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Contact Information
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- ACT Background and Training
Since 1998, I have been a therapist helping people ovecome a wide variety of psychological challenges. I was trained in the major contextual behavioral and cognitive therapies at the University of Washington doctoral program. Since 2005, I have and continue to participate in training in ACT through ACT workshops, ACT Summer Institutes, individual consultation from Steve Hayes and Liz Gifford, monthly local peer group consultation, and readings of ACT books and scientific articles. I was a invited presenter on a plenary session with Steven Hayes and Stefan Hofman on the comparison of ACT with traditional CBT at the 2008 Chicago ACT Summer Institute (talk is available to download from this website).
I am currently the President of the [[http://www.contextualpsychology.org/washington_state_chapter|Washington State Association for Contextual & Behavioral Science]]. I also participate in monthly peer consultation with fellow ACT clinicians in Seattle.
- ACT Experience
Since 2005 I have been using ACT in my practice and since 2007 in my scientific research
- Specialties
Addictive Behaviors, Anxiety
- Types of Clients
Adults and at least high-school age adolescents
- Licensure/Certification
Psychologist
- Additional Information
My ACT work with clients begins by building a strong therapeutic relationship. Built on this foundation, I use brief and specific ACT metaphors and exercises informed by my research on making ACT accessible to a broad population of people. While my main areas of focus are on helping individuals struggling with anxiety and/or addictive behaviors, I help people suffering with a wide variety of problems.
I integrate science into my clinical practice and vice versa. As an Assistant Professor (Affiliate) at the University of Washington's Department of Psychology, I supervise psychology graduate students in their research, clinical cases, and give lectures. I am an Assistant Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center where I lead research on ACT for smoking cessation and telephone-delivered ACT therapy.