Teaching Clients to Use Mindfulness Skills

A practical, structured guide to introducing the concept of mindfulness to new clients through simple exercises and case scenarios.

Christine Dunkley is a consultant psychological therapist and national trainer in the mindfulness based therapy Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). An honorary lecturer at the University of Bangor and clinical director of Grayrock, she hosts workshops across the UK and Ireland. Maggie Stanton is a consultant clinical psychologist heading a team of psychological therapists in a large NHS trust. She supervises and lectures at the University of Southampton and as a director of Stanton Psychological Services, travels widely presenting workshops on mindfulness and other topics.

Preface. About the Authors. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Chapter 1: What is Mindfulness? Chapter 2: Orienting Clients to Mindfulness. Chapter 3: Introducing a Mindfulness Practise. Chapter 4: Taking Feedback after a Practise. Chapter 5: Mindfulness of Thoughts. Chapter 6: Living Mindfully. Chapter 7: Acting Wisely. Chapter 8: Mindfulness as a Skill: Case Examples. Concluding Comments. Bibliography. Index.