Seven Strategies for Hopelessness and Reason Giving

Free Acceptance and Commitment Therapy resource for clinicians

This extract from ACT Made Simple (2nd Edition) presents seven practical strategies to help clients unhook from hopelessness and self-defeating thoughts. Russ Harris shares compassionate, flexible techniques for introducing defusion and acceptance, even early in therapy, to help clients move from despair to engagement.

Use this free resource to:

  • Work effectively with hopeless or resistant clients

  • Apply defusion strategies safely and early in therapy

  • Build motivation, workability, and psychological flexibility

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Seven Strategies for Hopelessness and Reason Giving

an extract from ACT Made Simple second edition