Bridging the Gap between Cognitive Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) may be viewed as a family of evolving therapy approaches which have differing behavioural and cognitive orientations. This discussion paper will briefly review the similarities and differences between Beckian Cognitive Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which has been described as being part of a ‘third wave’ or ‘third-generation’ of cognitive behaviour therapies. Current views about the theoretical and technical similarities and differences between these approaches will be briefly discussed and application to stuttering considered.