Talking To Change - A Motivational Interviewing Podcast Ep 55 – Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Apr 11, 2022 Robyn D. Walser, expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, discusses blending ACT with Motivational Interviewing. The conversation delves into experiential vs. cognitive knowledge, creative hopelessness in therapy, embracing vulnerability, and motivation in therapy. They also explore the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science and ACT's impact on enhancing lives.
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Robyn's ACT Origin Story
- Robyn Walser's first ACT workshop transformed her thinking about thoughts and feelings.
- This experience, led by Steve Hayes, changed her career path towards ACT.
ACT: Acceptance Over Fixing
- ACT shifts the focus from fixing internal flaws to accepting internal experiences.
- This acceptance frees individuals to act on their values, rather than waiting to feel better.
ACT's Humanistic View
- ACT views individuals as whole and capable, even with challenging thoughts and feelings.
- The struggle comes from fighting these experiences, not the experiences themselves.
As a licensed psychologist, she maintains an international training, consulting and therapy practice. Dr. Walser is an expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and has co-authored 7 books on ACT including a book on learning ACT. She has most recently written a book entitled: The Heart of ACT- Developing a flexible, process-based, and client-centered practice using acceptance and commitment therapy. Dr. Walser has expertise in traumatic stress, depression and substance abuse and has authored a number of articles, chapters and books on these topics. She has been doing ACT workshops since 1997; training in multiple formats and for multiple client problems. Dr. Walser has been described as a “passionate, creative, and bold ACT trainer and therapist” and she is best known for her dynamic, warm and challenging ACT trainings. She is often referred to as a clinician’s clinician. Her workshops feature a combination of lecture and experiential exercises designed to provide a unique learning opportunity in this state-of-the-art intervention.