Psychology Moment by Moment

Elise Labbe

Description

Develop Powerful, Evidence-Based Mindfulness Protocols for Your Clients

As the research supporting mindfulness-based therapies grows, so does the demand for mental health professionals who can develop effective mindfulness-based treatment protocols suited to the needs of individual clients. Psychology Moment by Moment guides clinicians through the process of creating and applying mindfulness-based interventions for a variety of client populations and problems, session by session, to focus treatment even more and help clients make substantial progress.

You'll learn the best mindfulness techniques for the treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, chronic illness, pain, stress, and eating disorders, and apply these techniques in therapy, including child and couples therapy. This handbook also offers methods for measuring and documenting client mindfulness that have previously been available only to researchers. The mindfulness approach in this book can be used as a stand-alone treatment or may be incorporated into cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and other therapeutic modalities.

• Integrate these evidence-based mindfulness techniques into your practice and learn why they work:
• Breathing exercises for deep relaxation
• Building mindful awareness and sensory exercises in daily activities
• Meditations for building present-moment awareness
• Yoga, body scan meditations, and other body awareness techniques

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• Clinical psychology

Informations

• Publié par: New Harbinger Publications
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781572248960
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

“An excellent and engaging read, packed full of useful knowledge, clear insigts, and excellent prac- tical tools. A valuable addition to te ever-growing psycological literature on mindfulness.” —Russ Harris, autor ofhe Happiness Trap

“Psycology Moment by Momentis an excellent book on mindfulness for any clinical practitio- ner. Labbé intricately weaves togeter evidence based researc and individualized application of mindfulness tecniques for many types of clients. Se presents bot te istoric and pilosopical underpinnings of mindfulness as well as te current empirical evidence of its usefulness in treat- ment. Se also provides clear, easily adaptable tecniques for use in terapeutic contexts.” —M. Cay Wels, PD, clinical psycologist and Associate Professor Emeritus at te University of Sout Alabama

psychology moment by moment

a guide to enhancing your clinical practice with mindfulness and meditation

ELISE E. LABBÉ, PH.D.

New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Publiser’s Note his publication is designed to provide accurate and autoritative information in regard to te subject matter covered. It is sold wit te understanding tat te publiser is not engaged in rendering psycological, financial, legal, or oter professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, te services of a competent professional sould be sougt.

Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books

Copyrigt © 2011 by Elise E. Labbé New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 5674 Sattuck Avenue Oakland, CA 94609 www.newarbinger.com

Cover design by Amy Soup Acquired by Melissa Kirk Edited by Jasmine Star

All Rigts Reserved

PDF ISBN: 9781572248960

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data on file Labbé, Elise E.  Psycology moment by moment : a guide to enancing your clinical practice wit mindfulness and meditation / Elise E. Labbé.  p. cm.  Includes bibliograpical references and index.  ISBN 978-1-57224-895-3 (pbk.) -- ISBN 978-1-57224-896-0 (pdf ebook) 1. Mindfulness-based cognitive terapy. 2. Meditation--herapeutic use. I. Title.  RC489.M55L33 2010  616.89--dc22  2010045908

I fell in love wit you, my son, te moment I eld you in my arms. You lived life large, giving yourself to te moment, and always told me to go for it. In your onor I dedicate tis work to you, Joel Ricard J. Labbé, 1983–2006.

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Contents

Introduction: It Begins wit te Breat

chapter 1 Mindfulness Concepts

chapter 2 Mindfulness Strategies and Benefits

chapter 3 Practical Considerations in Using Mindfulness Tecniques wit Clients

chapter 4 Mindfulness Tecniques for Formal Practice

chapter 5 Mindfulness Tecniques for Informal Practice

chapter 6 Measuring Mindfulness

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chapter 7 Developing Mindfulness-Based Treatment Protocols

chapter 8 Protocols for Specific Populations

chapter 9 Protocols for Specific Problems

chapter 10 herapist Training in Mindfulness

chapter 11 Growing Your Mindfulness-Based Clinical Practice

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Resources

References

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Acknowledgments

I ad great fun writing tis book. hanks first to Melissa Kirk, wo invited me on tis journey and taugt me a lot about writing and publising along te way. Jess Beebe, I am grateful for your feed- back and elping me translate researc and practice into tis book. Jasmine Star, tank you for te detailed and gritty work you did to elp me make tis book better tan I could ave on my own. I am grateful for my graduate students wo kept me on my toes and ceered me on: Jessica Senesey, Brittany Escuriex, Melissa Womble, Ryan Cocran, and Jay Campagne. hanks to Sr. Ann Henkel, my spiritual director and “big sister,” wo not only elps remind me of te important tings in life but told me I’d better write tis book! hanks to Dr. Cay Wels, my dear friend, oter “big sister,” and fellow mindfulness practitioner, for er fait in me. hanks to Dr. Andrée Betancourt, my oldest daugter and grammar queen, wo read te manu- script and gave me feedback and encouragement wile bringing my first grandcild into te world. hanks to Jon Betancourt for is entusiastic endorsement of my work and a glass of wine to enjoy. hanks also to my parents, George and Ca Labbé, wo taugt me about openeartedness. It as been good to ave my little sister, Barbara Labbé Gaddy, as a kind sounding board for my ideas and projects. hanks to my daugter Calley, wo reminds me to stop and smell te roses and wo is an expert at being in te moment. I appreciate Brittany Roybal’s quiet support and willing- ness to elp out wen needed. I am grateful for Cosmo, my oldest son; togeter we ave plumbed te depts of sadness and in te process found great joy. I also tank im for is awesome elp and expertise in all tings tecnical, including developing my website, www.eliselabbe.com. I am grateful for Ross, my youngest cild, as e frequently looked over my soulder wile I was writing tis book and surprised me daily wit is eagle eye and words of wisdom. I am most grateful for my usband, Bruce Coldsmit, wo as encouraged me at every step of te way and callenged me to ang in tere troug te inevitable crisis of fait one encounters in suc a journey.