This professional guide shows therapists how to treat eating disorders with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It gives a conceptual foundation and a complete protocol aimed at the rigidity and perfectionism at the core of most eating disorders. The protocol can be used with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and other types of disordered eating.
The book reviews ACT as a theoretical orientation and presents case conceptualizations that illustrate the ACT process. It then gives session-by-session guidance for training and tracking six behavioral components: present-moment focus, cognitive defusion, experiential acceptance, transcendent self-awareness, chosen values and committed action.
It is written for clinicians who already use ACT and for those with no prior familiarity with the approach. It covers the assessment and treatment of all types of eating disorders.
- Audience
- Therapists and clinicians
- Subject
- Treating eating disorders with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Conditions covered
- Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and other disordered eating
- Format of guidance
- Session-by-session protocol with case conceptualizations
- ACT components
- Present-moment focus, cognitive defusion, experiential acceptance, transcendent self-awareness, chosen values, committed action