Commentary: Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Is Theoretically Consistent Eclecticism Possible?

Aguirre-Camacho, Aldo

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1565835

GENERAL COMMENTARY article

Front. Psychol.

Sec. Mindfulness

Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1565835

Commentary: Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Is Theoretically Consistent Eclecticism Possible?

Provisionally accepted

Aldo Aguirre-Camacho ^*

European University of Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain

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Mindfulness and CBT: A Conceptual Integration Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Cognitive Theories of Psychopathology
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I read Beshai's (2024) conceptual analysis on mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with interest. The author seeks to "illustrate how mindfulness, as a third wave approach can complement and enhance first and second wave approaches".The so-called cognitive behavioral therapies comprise a variety of therapeutic approaches typically categorized into a first (e.g. Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification), second (e.g. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, CBT), and third wave (e.g. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy) (Hayes, 2004)

Keywords: mindfulness, cbt, ACT, functional contextualism, Philosophical Assumptions, Psychotherapy

Received: 23 Jan 2025; Accepted: 04 Apr 2025.

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* Correspondence: Aldo Aguirre-Camacho, European University of Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain

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