Steven C. Hayes is Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada and an author of 32 books and over 400 scientific articles. Steve is one of the authors of the bestselling self-help book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life. Steve is also one of the founders of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Relational Frame Theory (RFT).
ACT is a third wave therapy that combines approaches from different traditions in the service of improving psychological flexibility. Learn more about ACT here.
RFT is a bottom-up theory of language that aims to understand and influence human cognition. Learn more about RFT here.
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