Among Therapists: Practical Tips

In this episode, Dr. Diana Hill dives into the world of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Discover how being present can transform the way we approach anxiety and binge eating. Faculty: Diana Hill, Ph.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: David Barragán, M.A.

• Learn more about ACT for "Binge Eating and Anxiety: A Clinical Case" and earn 1.25 CE credits.
• Prefer to read? Here's a text version: "ACT for BED: Being Present and Mindful Eating".

Discover effective strategies for safety planning and stress management! Basing his viewpoint on a case study, Dr. Dennis Hannon explores the importance of safety plans, the thermometer metaphor for distress levels, and a skills toolkit to address depression from a DBT perspective. Join us as we delve into valuable techniques to enhance therapeutic outcomes. Faculty: Dennis Hannon, Ph.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: David Barragán, M.A.

• Learn more about DBT for Depression: The Case of Jackie and earn 1.5 CE credits.
• Prefer to read? Here's a text version: Distress Tolerance for Depression: Safety Plan and Stress Management Skills.

In this episode Dr. Michelle Woidneck explores two exercises, the million dollars and the loaded die, for explaining the concept of acceptance experientially in session for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.

Faculty: Michelle Woidneck, Ph.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: Jazmin Soto, L.Psy.

• Learn more about ACT for "Binge Eating and Anxiety: A Clinical Case" and earn 1.25 CE credits.
• Prefer to read? Here's a text version: "ACT for GAD: The Million Dollars and Loaded Die Exercises."

Dr. Jessica Borushok presents a clinical case of panic disorder with agoraphobia, treated with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Here, our faculty member shares practical strategies to address values and defusion processes. Faculty: Jessica Borushok, Ph.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: David Barragán, M.A.

• Learn more about Values and Defusion Exercises in ACT for Panic Disorder and earn 1 CE credits.
• Prefer to read? Here's a text version: Values and Defusion Exercises in ACT for Panic Disorder.

Dr. Kirby Reutter shares practical strategies for addressing a case of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) approach. Learn how to use the safe place, the container, and the mindfulness reflections exercises to promote psychological stabilization in your clinical work. Faculty: Kirby Reutter, Ph.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: David Barragán, M.A. * Prefer to read? Here's a text version: Mindfulness Skills for Trauma and PTSD: The Safe Place, the Container, and Mindfulness Reflections.

In this episode, Dr. Barbara Rothbaum shares a step-by-step guide to implementing imaginal exposure for clients with trauma. Imaginal exposure is a process of revisiting traumatic memories in order to effectively reprocess, and ultimately reduce the strength of, the emotions associated with those memories. Faculty: Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: David Barragán, M.A.

• See more about "Learning Prolonged Exposure for PTSD: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians" and earn 6.75 CE credits.
• Prefer to read? Here's a text version: Implementing Imaginal Exposure: Revisiting the Trauma Memory.

In this episode, DBT expert Dr. Stephanie Vaughn describes the main functions of telephone coaching, or intersession contact. These include skills generalization, validating the need for additional contact, relationship repair, helping clients to process a previous individual or group session, crisis coaching, and intervening in suicidal or other risky behavior. Faculty: Stephanie Vaughn, Psy.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: Anderson García, Ph.D.

• Learn more about "DBT in Practice: Mastering the Essentials" and earn 5.5 CE credits.
• Prefer to read? Here's a text version: Functions of Telephone Coaching.

In this episode of our series "Interviews With DBT Experts: From Trauma to Eating Disorders", Dr. Kirby Reutter joins Dr. Mark Carlson and Dr. Dennis Hannon to discuss how to introduce distress tolerance skills to clients with chronic pain. They focus on how clients can proactively develop these skills while distinguishing them from avoidance or distraction. Faculty: Kirby Reutter, Ph.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: Jazmin Soto, L.Psy.

• Learn more about "DBT Expert Interviews: From Trauma to Eating Disorders" and earn 8 CE credits.
• Prefer to read? Here's a text version: "DBT for Chronic Pain: Distress Tolerance and Emotion Regulation."

In this episode of our series "The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists," we discuss introducing the concept of acceptance, also known as willingness, as a transition from control to the problem. Dr. Kate Morrison uses such metaphors as clean vs dirty pain, and one dial-one switch, to explain how willingness works in the treatment of OCD. Faculty: Kate Morrison, Ph.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: Jazmin Soto, L.Psy.

• Learn more about "The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists" and earn 8.25 CE credits.
• Prefer to read? Here's a text version: "Willingness and Acceptance in ACT for OCD".

In this episode our ACT expert, Dr. Sonja Batten, explains the role of mindfulness from the ACT perspective. Mindfulness is a core ACT component, and is understood as purposeful nonjudgmental observation of whatever is occurring in the present. This episode also explores how mindfulness is distinguished from similar practices such as meditation, and why it is located on the other pole from being on autopilot or disconnected from the here and now.

Faculty: Sonja V. Batten, Ph.D. Host: Jessica Díaz, M.D. Script Editor: Anderson García, Ph.D.

• Learn more about "ACT for Trauma: PTSD and Beyond" and earn 8 CE credits.
• Prefer to read? Here's a text version: Mindfulness in ACT for PTSD.