Mindfulness for Therapists

Gerhard Zarbock is a clinical psychologist, certified CBT-, Schema- and DBT-therapist, a supervisor and trainer for CBT and schema therapy, and training director of a government approved CBT training institution (IVAH) in Hamburg, Germany.Siobhan Lynch is a psychologist based at the University of Southampton. She is a specialist in mindfulness in Higher Education with a focus on Technology Enhanced Learning. She developed a mindfulness training programme for university students (Mindfulness-Based Coping with University Life) during her PhD and delivers mindfulness training to the public. www.mindful-kiwi.comAxel Ammann is a clinical psychologist and certified cognitive behavioural therapist. He works for IVAH in Hamburg, Germany and also has a private practice, focusing on mindfulness-based psychotherapy.Silka Ringer is a clinical psychologist and a certified CBT-therapist for individual and group therapy with yoga-based mindfulness experience. She runs a psychotherapy practice near Leipzig, Germany.

• Acknowledgments vii1 Welcome 12 Mindfulness 93 Bringing Mindfulness Into Your Life 353.1 Week 1: Introduction to Mindfulness 353.2 Week 2: The Five Elements of Mindfulness 443.3 Week 3: Integrating Mindfulness into Everyday Life 513.4 Week 4: Mindfulness as a Way of Life 613.5 Week 5: Mindfulness as a Home Base for Therapists 693.6 Week 6: Mindfulness of the Body 793.7 Week 7: Integrating Mindfulness into Therapeutic Practice 923.8 Week 8: Review and Next Steps 983.9 Your Oasis 1034 Extending Your Practice 1094.1 Going Deeper 1094.2 Exercises in Everyday Personal and Professional Lives 1194.3 Mindfulness Exercises for the Helping Role 1284.4 Mindful Moments With Your Clients 1405 Short Manual for Running a Group Based on the Presented Material 1456 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 171Further Reading 178About the Companion Website 181Index 183