Integrating CBT and Third Wave Therapies: Distinctive Features

Abstract

The cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) literature contains several texts on its integration with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). 1 Herbert J.D. Forman E.M. Acceptance and Mindfulness in CBT. Wiley, New York2011 Google Scholar ,2 Hayes S. Hoffman S. Process-Based CBT. The Science and Core Clinical Competencies of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. New Harbinger, Oakland, CA2018 Google Scholar To date, there are no publications that show how to combine both of these models with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and compassion-focused therapy (CFT). Integrating CBT and Third Wave Therapies: Distinctive Features is a part of Routledge’s excellent CBT Distinctive Features series edited by Windy Dryden. Each text in the 20-plus-strong collection presents 30 main aspects of a respective therapy from the CBT lineage, as told by experts in the field. Additional recent publications from the series include summaries of cognitive therapy, rational emotive behavior therapy, and motivational cognitive−behavior therapy. Kennedy and Pearson’s Integrating CBT and Third Wave Therapies is the first text to weave together salient aspects of Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Therapy, Marsha Linehan’s DBT, Steve Hayes’s ACT, and Paul Gilbert’s CFT into a coherent guide for clinicians.