ACT Made Simple
by Russ Harris
Harris's clinician's guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: the six core processes, scripts, metaphors and worksheets. Written for therapists but readable by motivated laypeople who want the full model.
Read it if…
you want ACT in depth, beyond The Happiness Trap.
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Skip it if…
you want a client-facing book; start with The Happiness Trap.
Try instead: The Sun and Her Flowers →
Three things you will actually use
- Accept, choose values, take action.
- Defuse from thoughts; do not fight them.
- Workability is the measure.
Do this first
Practice one defusion exercise daily for a week.
Our verdict
ACT in full.
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