16. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Teens with Dr. Sheri Turell The DECODE Project Podcast

In this episode, you will hear from clinical psychologist Dr. Sheri Turrell, an expert in the use of ACT in adolescents.  

In this episode, Dr. Turrell covers what ACT is and why it works so well with teens, parents, and ourselves, how ACT provides a model that can be used in any context and for any problem, and the importance of modeling and the living ACT strategies from the inside out.  https://sheriturrell.ca//LifeinBalanceTherapy.ca

**Please note: the structure of the DECODE resources and services have changed since the recording of this episode.  Please visit www.decodeinsomnia.com for up-to-date information.**

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The Episode at a Glance

>>>2:30:  What is acceptance and commitment therapy?

>>>8:11: Why ACT works well with teens? 

>>>12:19: Values exercise

>>>18:15: What are the biggest barriers to change?

>>>20:08 (and again at 37:00):  Why trying to control thoughts and feelings backfires

>>>24:29:  What is ACT is so helpful for parents and professionals working with teens?

>>>34:00:  When to use ACT vs. another treatment modality

>>>44:00:  The importance of modelling and living these strategies from the inside out

>>>46:54: Dr. Turrell's favourite exercises to uncover who and what matters

>>>52:19:  Where to learn more about ACT

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Dr. Turrell’s Recommended Resources


The Happiness Trap, book and online course by Russ Harris
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Teen Anxiety: Activities to Help You Overcome Fears and Worries Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Turrell, McCurry and Bell (+ parent videos to accompany the adolescent self-help book)

ACT for Adolescents: Treating Teens and Adolescents in Individual and Group Therapy by Turrell, Bell, and Wilson


Working with Parents of Anxious Children by Christopher McCurry
Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance: A Powerful New Approach to Overcoming Fear, Panic, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Christopher McCurry
Values in Therapy: A Clinician's Guide to Helping Clients Explore Values, Increase Psychological Flexibility, and Live a More Meaningful Life by Jenna LeJeune and Jason Luoma

Other Resources


Russ Harris' YouTube videos 
Contextual Consulting workshops 

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Dr. Turrell’s Bio

Dr. Sheri Turrell is a Clinical Psychologist, Peer Reviewed ACT Trainer, and Psychoanalyst from Toronto, Canada with over twenty years of experience in mental health. Sheri coauthored “The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Teen Anxiety” with Mary Bell and Chris McCurry, released in 2018 and is currently collaborating with Mary on a second ACT self help book for teens, this time about relationships. She will soon be releasing a pre-recorded online course for teens, "Choose Your Life," that will be linked to her website at LifeinBalanceTherapy.ca

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ABOUT THIS PODCAST

In the DECODE Project Podcast, sleep physician and psychiatrist Dr. Cara Ooi uncovers the insights, strategies, and tools that make the biggest difference in doing hard things and bringing about difficult change, starting with sleep and going from there.  Dr. Ooi created the DECODE Insomnia Clinic, a virtual clinic in Ontario, Canada that provides chronic insomnia treatment with the DECODE Insomnia Program as well as OHIP-covered consultation. 

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