Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

I not only practice from a Acceptance-Commitment Therapeutic stance but I also provide individual supervision in, as well as trained fellow Clinicians in the application of Acceptance Commitment Therapy. Acceptance-Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a mindfulness-based therapy that incorporates elements of Buddhist mindfulness meditation and newer behavioral therapy techniques. Member of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science - https://contextualscience.org/

ACT, a type of CBT, helps you understand what really matters to you. It also helps you learn to manage stress and difficult feelings while still doing what matters to you. In therapy we won’t eliminate your discomfort, but you will learn how to deal with it by becoming more psychologically flexible, among other things.

Instead of trying to change or avoid difficult thoughts and emotions, ACT encourages you to embrace them fully, like welcoming old friends into your home. As your therapist, I'll gently guide you to acknowledge these feelings without judgment, teaching you to make peace with them rather than letting them control you. Together, we'll explore your deepest values and aspirations, crafting a roadmap for living in alignment with what truly matters to you.

I employ techniques derived from ACT in my treatment with clients. I feel as though ACT-based interventions are particularly helpful in my work with clients who are experiencing various concerns.

I incorporate elements of ACT, including mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based work.

I believe that clients should not have to feel negatively about their thoughts and emotions that make them who they are. With Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) I encourage clients to accept their thoughts and emotions without judgement, and to work on moving forward with change in the present moment. I want the clients energy to be put into healing and moving towards change rather than dwelling on the negative.

I’ve had multiple trainings on the method and often use it with my clients, particularly when symptoms are debilitating to daily life.

Uses mindfulness and values-based strategies to help clients accept emotions while taking meaningful action.

ACT helps you stop fighting your feelings and actually live your life. Instead of battling anxiety or overthinking 24/7, we learn to make room for the mess and focus on what matters. It's less about “fixing” you and more about getting you unstuck so you can finally move forward. Chaos included.

ACT is a specialized form of psychotherapy that emphasizes psychological flexibility and mindfulness. It helps individuals accept their thoughts and feelings rather than trying to change or control them. ACT encourages clients to commit to values-based actions, fostering a richer, more meaningful life. By using techniques like cognitive defusion, acceptance, and mindfulness, ACT empowers individuals to confront their inner struggles, reduce avoidance behaviors, and enhance overall well-being.

ACT is all about gaining acceptance into who you are. We'll focus on pro's and con's and validation.

The use of acceptance and commitment therapy has been shown to assist in treating many different symptoms. While treating symptoms is not the goal of acceptance and commitment therapy, utilizing it correctly leads to symptom reduction. By accepting what is out of our control, we can align more with our values and learn to adjust to the hardships in our life.

My work is based on ACT. I appreciate how humanistic it is. How it respects the defenses our brains put up, and tries to get you in touch with the pain underlying it so that you can get through the things you're avoiding to do the things that are important more.

Acceptance And Commitment Therapy helps you to use small experiments with your thoughts and find ways to use coping skills to lessen your distress and anxiety. ACT uses ways to. work with your mind and look at your anxiety in a way that it is a messenger to how you are feeling. By identifying your values and what matters to you, you can work through the avoidance and discomfort of your feelings and find ways to manage that discomfort in a way that helps you move towards the life you want.

As a behavior analyst, ACT is the backbone of our practice. It is a largely behavior analytic intervention in which I am able to help you understand how your values, thoughts, and behaviors are all interconnected. Rather than focusing on changing your thoughts, we will work on accepting the things that cannot be changed and develop new behaviors that will take the place of what is not serving you.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) teaches us how to accept and be with our emotional experiences rather than fighting them while also helping us live lives aligned with our values. Many people spend their lives fighting against themselves and their feelings, but I believe that real change comes from learning to approach yourself with self-compassion. We’ll work together to shift from resistance to acceptance, helping you build a healthier and more supportive relationship with yourself.

ACT is all about powering up and working through discomfort by remembering what's really important to you. So, for instance, if you're uncomfortable finishing what's on your plate, you remember that the real reason you sat down for dinner was to continue your recovery, which is important because your family and friends need you and you want to be healthy so you can still go to Spain next summer. In other words, you ACCEPT the discomfort and COMMIT to your values. Get it?