Freud Meets Buddha

Happiness is a multibillion dollar industry and for good reason. It’s hard being human. In this session, we will explore why that is so and also what can be done about it by drawing up insights from a newer evidence-based approach to psychological health and wellness called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT is a process-based approach that addresses the root sources of many forms of human suffering, while offering powerful strategies to transform human suffering. It calls for balancing mindfulness and acceptance processes with commitment and behavior change in the service of living a more vital life. This body of work offers a fresh perceptive on psychological suffering and powerful clinical strategies to cultivate transformative life changes.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe six ACT core processes that contribute to a good deal of psychological and emotional suffering
• Identify six ACT intervention processes that can be applied for various forms of human suffering
• Apply several ACT tools and strategies to address various forms of human suffering