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The Six Yearnings: What We’re All Really After
At the heart of every behavior, beneath every struggle and every success, are core human yearnings—deep motivations that shape how we...
Todd Schmenk
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Why I Work This Way: A Glimpse Into Contextual Awareness in Session
As a clinician, I used to get stuck trying to make sense of everything a client brought into the room—the stories, the thoughts, the...
Todd Schmenk
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The Three Essential Strategies of ACT (Part 2)
The following three principles are the essential bare bones strategies for the therapist wishing to help clients improve their...
Todd Schmenk
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The Three Essential Strategies of ACT (Part 1)
The following three principles are the essential bare bones strategies for the therapist wishing to help clients improve their...
Todd Schmenk
3 min read
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How Sensations can be Mistaken as Anxiety
Consider that sensations and anxiety can be closely related, and it is possible for someone to mistake one for the other. I come across...
Todd Schmenk
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Taking an Attention Diet
In today's fast-paced and highly connected world, we are constantly bombarded with information, notifications, and distractions. With...
Todd Schmenk
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Recognizing Common Clinical Mistakes in ACT
Considerations to keep in mind to help sharpen the use of this approach, no matter how long you have been using this form of therapy in your
Todd Schmenk
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A Look at Psychological Problems Via an ACT Lens
When it comes to all the labels out there, it seems that after all these years, the inception of the first version of the DSM-V that the...
Todd Schmenk
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The Providence Model: an ACT Practice Group
Overview of the Providence area ACT Consultation Group
Todd Schmenk
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Efficacy of ACT with Cancer Treatment
While the following article I was not involved with, it supports the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the main approach I use in...
Todd Schmenk
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