Scientific Resources

Kohlenberg, Robert & Tsai, Mavis (1991), Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Creating Intense and Curative Therapeutic Relationships

Tsai, Mavis; Kohlenberg, Robert; Kohlenberg, Barbara; Kanter, Jonathan; Follette, William; & Callaghan, Glenn (2009). ;A Guide to Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Awareness, Courage, Love, and Behaviorism

Kanter, Jonathan; Tsai, Mavis; & Kohlenberg, Robert (2010). The Practice of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (2010)—Jonathan Kanter, Mavis Tsai & Robert Kohlenberg

Tsai, Mavis; Kohlenberg, Robert; Kanter, Jonathan; Holman, Gareth; & Plummer Loudon, Mary (2012). Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Distinctive Features

Holman, Gareth; Kanter, Jonathan, Kanter; Tsai, Mavis; & Kohlenberg, Robert (2017). Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Made Simple: A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Relationships

Tsai, M., Yoo, D., Hardebeck, E., Plummer Loudon, M., & Kohlenberg, R.J. (in press). Creating Safe, Evocative, Attuned, and Mutually Vulnerable Therapeutic Beginnings: Strategies from Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy.

Kuei, T., Tsai, M., McLeod, H., White, R., & Kanter, J. (2018). Using the Primary Process Emotional‐Behavioural System (PPEB) to Better Meet Patient Needs in Psychotherapy. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2330

Kanter, J., Kuczynski, A., Tsai, M., & Kohlenberg, RJ (2018). A brief contextual behavioral Intervention to improve relationships: A randomized trial, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.09.001

Yates, H., Sanida, S., Tsai, M., Kohlenberg, R.J. (2017). Facilitate Memorable Terminations. Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy http://societyforpsychotherapy.org/facilitate-memorable-terminations/

Tsai, M., Mandell, T., Maitland, D., Kanter, J., & Kohlenberg, R. J. (2016). Reducing inadvertent clinical errors: Guidelines from functional analytic psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 53(3), 331-335. doi:10.1037/pst0000065

Maitland, D. W. M., Kanter, J. W., Tsai, M., Kuczynski, A. M., Manbeck, K. E., & Kohlenberg, R. J. (2016). Preliminary Findings on the Effects of Online Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Training on Therapist Competency. The Psychological Record, 1-11. doi:10.1007/s40732-016-0198-8

Haworth, K., Kanter, J., Tsai, M., Kuczynski, A., Rae, J., & Kohlenberg, R.J. (2015) Reinforcement Matters: A preliminary, laboratory-based component-process analysis of functional analytic psychotherapy’s model of social connection. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2015.08.003

Miller, A., Williams, M. T., Wetterneck, C. T., Kanter, J., & Tsai, M. (2015). Using functional analytic psychotherapy to improve awareness and connection in racially diverse client-therapist dyads. The Behavior Therapist, 38(6), 150-156.

Kohlenberg, R. J., Tsai, M., Kuczynski, A. M., Rae, J. R., Lagbas, E., Lo, J., & Kanter, J. W. (2015) A Brief, interpersonally oriented mindfulness intervention Incorporating functional analytic psychotherapy’s model of awareness, courage and love. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science(0). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2015.03.003

Tsai, M., McKelvie, M., Kohlenberg, R. & Kanter, J. (2014). Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Using Awareness, Courage and Love in Treatment. Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. http:// societyforpsychotherapy.org/functional-analytic-psychotherapy-fap-using-awareness-courage-love-treatment/

Nelson, K.M., Yang, J.P., Maliken, A.C., Tsai, M, & Kohlenberg, R.J. (2014). Introduction to using structured evocative activities in Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. Cognitive & Behavioral Practice. , doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2013.12.009

Tsai, M., Yard, S., & Kohlenberg, R.J. (2014). Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: A Behavioral Relational Approach to Treatment. Psychotherapy. doi:10.1037/a0036506

Tsai, M., Callaghan, G., & Kohlenberg, R.J. (2013). The use of awareness, courage, therapeutic love, and behavioral interpretation in Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 50(3), 366-370.

Kanter, J., Tsai, M., Holman, G., & Koerner, K. (2012). Preliminary Data From a Randomized Pilot Study of Web-Based Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Therapist Training. Psychotherapy, 50(2):248-55. doi: 10.1037/a0029814

Bowen, S., Haworth, K., Grow, J., Tsai, M., & Kohlenberg R.J. (2012) Interpersona Mindfulness Informed by Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Findings from a Pilot Randomized Trial, International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 7(2), 125-134.

Holman, G., Kohlenberg, R.J., & Tsai, M. (2012) Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a FAP Protocol: Brief Relationship Enhancement. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 7(2) 52-57.

Holman, G., Kohlenberg, R.J., Tsai, M., Haworth, K., Jacobson, E., Liu, S. (2012). Functional Analytic Psychotherapy is a Framework for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices: The Example of Integrated Smoking Cessation and Treatment. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy,7(2), 58-62.

Pedersen, E., Callaghan, G., Prins, A., Nguyen, H. & Tsai, M. (2012) Functional Analytic Psychotherapy as an Adjunct to Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Theory and Application in a Single Case Design. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy,7(3), 125-134.

Tsai, M. & Reed, R. (2012) Working In-Vivo with Client Sense of Unlovability, International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 7(3), 147-150.

Hoekstra, R. & Tsai, M. (2010). FAP for Interpersonal Process Groups. In J. Kanter, M. Tsai & R. J. Kohlenberg (Eds.)The practice of functional analytic psychotherapy. New York: Springer.

Valero, L., García, R., Kohlenberg, R.J. & Tsai, M. (2011). Therapeutic Change Processes in Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. Clínica y Salud 22(3):209-221 DOI10.5093/cl2011v22n3a2

Kohlenberg, R. J., Kanter, J., Bolling, M., Parker, C., &. Tsai, M., (2002) Enhancing Cognitive Therapy for Depression with Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Treatment Guidelines and Empirical Findings. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9, 213-229.

Kohlenberg, R. J. & Tsai, M. (1994). Functional analytic psychotherapy: A behavioral approach to treatment and integration. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 4, 175-201

Nemecek, D. (2018). Cigna U.S. Loneliness Index: Survey of 20,000 Americans Examining Behaviors Driving Loneliness in the U.S. https://www.cigna.com/assets/docs/newsroom/loneliness-survey-2018-full-report.pdf

Holt-Lunstad, J. & Smith, T. (2012). Social Relationships and Mortality. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 6/1: 41-53.

Sander, T. (2005) E-associations? Using Technology to Connect Citizens: The Case of Meetup.com. Paper delivered at American Political Science Association.

Williams, S. & Braun, B. (2019) Loneliness and Social Isolation—A Private Problem, A Public Issue. https://www. researchgate.net/publication/331677412_Loneliness_and_Social_Isolation-A_Private_Problem_A_Public_Issue