Description

This training explores strategies to reduce anxiety in yourself and others, focusing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles and approaches to managing health anxiety. Learn how to foster psychological flexibility through mindfulness, acceptance, and values-driven action, while addressing the patterns and compulsive behaviors often associated with health anxiety. Practical exercises and techniques, including repeated exposure to feared thoughts or situations, will help rewire the brain to diminish anxiety's impact, promote self-compassion, and build healthier coping mechanisms.

Target Audience

This training video will be helpful to:

Mental health professionals seeking to expand therapeutic techniques
Individuals managing personal anxiety or health anxiety
Caregivers and support networks addressing anxiety in others

Learning Outcomes

After completing this training, you will be to:

Understand ACT Fundamentals: Describe the core principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and how it differs from other therapeutic approaches.
Recognize Psychological Inflexibility: Identify signs of psychological inflexibility and its impact on mental well-being.
Cultivate Psychological Flexibility: Apply mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based strategies to enhance psychological flexibility.
Implement ACT in Daily Life: Use ACT techniques to navigate challenges and build a meaningful, values-driven life.
Understand the Nature of Health Anxiety and Its Manifestations: Participants will be able to explain how health anxiety manifests, including persistent worries about having serious illnesses and the development of compulsive checking behaviors.
Recognize the Patterns of Health Anxiety to Facilitate Recovery: Participants will learn to identify the key patterns and behaviors associated with health anxiety, understanding how recognizing these is crucial for initiating recovery.
Explore Techniques for Rewiring the Brain to Manage Health Anxiety: Participants will gain insights into techniques such as repeated exposure to feared thoughts or situations, which can help reduce the intensity of anxiety over time.
Implement Strategies to Help Individuals Manage Health Anxiety: Participants will be equipped with practical strategies for managing health anxiety, focusing on how to diminish the power of anxious thoughts through therapeutic approaches.

Key Topics

ACT principles for psychological flexibility.
Recognizing and managing health anxiety patterns.
Techniques for rewiring the brain to overcome anxiety.
Practical exercises to foster mindfulness and values-driven action.