Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Interpersonal Problems: Using Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Schema Awareness to Change Interpersonal Behaviors by Matthew McKay, Avigail Lev, Dr. Michelle Skeen

$115.00 NZD

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Interpersonal Problems presents a three-phase professional protocol therapists can use with clients who experience interpersonal disruptions and repeatedly fall into unhealthy patterns in their relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and romantic part Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Interpersonal Problems presents a three-phase professional protocol therapists can use with clients who experience interpersonal disruptions and repeatedly fall into unhealthy patterns in their relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and romantic partners. These clients may blame others, withdraw when threatened, react defensively in conflicts, act with contempt, continually find fault with others, or have a deep-seated sense of distrust. Most often, these forms of social dysfunction are rooted in maladaptive schemas, that is, unhelpful strongly held beliefs that clients may rely on to avoid feelings of inadequacy, rejection, and pain. This professional book presents a complete acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) approach to working with these clients and helping them overcome their maladaptive social tendencies. It examines ten core schemas and describes the accompanying avoidance strategies that damage clients' relationships. First, clients will learn creative hopelessness and practice mindfulness skills. Second, clients examine what they value in their relationships and what they hope to gain from them, and translate their values into clear intentions for acting differently in the future. Lastly, clients face the barriers standing between them and values-based behavior in their relationships. By learning to defuse from schema-influenced thinking, clients can eventually overcome the patterns of avoidance that hold them back. Appendix I of the book examines the research design and treatment outcome data for this protocol. Appendix II offers a complete acceptance and commitment therapy for interpersonal disorders group protocol. ...Show more

Act on Life Not on Anger: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guide to Problem Anger by Georg Eifert, Matthew McKay, John Forsyth

$39.99 NZD

Category: Self-help

If you'd tried to control problem anger before with little success, this book offers you a new approach to try. Instead of asking you to struggle even harder with anger, this book helps you to drop the rope in your tug-of-war with anger using a new set of principles and techniques: acceptance and commit If you'd tried to control problem anger before with little success, this book offers you a new approach to try. Instead of asking you to struggle even harder with anger, this book helps you to drop the rope in your tug-of-war with anger using a new set of principles and techniques: acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). You'll start by learning how to accept your angry feelings as they occur, without struggling to alter or impede them in any way. Then, using techniques based in mindfulness practice, you'll find out how to watch your anger without identifying with it. Value-identification exercises help you decide what matters most to you and then commit to short- and long-term goals that turn these values into reality. In the process, anger simply loses power over your life-in the process, you'll gain the most profound control, accomplished by simply letting go. ...Show more

Advanced Training in ACT: Mastering Key In-Session Skills for Applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by PATRICIA ZURITA MATTHEW & ONA MCKAY

$399.99 NZD

Category: Penguin AU 2021

As a mental health professional, you may already be familiar with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Having gained immense popularity in the last decade, ACT is a powerful, evidence-based therapy used for treating an array of psychological conditions, such as addiction, anxiety, depression, anger, As a mental health professional, you may already be familiar with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Having gained immense popularity in the last decade, ACT is a powerful, evidence-based therapy used for treating an array of psychological conditions, such as addiction, anxiety, depression, anger, eating disorders, and more. Created by psychologists Matthew McKay and Patricia Zurita Ona - authors of the bestselling ACT book, Mind and Emotions - the Advanced Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy DVD offers mental health professionals an advanced set of training skills for using acceptance and commitment therapy to treat clients in a variety of professional settings. If you have used ACT to treat clients, you may be looking for ways to overcome certain roadblocks that might present themselves during treatment, such as lack of motivation. The practical demonstrations and roleplaying exercises in this DVD will help you learn to better engage with your clients and get better results in your sessions with them. This DVD is designed for mental health practitioners who are familiar with ACT, but who are looking for ways to improve the quality of their work. ...Show more

Anger Control Workbook by Matthew McKay

$49.99 NZD

Category: Self-help | Series: Workbook Ser.

Written by two well-regarded experts in the field, "The Anger Control Workbook" introduces a new and radically simplified approach to anger control. Step-by-step exercises aid readers in identifying, understanding, responding to, and ultimately coping with their hostile feelings. 50 worksheets.

Couple Skills: Making Your Relationship Work by Matthew McKay, Patrick Fanning and Kim Paleg

$59.99 NZD

Category: Penguin AU 2021

Love takes work, but, when it comes to relationships, it pays to work smarter. Couple Skills, Second Edition, revised and updated from the therapist-recommended classic, will show you how to work smarter in your relationship. You'll learn to improve communication, cope better with problems, and resolve Love takes work, but, when it comes to relationships, it pays to work smarter. Couple Skills, Second Edition, revised and updated from the therapist-recommended classic, will show you how to work smarter in your relationship. You'll learn to improve communication, cope better with problems, and resolve conflicts with the one you love in healthy and creative ways. Each chapter teaches you an essential skill that supports greater relationship satisfaction and deeper intimacy. New to this edition is a chapter on using acceptance skills, developed from the revolutionary new acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). These new approaches will help you to accept your partner's feelings (and your own emotions) without judgment. Using these techniques will help you decide what you really value in your relationship and then commit to acting in ways that further those values every day. ...Show more

Couple Skills : Making YourRelationship work by MCKAY, Matthew et al

$44.95 NZD

Category: Self Help

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Card Deck: 52 Practices to Balance Your Emotions Every Day by Matthew McKay and Jeffrey C Wood

$39.99 NZD

Category: Psychology

Based on the best-selling The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, this powerful and portable card deck presents 52 practices to help you balance your emotions and improve your life! First developed for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effe Based on the best-selling The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, this powerful and portable card deck presents 52 practices to help you balance your emotions and improve your life! First developed for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective as treatment for a range of other mental health problems, especially for those characterized by overwhelming emotions. Now, you can easily and quickly access this powerful therapy method in bite-sized pieces. On each card, you'll find: Highly effective mindfulness strategies to help you stay grounded Tips to help you improve relationships Skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance Whether you're a therapist looking for unique client resources, a teacher, a parent, or simply seeking to balance your own emotions, this card deck offers daily wisdom and evidence-based skills for lasting peace, happiness, and well-being. ...Show more

Healing Emotional Pain Workbook - Process-Based CBT Tools for Moving Beyond Sadness, Fear, Worry, and Shame to Discover Peace and Resilience by Erica Pool; Matthew McKay; Patricia E. Zurita Ona; Patrick Fanning

$59.99 NZD

Category: Psychology

Real tools-customized for you-to find lasting relief from emotional pain, Do you struggle with intense emotions, such as anger, sadness, anxiety, or shame? Painful thoughts and feelings are an inevitable part of life-we all experience them at some point. But if your emotions have become so overwhelming Real tools-customized for you-to find lasting relief from emotional pain, Do you struggle with intense emotions, such as anger, sadness, anxiety, or shame? Painful thoughts and feelings are an inevitable part of life-we all experience them at some point. But if your emotions have become so overwhelming that they're hurting your relationships, getting in the way of your happiness and well-being, or keeping you from reaching your goals, you need relief. This workbook can help you get started. Written by a team of mental health experts and grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Healing Emotional Pain Workbook is a powerful, step-by-step guide to understanding your feelings and reducing emotional pain, so you can live the life you deserve. Rather than a one-size-fits-all treatment, the customizable approach in this workbook will help you identify the root cause of your emotional pain-whether it's avoidance, internalization, or rumination-so you can finally move past the difficult thoughts and feelings that keep you stuck. With this workbook, you'll learn to: Change the way you react to painful emotions, Make decisions based on your values, not your distress, Increase your mental flexibility and resilience Book jacket. ...Show more

Introduction to Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (DVDs) by PATRICIA ONA MATTHEW MCKAY

$439.99 NZD

Category: Penguin AU 2021

This professional workshop is an introduction to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) theory and technique. Hosted by pioneering ACT psychologists and trainers Matthew McKay and Patricia Zurita Ona, this Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy DVD offers clinicians all of the informa This professional workshop is an introduction to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) theory and technique. Hosted by pioneering ACT psychologists and trainers Matthew McKay and Patricia Zurita Ona, this Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy DVD offers clinicians all of the information they need to begin applying ACT in their practices. The DVD covers case conceptualization from an ACT perspective, treatment order and planning, and using the six ACT treatment processes: acceptance, mindfulness, defusion, self-as-context, values clarification, and committed action. The DVD begins with an explanation of the foundations of ACT and how ACT understands human suffering, with a specific focus on anxiety, depression, and anger. The workshop then invites viewers to participate in exercises that allow them to directly experience ACT techniques and processes. Finally, viewers develop a clear grasp of how to implement ACT interventions in client sessions. ...Show more

Love in the Time of Impermanence by Matthew McKay

$26.99 NZD

Category: Relationships

How to continue to love in the face of pain and loss * Shows how the certainty of change and loss can support rather than diminish love * Shares practices and meditations to help love endure in the face of loss, disappointment, change, or any of the ways relationships and circumstances are altered by How to continue to love in the face of pain and loss * Shows how the certainty of change and loss can support rather than diminish love * Shares practices and meditations to help love endure in the face of loss, disappointment, change, or any of the ways relationships and circumstances are altered by time * Explores how to cultivate gratitude for every expression of love we encounter, strengthen compassion for others, and recognize the power of love after life Collaborating with his late son, Jordan, psychologist Matthew McKay offers five ways to keep love alive in a world of impermanence. He explores how to see and know what we love, how to actively care for what we love, how to have compassion for the suffering of others, how to set the daily intention to act with love, and how to turn toward rather than away from the pain of impermanence. McKay shares practices and meditations to help love endure in the face of loss, disappointment, change, or any of the ways relationships and circumstances are altered by time. He examines what love is and is not, including how not to mistake yearning and neediness for love, sex for love, and attraction to beauty for love. He shows how to cultivate gratitude for every expression of love we encounter, learn to care for things we don't like, and recognize the power of love after life--a love that reaches beyond death. He also provides concrete exercises for communicating with and channeling messages from loved ones who have crossed over. Ultimately, McKay shows that, by running from pain, we run from love. By avoiding pain, we lose the pathway to connection. Yet, by recognizing love in the heart of pain and loss, by knowing that change and impermanence are inevitable, we can navigate life with a compass pointing to love as true north, learning to love more deeply and making what we love more cherished. ...Show more

Messages 4th Ed by MCKAY MATTHEW FANNING PATRICK

$54.99 NZD

Category: Self-help

Many people assume that good communicators possess an intrinsic talent for speaking and listening to others, a gift that can't be learned or improved. The reality is that communication skills are developed with deliberate effort and practice, and learning to understand others and communicate your ideas Many people assume that good communicators possess an intrinsic talent for speaking and listening to others, a gift that can't be learned or improved. The reality is that communication skills are developed with deliberate effort and practice, and learning to understand others and communicate your ideas more clearly will improve every facet of your life. Messages has already helped thousands of people build communication skills and cultivate better relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and partners. With this fully revised and updated fourth edition, you'll discover new skills to help you communicate your ideas more effectively and become a better listener. Learn how to: - Read body language - Develop skills for couples communication - Negotiate and resolve conflicts - Communicate with family members - Handle group interactions - Talk to children - Master public speaking - Prepare for job interviews This new edition features a much-needed chapter on digital communication. Effective communication can easily be compromised when you're not able to read your conversation partner's body language, facial expression, or vocal tone. This chapter teaches you how to express yourself well via phone, email, texting, and video-all the skills you need to thrive in the digital age. ...Show more

Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook (Seventh Edition) by Martha Davis; Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman; Matthew McKay

$54.99 NZD

Category: Health & Wellbeing

Now in its seventh edition--with more than one million copies sold worldwide--The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook remains the go-to resource for stress reduction strategies that can be incorporated into even the busiest lives. The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook broke new ground when Now in its seventh edition--with more than one million copies sold worldwide--The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook remains the go-to resource for stress reduction strategies that can be incorporated into even the busiest lives. The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook broke new ground when it was first published in 1980, detailing easy, step-by-step techniques for calming the body and mind in an increasingly overstimulated world. Now in its seventh edition, this fully revised and updated workbook--highly regarded by therapists and their clients--offers the latest stress reduction techniques to combat the effects of stress and integrate healthy relaxation habits into every aspect of daily life. This new edition also includes powerful self-compassion practices, fully updated chapters on the most effective tools for coping with anxiety, fear, and panic--such as worry delay and defusion, two techniques grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)--as well as a new section focused on body scan. In the workbook, you'll explore your own stress triggers and symptoms, and learn how to create a personal action plan for stress reduction. Each chapter features a different method for relaxation, explains why the method works, and provides on-the-spot exercises you can do when you feel stressed out. The result is a comprehensive yet accessible workbook that will help you to curb stress and cultivate a more peaceful life. ...Show more