Using ACT with Core Beliefs, Narratives, and Schemas

Clients often bring long-standing beliefs and self-stories into therapy about failure, unworthiness, rejection, or not being good enough. These patterns can strongly shape emotion and behaviour, and can be difficult to shift.

In this e-book, Dr Russ Harris outlines how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) works with core beliefs, schemas, narratives and themes without disputing, challenging, or trying to eliminate them.

You’ll explore:

• How ACT conceptualises core beliefs, schemas and narratives

• Ways to notice, name and normalise recurring cognitive and emotional patterns

• ACT-consistent strategies for defusion, acceptance and perspective-taking

• How to reduce the impact of rigid self-stories while supporting values-based action