Functional contextual therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), that emphasize present moment processes and in-session behaviors, have long viewed the therapeutic relationship as an essential tool in facilitating behavior change. With their shared...

The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy recently published an openly available article by Tsai, McKelvie, Kohlenberg and Kanter. The authors succinctly describes the essence and technical terms of FAP. The text can be read as a therapist or...

 The FAP Intensive is an annual gathering where we welcome students and professionals who are new to FAP as well as seasoned FAP practitioners, trainers and researchers to immerse ourselves in FAP’s theory and techniques (e.g., and mostly in the...