致谢

Acknowledgments First, sincere appreciation goes to my wife, Lisa Koch, and my son, Dylan Kolts, who never grum- bled when I snuck away to write on a weekend morning. Also to my parents, John and Mary Kolts, who offered continuous support and encouragement for this book as for all things. Thanks to all at New Harbinger who nurtured this book and me while I was writing it, includ- ing Tesilya Hanauer, Catharine Meyers, Nicola Skidmore, and Jess Beebe. Sincere thanks also to Susan LaCroix, whose copyediting made this a much better book. Paul Gilbert is the reason this book exists—­Paul, I hope I haven’t butchered your model too much! To credit Paul as he deserves would make for an impossibly cumbersome text, as virtually every page contains something I learned from Paul—­if not from his written works, then from eve- nings spent chatting about CFT over glasses of red wine and the occasional interlude to play guitar. Thanks also to my dear friends in the CFT community: Dennis Tirch, Laura Silberstein, Jean and the entire Gilbert family, Chris Irons, Korina Ioannou, Christine Braehler, Deborah Lee, Tobyn Bell, Fiona Ashworth, Michelle Cree, Kate Lucre, Corinne Gale, Mary Welford, Neil Clapton, Ken Goss, Ian Lowens, and many others. Sincere thanks also go to Matthieu Villatte for his valuable feedback on the sections regarding relational frame theory, and to the many others who contributed directly or indirectly to this book, including Susanne Regnier, Jason Luoma, Melissa Ranucci-­Soll, Kelly Koerner, Amy Wagner, Sandy Bushberg, and Kelly Wilson. I also want to acknowledge my wonderful colleagues and students at Eastern Washington University, who have supported and nurtured my career for going-on two decades now. In particu- lar, I’d like to recognize my department chair, Nick Jackson; my dean, Vickie Shields; and my dear friends and colleagues Phil Watkins, Amani El-Alayli, and Kurt Stellwagen. I also want to acknowl- edge the fantastic students in my research team, including Amy Frers, Leah Parker, Elijah Johnson, Ahva Mozafari, and Blaine Bart.