Mentally Flexible
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Mentally Flexible
Dr. Joe Oliver | ACTivate Your Life
My guest today is Dr. Joe Oliver. Joe is a consultant clinical psychologist, author, and the founder of Contextual Consulting, a leading international training provider that has trained over 60,000 practitioners in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). He also serves as an associate professor and the programme director for the University College London’s postgraduate programme in CBT for Severe Mental Health Problems. Joe is an active member of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) and a peer-reviewed ACT trainer
He is also the author of six ACT books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy & Mindfulness for Psychosis and most recently, ACTivate Your Life. His extensive contributions to the field also include several textbooks, such as Acceptance and Commitment Coaching, ACT: 100 Key Points and Techniques, and The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Self-Esteem.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- How ACT first came into Joe’s life
- His work on using ACT to support psychosis
- Fusion to aspects of the self and identity
- Relational frame theory and its early influences in childhood development
- And Joe’s new book, ACTivate Your Life
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Contextual Consulting: https://contextualconsulting.co.uk/
ACTivate Your Life: https://contextualconsulting.co.uk/resources/activate-your-life
Joe’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXyoggevWPfFjvhbYlM3x8A
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