Books by "Patricia Zurita Ona, Psy.D"
2 books found
The ACT Workbook for the Anxious Procrastinator
by Patricia Zurita Ona, Psy.D
2025 · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Procrastination has nothing to do with laziness or passivity. Nor is about learning endless productivity hacks. It's about not-knowing how to manage the psychological processes that drive you to procrastinate. This workbook, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, helps you to understand why you put things off, and more importantly, how to overcome these patterns. From the first to the last chapter you'll learn to compassionately recognize and tackle the roots of procrastinating behaviors while practicing essential psychological skills. You'll learn to tame all that mental noise that pops up when you're facing important stuff-whether it's work, hobbies, or anything else you care about before diving into action. Whether you're facing looming deadlines or day-to-day demands, these pages provide you with the tools you need to move from abstract intentions to values-based actions. Learn to align your actions with your values, get things done, and build a life you're truly proud of.
This workbook, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), teaches teens with OCD new skills to handle the stream of pesky obsessions that show up in their mind. It presents the Choice Point - a tool to help teens choose how to handle those tricky moments when dealing with unwanted thoughts. Chapter by chapter, teens learn powerful skills to unhook from their obsessions, including exposure exercises and strategies for accepting their emotions, and complete activities to help them overcome their compulsions, avoidant behaviors, and requests for accommodations. With real-life examples and tons of fun activities, this workbook shows that fears, worry and nervousness are a part of life and gives teens the skills to choose how to respond to their obsessions and move towards the stuff they really care about. Making applying ACT and ERP skills fun, it encourages them to face their fears and live life to the full.