Five Simple Steps to Foster Defusion From Just About Anything!

Russ Harris, the international best-selling author of ACT Made Simple and The Happiness Trap, has distilled over a hundred different defusion techniques into five simple steps that you can easily combine to good effect. These strategies can be used at any point in therapy – even in the very first session – to foster defusion from just about anything.
Learn and apply these simple steps to help clients:

• Notice, name, and normalise unhelpful cognitions

• Rapidly reframe unhelpful cognitions in terms of “the mind’s purpose”

• Foster self-acceptance and self-compassion

Learn more effective ACT strategies from Russ Harris in our Acceptance and Commitment Therapy courses, where you'll see ACT principles brought to life through practical examples and demonstrations.