Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Christian Clients, Second Edition, is an indispensable companion for mental health professionals and their clients. The new edition includes updated discussions in each chapter and more than twenty-five new and updated exercises.
Joshua J. Knabb, PsyD, ABPP, is the director of the PsyD program in clinical psychology and a professor of psychology in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at California Baptist University. He is also the editor for the Journal of Psychology and Christianity and currently serving a three-year term as member-at-large for the Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Executive Committee of the American Psychological Association.
Introduction 1. The Problem of Psychological Pain 2. The Problem of Avoidance 3. Defusion and Watchfulness 4. Acceptance and Endurance 5. Present-Moment Awareness and Practicing God's Presence 6. The Transcendent Self and the Contemplative Self 7. Values and Biblical Virtues 8. Committed Action and Following Jesus