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Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD,
is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical
School, where he has taught for over 30 years. He is a long-time
student of mindfulness meditation and serves on the board of
directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and
Psychotherapy.
Dr. Siegel teaches internationally about mindfulness and psychotherapy and mind–body treatment, has worked for many years in community mental health with inner-city children and families, and maintains a private practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts. He is the coauthor of Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain, which integrates Western and Eastern approaches for treating chronic back pain, and coeditor of acclaimed books for professionals, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy: Deepening Mindfulness in Clinical Practice. Dr. Siegel lives with his wife in Lincoln. He regularly uses the practices in this book to work with his own busy, unruly mind. |
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Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic
Back Pain Ronald D. Siegel, Michael H. Urdang, and Douglas R. Johnson Broadway Books, 2002 |
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For five million Americans at any given time, chronic back pain is a nightmarish disability that interferes with every aspect of their lives. While it has usually been attributed to damaged disks or other structures of the spine, new evidence points to a cycle of psychological stress, muscle tension, and fear-based avoidance of activity as the true cause for the vast majority of sufferers. Back Sense presents a step-by-step self-treatment program for chronic back pain which integrates recent advances in medical and psychological research with mindfulness practice. The program draws upon cognitive, psychodynamic, and behavioral techniques along with mindfulness-based exercises to help patients interrupt the cycles that maintain the condition.
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Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Christopher K. Germer, Ronald D. Siegel, and Paul R. Fulton, Editors. Guilford Press, 2005 |
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Responding to growing interest among psychotherapists of all
theoretical orientations, this practical book provides a
comprehensive introduction to mindfulness and its contemporary
clinical applications. The authors, who have been practicing
both mindfulness and psychotherapy for decades, present a range
of clear-cut procedures for practicing implementing mindfulness
techniques and teaching them to patients experiencing
depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and other problems. Also
addressed are ways that mindfulness practices can increase
acceptance and empathy in the therapeutic relationship. The book
reviews the philosophical underpinnings of mindfulness and
presents compelling empirical findings. User-friendly features
include illustrative case examples, practice exercises, and
resource listings. |
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Wisdom and Compassion in
Psychotherapy: Deepening Mindfulness in Clinical Practice
Christopher K. Germer and Ronald D. Siegel, Editors. Guilford Press, 2012 |
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Bringing together leading scholars, scientists, and clinicians,
this compelling volume explores how therapists can cultivate
wisdom and compassion in themselves and their clients. Chapters
describe how combining insights from ancient contemplative
practices and modern research can enhance the treatment of
anxiety, depression, trauma, substance abuse, suicidal behavior,
couple conflict, and parenting stress. Seamlessly edited, the
book features numerous practical exercises and rich clinical
examples. It examines whether wisdom and compassion can be
measured objectively, what they look like in the therapy
relationship, their role in therapeutic change, and how to
integrate them into treatment planning and goal setting. The
book includes a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Click here to read a sample chapter. |
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Mindfulness for Anxiety
Ronald D. Siegel American Psychological Association Videos, 2012 |
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In Mindfulness for Anxiety, Dr. Siegel works with a young man who presents with stress-related chronic neck pain. First he helps the client to see that the mind plays a critical role in his presenting problem. Next, using the therapeutic understanding that resistance to mental and physical discomfort exacerbates suffering, Dr. Siegel works to identify the physical sensations and emotions that the client is struggling to avoid. Through practicing acceptance of pain sensations, anxiety, and other emotions, the client is able to become more comfortable with these experiences as they arise, placing him on a path toward freedom from his disorder. |
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