ACT for Neurological Conditions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for People with Acquired Brain Injury and Progressive Neurological Conditions

by Kimberley Fletcher (Editor), Amanda Mobley (Editor), Kristy Potter (Contribution by), Rebecca Cramp (Contribution by), Rebecca Gould (Contribution by)

Overview

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) targets clients' social, emotional, and mental health using its six core principles of Acceptance, Cognitive Defusion, Being Present, the Self as Context, Values, and Committed Action.


This unique guide presents evidence-based ACT techniques, from mindfulness exercises to creating visual prompts and workbooks, to be used by professionals working with clients experiencing acquired brain injury and progressive neurological conditions and the challenges these present to their identity. Guiding professionals looking for ready-to-use resources for their practice and non-specialists working in the field, this book provides a practical focus on adapted exercises specifically for those with neurological conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787757936
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	01/21/2026
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272

About the Author

Kim Fletcher is a practicing UK Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist in the public sector, a clinical-academic researcher at the University of Nottingham, and co-directs a private Clinical Neuropsychology practice - The Brain Place (www.thebrainplace.co.uk). She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her psychotherapy work with people with acquired brain injury and progressive neurological conditions, as well as embedding principles into neurological rehabilitation teams.

Amanda Mobley is a UK Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Head of Neuropsychology for Leicester Partnership NHS Trust. Jointly with Kim, she co-directs The Brain Place Ltd. Amanda has applied Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, working with people across acute and community services.

Anna Tickle Clin Psy D is a clinical psychologist. She became interested in autism and Asperger Syndrome shortly after she began her doctorate and volunteered at 'Aspire' - a National Autistic Society group for adults with Asperger Syndrome.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Willingness
Kristy Potter, Rebecca Cramp & Amanda Mobley
Chapter 3: Cognitive Defusion
Maria Dale, Lee Bell-Jones and Katie Melvin
Chapter 4: Present Moment Awareness in Acquired Brain Injury
Lorraine King, Natalie Hampson and Emily Bunn
Chapter 5 Self-as-context and Acquired Brain Injury
James Briggs
Chapter 6: Values and valued living in acquired brain injury
Dana Wong and Nick Sathananthan
Chapter 7: Committed action
Rebecca Gould
Chapter 8: Integrating psychological flexibility processes in acquired neurological conditions: Applications in a context of severe and multiple disadvantage
Nima Golijani-Moghaddam and Anna Tickle