Trauma-focused ACT : a practitioner's guide to working with mind, body and emotion using acceptance and commitment therapy

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The many masks of trauma -- An ACT model of trauma -- Fight, flight, freeze, flop -- Keeping it safe -- The choice point -- The journey ahead -- Firm foundations -- Anchors away -- Flexible sessions -- Slipping in the shackles of fusion -- Heavy lifting -- Leaving the battlefield -- Making contact, making room -- Self-compassion -- Knowing what matters -- Doing what works -- Undermining problematic behavior -- Overcoming barriers, maintaining change -- When things go wrong -- Compassionate, flexible exposure -- The flexible self -- Working with the body -- Sleep, self-soothing, and relaxation -- Working with shame -- Moral injury -- Suicidality -- Finding the treasure -- Building better relationships -- Supporting the "younger you" -- Exposure to memories -- Grieving and forgiving -- The path ahead -- TFACT as a brief intervention -- Parting words.

Trauma-Focused ACT (TFACT) provides a flexible, comprehensive model for treating the entire spectrum of trauma-related issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, depression, anxiety disorders, moral injury, chronic pain, shame, suicidality, insomnia, complicated grief, attachment issues, sexual problems, and more. Written by internationally acclaimed ACT trainer, Russ Harris, this textbook is for practitioners at all levels of experience, and offers exclusive access to free downloadable resources-including scripts, videos, MP3s, handouts, and worksheets.
Discover cutting-edge strategies for healing the past, living in the present, and building a new future. With this compassion-based, exposure-centered approach, you'll learn how to help your clients:
· Find safety and security in their bodies
· Overcome hyperarousal and hypoarousal
· Break free from dissociation
· Shift from self-hatred to self-compassion
· Rapidly ground themselves and reengage in life
· Unhook from difficult cognitions and emotions
· Develop an integrated sense of self
· Resolve traumatic memories through flexible exposure
· Connect with and live by their values
· Experience post-traumatic growth

Discover cutting-edge strategies for healing the past, living in the present, and building a new future. With this compassion-based, exposure-centered approach, you’ll learn how to help your clients:

Find safety and security in their bodies
Overcome hyperarousal and hypoarousal
Break free from dissociation
Shift from self-hatred to self-compassion
Rapidly ground themselves and reengage in life
Unhook from difficult cognitions and emotions
Develop an integrated sense of self
Resolve traumatic memories through flexible exposure
Connect with and live by their values
Experience post-traumatic growth