effect that these unhealthy views about one's body can have on a person's overall mental health, body image problems are often at the root of social anxiety . This book takes a unique approach to addressing readers' struggles with their body image, as readers will not find the typical soothing arguments that their perceptions are wrong, and that their thoughts are irrational. Instead, readers learn to live with the reality that these often painful thoughts and beliefs about themselves will arise from time to time, and discover new ways of managing these thoughts without allowing them to dominate their lives. The assessments within, help readers to realize what body image difficulties have cost them and encourages them to choose a purpose for life that is more important. The book also includes a companion CD with guided audio mindfulness meditations and printable worksheets.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) cofounder Kelly Wilson and Troy DuFrene show readers how to use acceptance, mindfulness, and values-oriented strategies, either alone or in combination with a twelve-step program, to overcome substance abuse and permanently change their lives for the better.The Wisdom to Know the Difference offers readers a unique path to treating alcoholism and drug addiction through ACT, which has been proven to be clinically effective for the treatment of alcoholism and substance abuse. This workbook unifies the most widely practiced method of substance abuse treatment, the twelve-step program, with an empirically supported psychotherapeutic model, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Each component of this ACT treatment plan has an explanation rooted in basic behavioral science, and readers will learn how these components fit into the twelve steps in Alcoholics Anonymous and similar programs. Written by Kelly Wilson, cofounder of the ACT treatment model, and Troy DuFrene, this workbook is accessible for all reading levels and can be used by those suffering from all forms of substance abuse.

Mindfulness i terapien er en praktisk og teoretisk guide til terapeuter til forståelsen af den rolle mindfulness spiller i psykoterapi - og i særdeleshed i Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Kelly Wilson definerer mindfulness i forhold til et ACT perspektiv og udforsker forholdet mellem mindfulness og de seks ACT processer og mellem mindfulness og selve den terapeutiske relation. ACTs forankring i adfærdsvidenskaberne redegøres der præcist for. Bogens sidste halvdel er en praktisk guide viet til evnen til gennem selvindsigt at genkende og fremelske mindfulness hos klienten og hos terapeuten selv. Kelly Wilson formulerer de gode råd så man kan indarbejde dem i sin praksis med det samme. Hans tilgang er en kreativ brug af både verbale og non-verbale metoder. Du finder supplerende materiale til bogen her. Kelly Wilson er professor i psykologi ved University of Missippi. Han er desuden en meget central person inden for ACT-bevægelsen og er var med til at skrive den banebrydende Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Han er en særdeles efterspurgt underviser, og hans eksperimentelle workshops har haft indflydelse på tusindvis af praktikere og studerende gennem årene. Troy Dufrene er skribent og har især skrevet om psykologiske emner. Han er meforfatter til bl.a. Coping with OCD og har sammen med Kelly Wilson skrevet Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong.