Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT is an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy that stems from traditional behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. When appropriate, I also incorporate principles of 'Mindfulness Therapy' to allow clients the opportunity to simply participate in therapy without critically judging 'how they are doing'. This helps clients recognize therapy as a process and helps clients from becoming discourgaged that they don't seem to 'be able to do it (therapy) right'.

I have been involved with the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences (ACBS) for several years, which is the home of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I have attended and presented at several of the ACBS WorldCons and written/published with ACBS colleagues on issues related to using ACT to address gender identity issues.

I have trained in ACT throughout my graduate and post-doctoral career. Often times, mental health concerns can drag us so far away from our values and the people that we want to be. ACT strategies are great at promoting mindfulness around our values and promoting behavior change activities to bring us back in line with our values.

I use ACT to supplement other approaches.

I'm an expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a mindfulness-based approach to therapy that helps you become aware of your thoughts, feelings, and actions and to create a meaningful life that aligns with your values. I have years of experience helping clients recognize and accept thoughts and feelings without judgment and to use that knowledge to create meaningful and lasting change. I'm committed to helping you find the clarity and focus you need to live your life with meaning.

I align with the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) approach not only for its emphases on mindfulness and being in the present moment but that is helps a client make room to feel what they are feeling. The process is not trying to change your thoughts but gives you options to influence your behavior. To learn more, Let’s Talk.

I was lucky enough to intern at a mood and anxiety disorder clinic where we were trained to use ACT and used it everyday as a beneficial part of the curriculum.

I am a newer ACT practitioner, but I adore this modality. It's full of so much warmth, self-compassion and it pairs nicely with my personal approach which is heavily focused on the relational component in therapy.

I often utilize this approach.

ACT is way of learning to tolerate and accept the truth of your present experiences, while taking intentional action toward creating change. When life is hard, it makes sense to have difficult thoughts and feelings; it makes sense to want things to be different. We'll work together, through compassionate conversation and mindfulness practice, to increase your capacity to accept these hard things. And we'll also identify action steps, no matter how small, that will create a pathway forward.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an action-oriented approach to therapy. Here, we learn to stop avoiding, denying, and struggling with their inner emotions and, instead, accept that these deeper feelings are appropriate responses to certain situations that should not prevent them from moving forward in their lives.

I do not consider myself an expert in anything but more of a general practitioner however in my journey and experience ACT has been one of the most useful approaches for me and others. Evidence is growing over the past decade that ACT is quickly being shown to rise to the level of gold standard of care all over the country.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based action. It aims to help individuals develop psychological flexibility by accepting their thoughts and feelings rather than avoiding or controlling them. ACT also encourages individuals to identify their values and take committed action towards living a meaningful life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an offshoot of CBT that puts a lot of emphasis on what we cannot change. When we are suffering, there can be many contributors that are within our control, but also many that are not. Sometimes we come farthest not by trying to eliminate every source of negativity, but by learning how to live with them in the best possible way.

We generally weave principles of ACT throughout sessions. ACT uses metaphors to illustrate concepts, which helps our brains not get stuck in literal thought and past interpretations. It's also helpful to get a sense of your values and what is important in your life. ACT uses a foundation of mindfulness to enable greater self awareness and insight and we will teach mindfulness skills during session and encourage you to have an at home practice.

I love Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and use it with my clients often. I use it to help clients achieve more psychological flexibility, decrease their struggle with discomfort, and be more mindful in general.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) combines aspects of acceptance and mindfulness approaches with behavior-change strategies, in an effort to help clients develop psychological flexibility. Therapists and counselors who employ ACT seek to help clients identify the ways that their efforts to suppress or control emotional experiences can create barriers. When clients are able to identify these challenges, it can be easier to make positive and lasting changes.

I have been practicing since 2012 and have experience delivering a number of therapy modalities including ACT, CBT, and mindfulness-based approaches.

In my view, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy sits at the center of the counseling continuum. This form of therapy pulls from psychodynamic and humanistic traditions. It essentially helps us to be more willing to accept painful thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations without trying to avoid or protect against them. From there, we can figure out what is most important to us and align our behaviors to our values in an experience to find fulfillment.