Issue: shame and self-criticism

Why your shame clients aren’t progressing (and how CFT fixes it)

You know the client. They show up, they engage, they can articulate their values with real clarity and they’ll happily defuse from a thought, run an exposure, sit through an uncomfortable emotion. On paper, they’re doing everything right, yet the shame doesn’t shift. Sessions start to feel like you’re both pushing against something neither of you can name.  If you work from an ACT frame, it’s worth […]

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Integrating ACT and EMDR: making cognitive interweaves more ACT-consistent

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) can work powerfully together when integration is thoughtful rather than forced. Both approaches aim to reduce psychological rigidity, albeit through different mechanisms. EMDR facilitates adaptive information processing of traumatic memories, while ACT helps people respond more flexibly to difficult internal experiences. One area […]

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