Superhero Therapy Book
The book uses superheroes with a variety of problems to present ideas taken from acceptance and commitment therapy research supported interventions and mindfulness techniques to help readers deal with anxiety depression and trauma.
Superhero therapy book. The heroes address the issues of cutting eating disorders ptsd social anxiety agoraphobia shame and anger. Superhero therapy is a book that can be quickly digested in a handful of short sessions and there s no dry theory or studies to drudge through to get to the good parts this means the reader can immediately try out these suggested practices in day to day life and see if they help. By janina scarlet phd author wellinton alves illustrator 4 6 out of 5 stars 27 ratings. For the first time ever psychologist janina scarlet and marvel and dc comics illustrator wellinton alves join forces to create superhero therapy a dynamic illustrated introduction to acceptance and commitment therapy act to help you vanquish your inner monsters explore your unique superpowers and become a superhero questing for what matters to you.
Mindfulness skills to help teens and young adults deal with anxiety depression and trauma. Janina scarlet a licensed clinical psychologist and a mad scientist intending to take over the world with geek culture and compassion. Janina scarlet the leading advocate of superhero therapy a new technique that helps you to recover from common psychological and emotional problems by showing your concerns are mirrored in the stories of extraordinary superheroes from fiction. For the first time ever psychologist janina scarlet and marvel and dc comics illustrator wellinton alves join forces to create superhero therapy a dynamic illustrated introduction to acceptance.
Superhero therapy is run by dr. This dynamic new self help book is designed to help heroes who are struggling with anxiety depression anger shame and trauma. Readers are encouraged to enter superhero training and learn from and along with scarlet s characters. Aug 23 2014 creative tools mental health and superhero therapy.
Superhero therapy refers to incorporating characters from geek culture including superheroes and other characters from comic books as well as characters from fantasy science fiction and video games into evidence based therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Superhero therapy is designed to help people create meaning out of their struggles in order to both recover themselves and to possibly help others who are also struggling with a similar issue.