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Defusion

7 techniques · 3 approaches
ACT
I Notice I'm Having the Thought
I Notice I'm Having the Thought
A core cognitive defusion technique in ACT. Adding the phrase "I notice I'm having the thought that.." creates distance between the thought…
ACT
Leaves on a Stream
Leaves on a Stream
A classic ACT visualization meditation. The client imagines a calm stream and places each arriving thought, emotion or sensation on a leaf, …
ACT
Naming the Story
Naming the Story
Instead of following the content of a thought, the client notices that it is part of a familiar story, a narrative the mind tells again and …
ACT
Passengers on the Bus
Passengers on the Bus
A classic ACT metaphor. You are the bus driver. Thoughts, feelings and memories are loud passengers. You choose where the bus goes, but the …
ACT
Thanking Your Mind
Thanking Your Mind
A reframe of thinking as an attempt to help. Even intrusive or badly timed thoughts are framed as the mind trying to protect. The client lea…
DBT
Observe
Observe
Building the capacity to notice phenomena — thoughts, emotions, sensations, events — without trying to change them, stop them, or grab onto …
ERT
Worry Defusion
Worry Defusion
Helping the client relate to worry as a mental process about the future, rather than as a demand for immediate control or certainty.
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