Mindfulness, Acceptance, and the Psychodynamic Evolution

This 2014 New Harbinger edited volume, assembled by Jason M. Stewart, brings together contributors including Steven C. Hayes — the originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy — to draw genuine connections between classical psychodynamic work and contemporary mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches. A Professional Counselor journal review praised the contributor lineup and described the integration as reaching a new level of rigor. Practical applications span children through adults, including a chapter on mentalization and play therapy. The honest caveat is that this is a specialist text for mental health clinicians and advanced trainees, not a general-interest book. Readers without grounding in both psychodynamic theory and mindfulness research will find the chapters demanding. For integrative psychotherapists, it is a substantive and well-credentialed resource.