Workbook of Acceptance-Based Approaches for Weight Concerns

This three-part workbook offers a concise and forgiving research- based guide to clients' diffi cultieswith sustained weight loss. Part 1 is a review of your client's previous efforts at weight control andimage change, as well as information and a review of research to help your client understand whyweight loss might not have worked in the past. Part 2 contains information and exercises to help yourclient develop a new acceptance of their body and their relationship with food, as well as tools todevelop mindfulness and self- compassion. Part 3 will help your client identify, experiment with, andcommit to values related to food, appearance, and other important areas of life, tackling troublesomemental and practical barriers along the way.