An Intervention Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Childhood Separation Anxiety: A Case Study

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11268/16681
DOI: 10.3390/bs16010082

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2026

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Flujas Contreras, Juan Miguel
Montoya Rodríguez, María del Mar

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This study illustrates the application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for a 12-year-old boy with separation anxiety and his mother. Over 23 sessions, ACT strategies promoted psychological flexibility, values-based parenting, and adaptive behaviors. The intervention reduced the child’s experiential avoidance, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, while increasing value-oriented actions, while the mother showed improved psychological flexibility and life satisfaction.

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Lobato, D., Flujas-Contreras, J. M., Montesinos, F., & Montoya-Rodríguez, M. M. (2026). An intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy for childhood separation anxiety: A case study. Behavioral Sciences, 16(1), 82. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16010082
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