
Discover acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), derived from CBT, and its mindfulness-based approach to accept suffering, cultivate psychological flexibility, and commit to valued action across anxiety and depression.
Explore the origins of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), highlighting founder Steven S. Hayes, a University of Nevada psychologist who developed ACT and RF over more than 30 years.
Explore relational frame theory and the roots of acceptance commitment therapy, highlighting how language creates relational links between words and meanings and how contextual cues shape stimulus functions.
Explore relational framing and transformation of stimulus function in Relational Frame Theory to understand how language shapes meaning, conflict, and internal values in ACT.
Explore the fundamentals of acceptance and commitment therapy, including how language shapes thought, emotion, and reality. Align actions with core values and practice mindful commitment to valued living.
Explore the model of act, an action-oriented therapy that blends cognitive and behavioral approaches to reduce psychological inflexibility, experiential avoidance, and cognitive fusion while clarifying values and guiding committed behavior.
Address experiential avoidance, cognitive fusion, and psychological inflexibility, showing how thoughts, memories, and beliefs entangle with experience to shape actions through a running mental narrative.
Explore the not broken ethos within acceptance and commitment therapy, guiding clients to psychological flexibility through acceptance, commitment to values, and empowered action beyond distress.
Discover psychological flexibility in ACT by contacting the present moment, accepting emotions and thoughts, acting on values with openness to experience, and overcoming psychological rigidity.
Explore the therapeutic relationship in act therapy, where counselors foster genuine, confidential bonds, practice mindfulness and empathy, and guide clients toward empowerment through clear ethics and listening.
Enhance psychological flexibility by practicing acceptance and mindful present-moment awareness, observing thoughts without fighting them, and taking values-driven action that leads to positive change.
Explore cognitive diffusion and cognitive fusion within acceptance and commitment therapy, learning to observe thoughts without clinging, choose how you think, and reclaim psychological flexibility.
*Printable online certificate available upon completion of course*
Do you wrestle with the thoughts of your mind?
Do you feel overwhelmed or bombarded by negative thinking which self-sabotages both your confidence and performance in life?
Do you find yourself stuck in a rut of assailing negative thought patterns?
These intangible constructs or mental paradigms affect millions of people worldwide, and often times it goes unchecked due to the invisible nature of thoughts.
ACT approach has a proven track record of efficacy in treating not only mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, OCD , bi-polar disorder, and many other psychological disorders, but this pragmatic tool can be used by everyday people to manage thoughts, behaviors, emotions and moods as well.
Hence, from a practical standpoint the utility of this approach has universal application for everyday life and regular people like me and you. We all have our personal "conflicts, demons, self-criticisms" or whatever you may want to call it. Everyone at one point in their life has had a negative thought or experienced self-doubt.
ACT approach is designed to help empower clients and shift the control of the battle in our personal mental arena and tip things in our favor, so we can achieve the best outcome possible.
Whether its to become a proficient practitioner and help empower clients or for personal use, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a practical tool to help people effectively regulate and manage your thoughts and emotions.
What You'll Learn
Psychological Principles/Theories
Core Principles of "ACT" Approach
Psychological Flexibility
Relational Framework
Therapeutic Relationship
Cognitive fusion/Defusion
Contact in Present moment
Self-as-Context
Conflicted thoughts
Emotional Pain
Experiential avoidance
Dealing with Past
Other Techniques
Cognitive Restructuring
And, much, much more!
Life is hard enough as it is why not make navigating your personal mental labyrinths much easier with proven techniques that work!
Hence, if you want to become an agent of change or want to gain knowledge of ACT approach for personal/professional use than you've come to the right place.
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