Short Version:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking meaningful action aligned with their values, leading to greater psychological flexibility and a more fulfilling life.

Longer Version:

• ACT is an empirically validated treatment shown to be efficacious for treatment of depression, anxiety, as well as other mood-related disorders.

• Act helps you to improve your ability to lead a happier and more fulfilling life by:

  • Accepting and detaching from difficult thoughts and feelings by recognizing thoughts as mental events—not facts they must believe or obey.

  • Increasing psychological flexibility by increasing awareness of the present moment to respond to change thoughtfully instead of reacting automatically or becoming overwhelmed.

  • Identifying personal values and bringing about change in thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to help you to live a more fulfilling value-based life.