Early bird discount of 100 EUR if you register before March 1st - use code "T-F-ACT"
Russ Harris
Russ Harris ACT
ACT for depression and anxiety disorders
An in-depth, integrated approach to healing from depression and anxiety disorders with world renowned ACT trainer Dr. Russ Harris. Copenhagen, May 19-20, 2025.
ACT for depression & anxiety disorders
Discover a wealth of practical tools and strategies to effectively target depression and the full range of anxiety disorders
Do you want to help your clients find rapid relief from suffering? And go on to build richer, fuller lives?
The workshop will include live demonstrations, videos of therapy sessions, and a wide range of experiential exercises.
This is what you'll learn on day one:
ACT for anxiety disorders
- Case formulation and treatment planning made simple
- 5 most common mistakes when treating anxiety
- How to provide rapid relief from anxiety, without trying to get rid of it
- How to disrupt the vicious cycle of experiential avoidance
- When is mindfulness contraindicated?
- The art of compassionate self-soothing
- 3 simple questions to stop your clients running from anxiety
- How to respond when clients say, “I hate this feeling! I just want it to go!”
- “50 Shades of Acceptance” – helping clients gradually transition from tolerance to acceptance
- How to get to and work with the very roots of anxiety
- How to dissolve worrying and catastrophising
- ‘Mindful ceasefires’: the antidote to ‘panic attacks’
- When mindfulness backfires – and how to rapidly get back on track
- When and how to incorporate relaxation techniques
- Exposure: from old school to cutting edge. What is exposure? Why is it essential? What does the latest research tell us about the best way to do it?
- Facing your fears with compassion: the art of flexible exposure
And this is what you'll learn on day two:
ACT for depression
- Case formulation and treatment planning made simple
- 5 most common mistakes when treating depression
- Shining a light in the dark: brief mindfulness interventions to rapidly relieve suffering
- How to motivate the unmotivated
- What to do when clients say “nothing will work”
- How to disarm the “I don’t know” monster
- How to get past “I have no values”
- How to set goals when “nothing matters”
- How to unhook from depressogenic thoughts – from ‘cognitive triads’ to ‘core schemas’
- How to disrupt regret and rumination
- How to find meaning when “life is meaningless”
- Homework horrors: how to get clients active between sessions
- Homework horrors: how to get clients active between sessions
- Mindful, values-based problem solving
- Mindful, values-based problem solving
- Out of the swamp: how to get clients moving in valued directions
- Suicidality: what reinforces it and how to compassionately undermine it
- Dispersing the fog: how to appreciate life when your mind says “It’s pointless”
Who is this training for?
This course is for practitioners working with anxiety and depression with a least a beginners-level knowledge in ACT.
Every day, around the globe, depression and anxiety shatter the lives of millions.
But you have the power to make a difference.
MEET your trainer
Russ Harris
Dr Russ Harris, author of the best-selling self-help book ‘The Happiness Trap‘, is an internationally-renowned trainer of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). Russ’s background is in medicine. As a GP he became increasingly interested in the psychological aspects of health and wellbeing, and increasingly disenchanted with writing prescriptions. Ultimately this interest led to a total career change, and he now works in two different, yet complementary roles: both as a therapist and as a coach.
Since 2005, Russ has run over 800 two-day workshops and provided ACT training for 80,000 health professionals. He has authored four ACT textbooks (ACT Made Simple, Trauma Focused ACT, Getting Unstuck in ACT, ACT Questions & Answers), and four ACT-based self-help books (The Happiness Trap, The Reality Slap, The Confidence Gap and ACT with Love). In addition, he has co-authored two other self-help books: The Weight Escape and The Happiness Trap Pocketbook. His best-known book, The Happiness Trap, has sold over one million copies worldwide, with translations into more than 30 languages.
unique training opportunity with
Russ Harris
Russ has a unique model for training, which he calls ‘ACT Made Simple’, because it covers so much material in a short space of time. He proudly proclaims each workshop a ‘jargon-free zone’ – and bases his training on three core values: simplicity, clarity, and having fun. His highly-acclaimed ACT workshops are brief, powerful, cost-effective and life-enhancing. Participants regularly report not only major improvements in their therapy and/or coaching, but also in their personal lives – and evaluation forms frequently praise his ability to make complex ideas seem very simple.
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What they say
Testimonials from this amazing workshop
Fabulous workshop, best I have ever attended. It was both inspiring and entertaining and I found it refreshing to find a presenter who was so honest in his presentation. I came away with a good balance of theoretical understanding and practical skills that I can apply to improve my own life as well as in my work with clients. I would highly recommend it to others.
— Sarah Marshall, Psychologist, Sydney
One of the best workshops I’ve ever been to! This has been a fantastic experience for me, both professionally and personally. The mixture of theory, interspersed with many practical skill exercises & handouts has helped me to discover new strategies for dealing with my own struggles and for assisting my clients to live the lives they want to.
— Sharon Clifford, Psychologist, Melbourne
This workshop was life-changing professionally and personally. The way the workshop was presented was superb. It not only explained the concepts of ACT well, it also demonstrated the strength of ACT through role-play and real life situations. Thank you for providing such a powerful and inspirational learning environment.
— Caroline Jones, Psychologist, Wollongong
Will you join us?
What is your investment in learning an in-depth, integrated approach to healing from depression and anxiety?
720 EUR + VAT
We offer a 100 EUR early bird discount if you register before February 29th at 11:59 PM CET. Use the code "T-F-ACT"
VAT only applies to European customers
In this two-day advanced level training, you’ll discover cutting-edge strategies for healing the past, living in the present, and building a new future.
This training takes place at Best Western Plus Park Globetrotter Copenhagen Airport in Denmark.
Your investment is EUR 720 + VAT.
You can pay and choose partial payment in 1,2 or 3 rates.
This course is for practitioners working with trauma with a least a beginners-level knowledge in ACT.
How it works
This is what happens when you register:
Register
When you register you choose how you’d like to pay. Once you’ve done that, you are in!
Check your e-mail
An invoice or receipt is sent to your e-mail along with all of the practical information.
Dance
Dance and celebrate as if nobody’s watching! You made the right decision.
Free webinar with Russ Harris & Rikke Kjelgaard
FAQ's
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Frequently asked questions
This course takes place on May 19-20th at 9 am – 4 pm.
This course takes place at Best Western Plus Park Globetrotter Copenhagen Airport in Denmark.
The address is Engvej 171 in Copenhagen.
The course fee includes breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks.
Upon registration, we will send a discount code for accommodation.
Accommodation is not included in the course fee.
Additionally, you will receive a number of bonuses after the course.
This course is for practitioners working with clients suffering from depression or anxiety disorders.
You should have at least attended an ACT course (with Rikke Kjelgaard, Russ Harris, or another provider).
You should also have read a basic book on ACT.
We recommend that you read Rikke Kjelgaard’s book (in Danish or Swedish) or Russ Harris’ book “ACT made simple”.
Oh, yes you can. You can choose to pay in 1, 2 or 3 rates.
Only Danish and Swedish participants can pay by invoice.
Click on “invoice payment” on the Danish or the Swedish registration page.
Unfortunately not.
There’s a limited amount of seats on this training.
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