Free Acceptance and Commitment Therapy exercise from Trauma-Focused ACT
Learn a powerful mindfulness and defusion technique to help clients manage rumination, worry, and obsessive thinking. In this Trauma-Focused ACT exercise, Russ Harris demonstrates how to help clients “dip in and out” of repetitive thoughts: acknowledging them without avoidance or distraction, and choosing when to re-engage with the present moment.
The guide includes a full therapist script, client prompts, and a variation for structured “Worry Time.”
Use this free resource to:
Teach clients awareness and flexibility around worrying and rumination
Practice mindful disengagement from unhelpful thought patterns
Integrate ACT defusion and acceptance skills into therapy sessions
