I read this book for personal reasons and wasn't disappointed. While some of the suggestions that Weiss makes are unrealistic, I found plenty of the content in this book very helpful. Thank you to NetGalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest and fair review.

I was interested to read this for personal and professional reasons. I'm training to be a counsellor and I have experienced long and short bouts of depression.

This workbook is a practical approach to really getting a grasp of the principles of ACR which I was completely new to. I know about the main models of behavioural therapy but I think this book would be understood even without prior knowledge. It's a great tool for working compassionately with yourself and equipping you to step back from your thoughts to reframe your perspective. It helped to have a deeper understanding of depression and I felt empowered and accepting of myself finishing this book. I will definitely recommend and revisit if I'm feeling low, especially to look back over what I've written down and to reflect on whether my values are aligned and where I could shift to step into them more in the future.

I'm a therapist and college professor. This book was a good read and will use it when working with clients struggling with addiction. I've recommended this to several colleagues.

I really enjoyed this approach to dealing with depression. I have found myself increasingly drawn to living a life that better aligns with my values. I have also suffered from depression for a very long time. The activities inside involved a lot of reflective work which I appreciate. I'm curious to see how they can help me as I continue to apply them for a longer period of time.

Depression is a common ailment affecting many individuals worldwide. This workbook offers a skills based approach with activities targeting mindfulness, self-acceptance, and determining and living your value based life. The initial part of the workbook provides information on understanding depression and understanding the action based approach explained in the book. This workbook embraces the ACT based therapy approach which stands for accept, choose, and take action. There are chapters that focus on each of these tenets. Skills are explained such as: stepping back from your thoughts, accepting unpleasant things that occur, living in the present, determining your values, and behaving in a way that embodies your personal values. This workbook provides easy to implement guided practice, writing prompts, and exercises to implement. I recommend this book. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

I appreciate the author's expertise and her generosity in helping patients that have depression. As a person who struggles with depression, I find many of the suggestions that health care practitioners offer to be unrealistic or simplistic. For example, they will suggest you use your family for emotional support, when it is often your family that is the source of your depression. With that said, I think the author's needs to get more feedback from her clients before publishing a workbook.

Elizabeth Weiss' ACT Workbook for Depression is a wonderful resource for those wanting to avoid a quick fix book that guarantees emotional freedom and who are looking for a practical book that can help them live a life full of meaning and vitality. I highly recommend!

Thank you Callisto Media and Netgalley for the arc!

This book is based on a technique that helps you get through depression with some simple ‘tricks’ that can change your view and perception on things.

It’s all about just try it and see if it works, with even a rating system to understand which one is better for you!

There are also some parts about other people’s experience and a whole chapter on how to connect your body to your emotions and feelings. One thing that I really appreciated is that it makes a list of words to use to answer the questions (ex: ‘what is you body feeling right now’)

It really does feel like therapy!