ABOUT GEORG
Georg H. Eifert, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized author, scientist, speaker, and trainer in the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – an integrative approach balancing mindful acceptance, change, and compassion approach to increase psychological health and wellness by balancing acceptance and change. He is also a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Chapman University in Orange County, California where he previously was department chair and associate dean of health sciences. He has won numerous awards for his research, teaching, and writing contributions.
Georg regularly gives workshops and talks around the world teaching ACT both to the public and professionals. The goals is always to help people end their unnecessary psychological suffering and lead a more fulfilling life using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). His workshops have consistently been praised as inspiring and humorous, and are renowned for their authenticity, clarity, and practical usefulness.
Georg is a senior editor of the ACT book series with New Harbinger Publications in California. He is coauthor of the highly praised practitioner's treatment guide Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders. He has also co-authored several ACT books for the public: ACT on Life-Not on Anger, Your Life on Purpose, and The Anorexia Workbook: How to accept yourself, heal suffering, and reclaim your life. He has also authored and co-authored several books in German. The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety has sold over 125,000 copies and first appeared in 2008 and a completely revised and expanded version will come out in April 2016. It has been described as a kinder and gentler approach to anxiety that is extremely helpful for anyone encountering anxiety and a harsh critical mind as a barrier to leading a more fulfilling life.
Georg lives right next to the beautiful Olympic National Park near Port Angeles in Washington State. Apart from his wife, he loves the Beatles and playing one of his guitars. After all, it was his desire to understand the Beatles' lyrics that motivated him to learn English while at middle school in his native Germany. Those language skills also came in handy later when he was a psychology professor in Australia at James Cook University, West Virginia University in Morgantown, the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, and Chapman University in California. The Beatles were also responsible for introducing him to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation, which he still practices every day to cultivate inner peace and experience the "Great Silence Within".
Georg H. Eifert, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized author, scientist, speaker, and trainer in the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – an integrative approach balancing mindful acceptance, change, and compassion approach to increase psychological health and wellness by balancing acceptance and change. He is also a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Chapman University in Orange County, California where he previously was department chair and associate dean of health sciences. He has won numerous awards for his research, teaching, and writing contributions.
Georg regularly gives workshops and talks around the world teaching ACT both to the public and professionals. The goals is always to help people end their unnecessary psychological suffering and lead a more fulfilling life using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). His workshops have consistently been praised as inspiring and humorous, and are renowned for their authenticity, clarity, and practical usefulness.
Georg is a senior editor of the ACT book series with New Harbinger Publications in California. He is coauthor of the highly praised practitioner's treatment guide Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders. He has also co-authored several ACT books for the public: ACT on Life-Not on Anger, Your Life on Purpose, and The Anorexia Workbook: How to accept yourself, heal suffering, and reclaim your life. He has also authored and co-authored several books in German. The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety has sold over 125,000 copies and first appeared in 2008 and a completely revised and expanded version will come out in April 2016. It has been described as a kinder and gentler approach to anxiety that is extremely helpful for anyone encountering anxiety and a harsh critical mind as a barrier to leading a more fulfilling life.
Georg lives right next to the beautiful Olympic National Park near Port Angeles in Washington State. Apart from his wife, he loves the Beatles and playing one of his guitars. After all, it was his desire to understand the Beatles' lyrics that motivated him to learn English while at middle school in his native Germany. Those language skills also came in handy later when he was a psychology professor in Australia at James Cook University, West Virginia University in Morgantown, the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, and Chapman University in California. The Beatles were also responsible for introducing him to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation, which he still practices every day to cultivate inner peace and experience the "Great Silence Within".
