Table of contents : CONTENTS PROLOGUET 1 What Is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)? 2 Assessment 3 General Guide to the ACT Therapeutic Context 4 Session 1 ACT Orientation and Creative Hopelessness 5 Session 2 Control as the Problem 6 Sessions 3 and 4 Acceptance Supported by Defusion 7 Sessions 5 and 6 Acceptance, Defusion, Mindfulness, and Values 8 Sessions 7 and 8 Acceptance, Defusion, Mindfulness, and Self- as- Context 9 Session 9 Values 10 Session 10 Values and Behavioral Commitments 11 Session 11 Maintaining Growth APPENDIX A General ACT Principles APPENDIX B Session- by- Session ACT Cheat Sheet APPENDIX C Behavioral Commitment Worksheet APPENDIX D List of Mindfulness Apps APPENDIX E NOTE Handout APPENDIX F Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ) APPENDIX G Bull’s- Eye Values Survey (BEVS) APPENDIX H Self- Guided ACT Resources ABOUT THE AUTHORS INDEX