Scott Waltman PsyD ABPP
I'm a CBT therapist and trainer. First author of Socratic Questioning for Therapists and Counselors and the Stoicism Workbook. President Elect of both the Academy of CBT and the International Association of CBT.
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Upcoming Praxis Course on Socratic Questioning and ACT (opens the original)
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Quick NotesIntersection of Socratic questioning and ACTSocratic inquiry functions effectively within ACT despite early historical emphases on avoiding content changes.Socratic questioning focuses on thinking with clients rather than for clients to evaluate cognitive workability.Guiding clients experientially helps them recognize that experiential avoidance is unworkable.Questioning appraisals of action aligns with behavioral models without requiring belief content repair.Conceptual framework and
CBT for Existential Anxiety and Difficulties with the Current Climate (opens the original)
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Anyone involved in clinical practice will tell you that people are struggling. In the current era, unprecedented times has been used so often it has almost lost all meaning. I sit down with CBT experts Scott Temple and Trent Codd to discuss how to think about and work with existential anxieties. In this case, the best defense is a good offense. A goal is to make peace with the shortness of life and live a full life guided by your values.We approach the topic of the human condition from various p
Reframing Exposure Therapy as an Approach-Based Approach (opens the original)
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My conversation with Drs Keith Cox and Jolene Jacquart about the upcoming Exposure Therapy Summit in November that coincides with the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in Baltimore this November. We discuss the current state of the field and opportunities for growth. Exposure therapy is a highly effective treatment that is under-utilized—even among CBT therapists. So how do we increase the utilization of these powerful techniques to help reduce suffering? On
ACT for Trauma (opens the original)
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Check out this conversation I have with two of the world’s leading experts on the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for the treatment of trauma. Manualized approaches of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE) are engineered to be effective treatments for PTSD. While post-traumatic stress disorder can have diverse presentations, there is an even greater diversity of trauma reactions one can have. Prolonged Exposure is
Socratic Questioning for ACT (opens the original)
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Announcing an upcoming course with Praxis!Socratic Questioning for ACTProcess-Based Dialogue that Fuels Flexibility10 CE Hours availableOctober 19–November 16, 2026Mondays, 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US)
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