Abstract
Application of acceptance and commitment therapy in an example of experiential avoidance. Experiential Avoidance is a phenomenon that occurs when a person is unwilling to make contact with particular private experiences (sensations, emotions, thoughts, memories) and attempts to change to way or the frequency of these events and the context which gives rise to them. Acceptance, as a strategy for change, consists of not avoiding, controlling or changing the elements that form part of the psychologically traumatic event. An example is presented of a client who shows experiential a voidance, and of ways to promote acceptance through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This form of therapy is intended to treat the excessive response to cognitive and emotional contents, and lack of skill in making a commitment to change. The different phases of treatment are described, as are the results of the intervention, which were maintained for more than 1 year.
