ACT & RFT in relationships : helping clients deepen intimacy and maintain healthy commitments using acceptance and commitment therapy and relational frame theory / JoAnne Dahl, PhD [and three others] ; foreword by Robyn D. Walser, PhD ; edited by Will DeRooy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dahl, JoAnne, 1951-

Contributor:

DeRooy, Will.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acceptance and commitment therapy.

Couples therapy.

Intimacy (Psychology).

Interpersonal relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publicaitons, Inc., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Even if you are not a couples therapist, chances are you have dealt with clients whose problems are based in relationship issues. In order to successfully treat these clients, you must first help them understand what their values are in these relationships, and how their behavior may be undermining their attempts to seek intimacy and connection. Combining elements of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and relational frame theory (RFT), ACT and RFT for Relationships presents a unique approach for therapists to help clients develop and experience deeper, more loving relationships. By exploring personal values and expectations, and by addressing central patterns of behaviors, therapists can help their clients establish and maintain intimacy with their partner and gain a greater understanding of their relationship as a whole. ACT is a powerful treatment model that teaches clients to accept their thoughts, identify their core values, and discover how these values are extended to their relationships with others. RFT focuses on behavioral approaches to language and cognition, and can help clients identify their own expectations regarding relationships and how they might communicate these expectations with their loved ones more effectively. This book aims to shed light on the thought processes behind intimate relationships-from the attraction phase to the end of intimacy-from a functional, contextual perspective"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Chapter 1; Introduction to Romantic Love; Chapter 2; The Roots of Our Approach; Chapter 3; Relational Frame Theory; Chapter 4; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Chapter 5; Language Traps and Self-as-Content; Chapter 6; Psychological Rigidity; Chapter 7; Valuing Intimate Relationships; Chapter 8; Self-Compassion; Chapter 9; Couples Therapy; Chapter 10; Summary and Conclusions; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781608823352

1608823350

OCLC:

911609788