Russell Kolts, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Eastern Washington University, where he has taught for the past sixteen years. Kolts has authored or coauthored numerous books and scholarly articles, including The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Managing Your Anger, and has pioneered the application of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) to the treatment of problematic anger. He regularly conducts trainings and workshops on CFT and is scheduled to appear in his own TED Talk.
"A clinician's ability to be compassionate, to help clients face
their pain with kindness and courage, is at the core of all
effective therapies. Bringing together evolutionary psychology,
affective neuroscience, attachment theory, behaviorism, and
mindfulness approaches, Russell Kolts provides a compendium filled
with heartfelt wisdom, step-by-step guidelines, and exercises that
therapists of any orientation can use immediately to help their
clients reclaim warmth, affiliation, safeness, and hope in their
lives. This indispensable volume is a must-have in any clinician's
library."
--Robert Kohlenberg, PhD, ABPP, and Mavis Tsai, PhD,
codevelopers of functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP)
"An excellent book. Well written, easy to read, insightful, and
inspiring. And bursting with practical ideas that will be useful
for any health professional with an interest in compassion and
mindfulness. A valuable contribution to the field of health and
well-being."
--Russ Harris, author of The Happiness Trap and
ACT Made Simple
"CFT is a revolutionary new approach to therapy firmly rooted in
ancient wisdom and modern science. The author has an uncanny
ability to present this multidimensional model in a practical,
straightforward manner without losing any of its subtlety. This
book is a wonderful resource for clinicians who wish to dive deeply
into CFT, or who simply want to integrate key aspects of the
approach into their existing practices. Drawing directly on our
innate capacity for compassion, CFT offers compelling insights for
therapy and how we may live our daily lives more fully. Highly
recommended!"
--Christopher Germer, PhD, author of The Mindful Path to
Self-Compassion, and coeditor of Mindfulness and
Psychotherapy
"This book is not just simple. It is elegant and powerful. Through
engaging didactics and detailed clinical examples, Russell Kolts
demonstrates how we can bring compassion to clients' lives by
applying innovative and precise techniques of compassion-focused
therapy (CFT). You will learn to use perspective-taking shifts and
imagery techniques formally and through natural conversations. You
will learn to help clients understand and overcome their struggles
using evolution and contextual sciences. Be kind to yourself and to
your clients: read CFT Made Simple."
--Matthieu Villatte, PhD, coauthor of Mastering the
Clinical Conversation
"This is a phenomenal book that manages to convey the complex
theory underlying CFT into extremely simple ideas and practices
that translate directly into clinical practice. This book will be
an essential tool for any therapist wanting to effectively
incorporate compassion into their work with clients."
--Kristin Neff, PhD, associate professor in the department
of educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, and
author of Self-Compassion
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