Resources
Here are some books and websites that my clients and I have found useful in our work together:
- A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters. Steven C. Hayes. (2019). New York: Avery.
- Calming Your Anxious Mind. Jeffrey Brantley. (2007). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger. “How mindfulness and compassion can free you from anxiety, fear and panic.”
- Finding Life Beyond Trauma: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal from Post-Traumatic Stress and Trauma-Related Problems. Victoria M. Follette & Jacqueline Pistorello, PhD. (2007). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
- Get Out of Your Mind and into Your Life. Steven C. Hayes with Spencer Smith. (2005). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
- The Happiness Trap: How to stop struggling and start living. Russ Harris. (2007). Boston, MA: Trumpeter. “A guide to ACT: the mindfulness-based program for reducing stress, overcoming fear, and creating a rich and meaningful life.”
- Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom. Gregory Kramer. (2007). Boston, MA: Shambala.
- The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety. John P. Forsyth & Georg H. Eifert. (2007). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
- Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery. Linda E. Carlson & Michael Speca. (2010). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger. “A step-by-step MBSR approach to help you cope with treatment and reclaim your life.”
- The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook. Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer. (2018). New York: Guilford Press. "A proven way to accept yourself build inner strength and thrive."
- The Mindful Way through Depression. Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal & John Kabat-Zinn. (2007). New York, NY: Guilford Press. “Four uniquely qualified experts explain why our usual attempts to ‘think’ our way out of a bad mood or just ‘snap out of it’ lead us deeper into the downward spiral. Through insightful lessons drawn from both Eastern meditative traditions and cognitive therapy, they demonstrate how to sidestep the mental habits that lead to despair, including rumination and self-blame, so you can face life’s challenges with greater resilience.”
- The Mindful Way Workbook. John Teasdale, Mark Williams & Zindel Segal. (2014). New York, NY: Guilford Press. “An 8-week program to free yourself from depression and emotional disorders.”
- Self-Compassion Dr. Kristin Neff. Website with information and practices addressing self-compassion.
- Six ACT Conversations This experiential audio e-learning program, developed at RMIT University in Australia, is a good resource for learning about the ACT model and how to apply it in your life. The audio files and companion worksheets are available at: