Jason Luoma

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About Jason Luoma, Ph.D.

Jason is a psychologist and scientist who studies ways to help people with shame, stigma, and social anxiety, including using psychedelic and MDMA-assisted therapy

The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy

The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy is the most comprehensive description of using values in psychotherapy that I am aware of. If you are wanting to learn how values are used in ACT or might be used in other therapies, this really is the best source.

By |March 28th, 2010|ACT books for therapists|Comments Off on The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy

ACTing on diabetes

Diabetes requires knowledge about proper self-care in order to prevent health complications, so hospitals frequently offer courses in diabetes self-management. However, managing diabetes requires a lot more than simply knowing what to do, it also takes overcoming the emotional barriers to living healthy. A recent randomized clinical trial shows how ACT can help with these [...]

By |February 18th, 2010|General Blog Items|Comments Off on ACTing on diabetes

Distress tolerance and nicotine addiction

How long can you hold your breath? If you are a smoker, the results of this test would predict the likelihood of being successful at quitting those cigarettes. This is not because holding your breath is related to your lung capacity. Rather, it has something to do with distress tolerance. We probably all know someone [...]

By |January 6th, 2010|General Blog Items|Comments Off on Distress tolerance and nicotine addiction

On Being a Mindful Therapist

Have you ever wondered why ACT experts encourage experiential workshops as part of the training regimen? There are a few answers to this question, but a new study out of Germany suggests that mindfulness training can help therapists be generally better at what they do. Therapy is complex. Consider all the possible sources of information [...]

By |August 28th, 2009|General Blog Items|Comments Off on On Being a Mindful Therapist

New data on experiential avoidance in Trichotillomania

A blog called Psychotherapy Brown Bag has done a good job of reviewing a recent paper which continues to add to the pile of evidence on the centrality of experiential avoidance in maintaining a variety of psychological disorders. This paper is about the Trichotillomania and is worth a read. Here's what they had to say [...]

By |August 5th, 2009|General Blog Items|Comments Off on New data on experiential avoidance in Trichotillomania

New data on ACT for chronic pain

Fresh data on ACT and RFT seem to be surfacing almost continuously these days. In this edition of our newsletter, we are especially intrigued by a forthcoming article on the use of ACT with children experiencing chronic pain. One of the distinctions that we often make as ACT therapists with our clients is that between [...]

By |February 16th, 2009|General Blog Items|2,977 Comments

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Breaking Free from Anxiety, Phobias, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a really great, user friendly workbook for people who anxiety and worry. It presents material in a step-by-step fashion that is easy to digest and try out on your own.

By |September 28th, 2008|ACT books for clients|10 Comments

The Happiness Trap

The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living. This self-help book breaks down the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and presents them in an easy to understand manner.

By |September 28th, 2008|ACT books for clients|11 Comments

The Hexaflex as a Dynamic Therapy Tool

The Hexaflex Dimensional  Approach to Diagnosis and the ACT ADVISOR Psychological Flexibility Measure are both relatively new iterations of the Hexaflex that have exciting applications for ACT clinicians. Let’s take a look at them… […]

By |July 11th, 2008|General Blog Items|33 Comments

Intro to Defusion Lecture, Part 2

A few months ago I gave an introductory lecture on the ACT concept of defusion to a group of professionals that are participating in an online learning community called Practice Ground, led by Kelly Koerner, a well-known trainer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Make sure you check out part 1 before you listen to part 2, [...]

By |May 9th, 2008|General Blog Items|Comments Off on Intro to Defusion Lecture, Part 2