Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

(ACT)

What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy?

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy also known as ACT, is a mindfulness based behaviour therapy. It has shown to be effective with a diverse range of conditions such as anxiety, depression OCD, fear, and confidence.

ACT is a therapy that teaches skills through six core principles that included:

1.Psychological Flexibility

2. Defusion

3. Acceptance

4. Contact with the present moment

5. The observing self,

6. Values and committed action.

These principles teach you how to effective manage your thoughts, behaviours and feelings.

At its core, Acceptance and commitment Therapy encourages you to take values guided action.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy has a strong focused on clarifying what is truly important and meaningful to you.

This is done by clearly identifying your values through answering question such as:

What do you want to stand for in life?

What really matters, deep in your heart?

By understating your values, you will be able set goals and take inspired, meaningful action to enrich your life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy gets you in touch with what really matters to you, your hearts deepest desire for whom you want to be and what you want to be do with this precious life you have. You will lean practical mindfulness skills that shows you how to be full aware and open of your experience.

The aim of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is to help you create a rich, full and meaningful life.

How can Acceptance and Commitment Therapy help you?

Let me ask you

Does your mind compare yourself harshly to others,

Do you criticize your efforts and tell you that you can’t do the things you want to do,?

Do you tell your self that you’re not good enough?

Does this self-talk sound familiar?

Then ACT could be a good fit for you.