Learning Process-Based Therapy

“This is an important book that provides a realistic, powerful, and sensible way to conceptualize the issues for individual clients and tailor a unique treatment for each one. Focusing on specific processes rather, Hofmann, Hayes, and Lorscheid direct us to the best ideas from a range of approaches. A wonderful toolbox and conceptual road map for the clinician. This is the voice of modern cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and it rings clear.”
—Robert L. Leahy, PhD, director at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, and author of Emotional Schema Therapy

~Robert L. Leahy, PhD

“Process-based therapy (PBT) is a comprehensive and innovative model that brings best practices to life. Intelligently written in a series of practical steps, it will advance clinical applications regardless of one’s level of experience or theoretical predilection.”
—Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD, founder and CEO of The Milton H Erickson Foundation, and architect of The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference

~Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD

“Our many distinct therapeutic approaches can be deeply enhanced by the wisdom and practical tools in this timely and important work. Exploring how human beings live within networks of systems, our articulate and thoughtful guides illuminate how an evidence-based approach can be tailored to the individual and the empirically validated processes of change to deepen and strengthen how we help not only reduce suffering, but bring lasting change to those for whom we care. Harnessing research-based knowledge of the embodied and relational human mind and how it both gets stuck in patterns of dysfunction as well as liberated with transformation, this book will be of benefit to anyone helping the development of individuals across the life span.”
—Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Mind, Aware, The Mindful Therapist, Mindsight, and The Developing Mind

~Daniel J. Siegel, MD

“With any science, it is often imperative to take a step back, evaluate its progress, and identify bold new future directions. That is exactly what Hofmann, Hayes, and Lorscheid have done with this book. By focusing on processes, rather than content, they articulate a unique way of suggesting, investigating, and implementing effective approaches to best help people reach important life goals. This volume is an important step forward!”
—Arthur M. Nezu, PhD, DHL, ABPP, distinguished professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University, and editor in chief of Clinical Psychology

~Arthur M. Nezu, PhD, DHL, ABPP

“This text does an exemplary job linking processes and treatments, and includes many clinical scenarios that will greatly aid graduate students who are mastering acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) concepts. I greatly appreciate the incorporation of the evolutionary science (ES) concepts into the meta-model described in the text for predicting and influencing both adaptive and maladaptive behaviors. This is a highly pragmatic approach to delivering PBT.”
—Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, PhD, BCBA-D, chair of the bachelor’s program in psychology, and professor of applied behavior analysis at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology

~Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, PhD, BCBA-D

“This book shines a light on an important aspect of treatment: the transdiagnostic processes that lead to dysfunction and that should be targeted in therapy. The authors present a system for identifying and modifying these critical processes.”
—Judith S. Beck, PhD, president of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and author of Cognitive Behavior Therapy

~Judith S. Beck, PhD

“Each day, another trademarked intervention package appears on the market. I don’t want a new package and new jargon. Thank goodness for this book. It provides a clear and systematic way to understand effective processes that occur across different packages. It’s got me thinking differently about client suffering, in terms of dynamic systems, rather than static ‘things.’ The book is so practical and easy to understand. I love it.”
—Joseph Ciarrochi, PhD, research professor at Australian Catholic University, and coauthor of Your Life, Your Way; The Thriving Adolescent;and The Weight Escape

~Joseph Ciarrochi, PhD

“Something important is missing from evidence-based psychological treatments and the research supporting these interventions—a clear and essential focus on the individual receiving the treatment. The authors, who are among the most distinguished clinical scientists in the world, attack this problem head-on with PBT. In this manual, clinicians will learn to refocus powerful principles of psychological change on the individuals being treated. Every clinician should be familiar with these strategies.”
—David H. Barlow PhD, ABPP, professor of psychology and psychiatry emeritus, and founder of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD)

~David H. Barlow PhD, ABPP

“This book is a breath of fresh air. It calls it like it is. The differential treatment model of what treatment for what disorder has had its day. Their proposed process-based approach to treatment moves us forward to a promising new transdiagnostic, transtheoretical approach focused on evidence-based processes of change that fit the needs of a given client. This is the future. A must-read, wonderful contribution.”
—Leslie Greenberg, PhD, distinguished research professor emeritus of psychology at York University, author of Changing Emotion with Emotion, and coeditor of Patterns of Change

~Leslie Greenberg, PhD

“I love the idiographic approach to psychotherapy this book describes! PBT offers the clinician a welcome alternative to treatment guided by disorder-focused protocols. This book teaches the therapist to build a model of the individual case, and to use the model to guide treatment—monitoring progress and making adjustments based on the progress-monitoring data as the therapy proceeds. The intellectual framework for the model is mind-expanding and groundbreaking.”
—Jacqueline B. Persons, director of the Oakland CBT Center; clinical professor at the University of California, Berkeley; and author of The Case Formulation Approach to Cognitive-Behavior Therapy

~Jacqueline B. Persons