Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

As a psychologist, I utilize Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients embrace their thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or feeling guilty for them. This approach promotes psychological flexibility, encouraging individuals to align their actions with their values, leading to a more fulfilling life. Through ACT, clients learn to navigate life's challenges with greater ease and less internal struggle.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a therapeutic approach centered on fostering psychological flexibility and promoting meaningful, values-based living. ACT encourages individuals to accept their thoughts and feelings rather than fighting against them, leading to increased mindfulness and emotional resilience. The therapy emphasizes identifying personal values and committing to actions aligned with those values, ultimately empowering individuals to create a more fulfilling life.

ACT is a type of mindful psychotherapy that helps you to tay focused on the present moment and to accept thoughts and feelings without judgement. Being a yoga studio owner for 10 years, brings knowledge and experience in mindfulness. Ina ddition to individual sessions, I offer group therapy for anxiety that offers a unique setting including meditation, yoga and group processing which results in feeling more understood, and less isolated with what you are experiencin

Trying to control unpleasant emotions is often counterproductive. ACT is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy that helps clients move from avoiding and struggling with their emotions towards learning to accept them and commit to change. To put it simply, it is about being present, opening up, and doing what matters. ACT is empirically supported and used for a variety of life’s challenges.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a mindfulness-based therapy that focuses on developing psychological flexibility, that is, the ability to recognize their thoughts and feelings in each moment and act with awareness of their personal values. ACT provides strategies for ensuring that unpleasant thoughts and emotions are not driving our lives and our actions.

We experience challenging feelings for a reason. I find that ACT helps to make peace with these inner experiences and allows you to move forward in your life.

Trainings in utilizing ACT to help clients navigate difficult emotions and circumstances.

This approach is by far my favorite! We can't always change or stop our thoughts from occurring, but we can relate to them differently and continue working towards our goals.

ACT focuses on accepting uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, and sensations and then taking committed actions that move us closer to our values. We can increase our ability to tolerate what makes us uncomfortable, create distance between ourselves and our thoughts, and live a life that is aligned with our values.

Our clinicians often utilize an ACT approach, in conjunction with other modalities based on the individual.

I believe one of the greatest contributors to mental health is avoidance of our internal and external worlds. In ACT, the object is to works towards accepting the difficult internal and external experiences we go through on a daily basis while engaging in committed actions towards our values. Acceptance my seem like an obscure concept, however we have been taught and are hardwired to believe we should not feel or have certain emotions, thoughts, and sensations, but those are what make us human.

ACT is a mindfulness and coping therapy. It helps you to non-judgmentally and self-compassionately accept your negative thoughts and emotions for what they are and to focus on what you can change/control (activities meaningful to you) rather than on what you can not change/control. By developing a more balanced perspective and committing to valued actions, you reduce stress and symptoms of more serious mental health issues.

ACT was an area of focus in my recent fellowship with Univeristy of Chicago. In addition to practicing ACT with clients, I also live ACT in my personal life. Comitted action in the direction of your values is a life-changing strategy for growth and change.

Acceptance Commitment Therapy uses delusion and mindfulness to separate the individual from their emotions and experiences. It then leads one to reflect on their values and commit to living toward them despite challenges that arise.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies along with commitment and behavior-change strategies to increase psychological flexibility. Increased psychological flexibility helps you cope with life changes or life problems by helping you expand your outlook and choose behaviors in times of stress that align with your values.