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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Training Certification (ACT)
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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Training Certification (ACT)

Learn how to confidently conduct ACT based counseling sessions for wide variety of mental health issues to help clients
Last updated 7/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • All key concepts of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
  • How to structure & conduct your therapy sessions
  • how to understand clients problems
  • 6 Core processes of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
  • How to set treatment goals
  • Counseling techniques & metaphores
  • Effective coping tools for clients with ready to use workhseets

Course content

3 sections31 lectures1h 29m total length
  • Course Overview - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)1:52

    Explore acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT): its six core processes—diffusion, acceptance, present moment, self as context, mindfulness skills, values and committed actions—and its session structure, including creative hopelessness.

  • Q&A0:17
  • Download Study Notes & Worksheets0:24

    download study notes and worksheets for all lectures from the resource section. refer to these materials during the course to deepen your understanding of ACT principles and techniques.

  • Announcement1:06

    Explore the announcements section for monthly mental health articles and worksheets exclusive to Udemy students, including cardiac coherence. Download free articles and worksheets to apply ACT concepts in daily life.

  • What is Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)?2:54
  • Core Message of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)3:12

    Learn the core message of ACT: focus on what you can control, accept what you cannot, and take committed action aligned with your values to enrich life.

  • Aim of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)4:49
  • Application of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)1:08

    Apply acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to a wide range of conditions, including anxiety, depression, OCD, and chronic stress, using mindfulness and self as context to build resilience.

  • 6 Core Processes of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)2:35

    Explore the six core processes of acceptance and commitment therapy, including acceptance, present moment, values, committed action, self as context, and cognitive diffusion, to build psychological flexibility.

  • Approach of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)6:26

    Explore the acceptance and commitment therapy approach, viewing clients as not broken but stuck, and emphasize cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance, and workability to live a value-congruent life.

  • Experiential Avoidance - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)1:44

    Explore experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion, learning to help clients open up to experience and detach from thoughts using ACT's six core processes.

Requirements

  • Basic Counseling or Talk Therapy Skills

Description

Become a Certified ACT Practitioner

Learn Acceptance & Commitment Therapy in Depth and Start Using It in Real Counseling Sessions

Whether you're a psychologist, counselor, coach, or simply someone passionate about mental well-being, this comprehensive and practical course will give you everything you need to confidently apply Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in your practice or personal life.


What You’ll Gain From This Course:


Confidently Facilitate ACT Sessions

Start conducting structured and impactful ACT-based sessions—even if you’re a beginner to this therapeutic approach.

A Practical Toolkit You Can Use Immediately

Master a wide range of tools and strategies rooted in evidence-based science to address stress, trauma, mood instability, overthinking, emotional chaos, and resistance.

Over 50 Ready-to-Use Therapy Worksheets

Save hours of prep work with downloadable worksheets for every module—customize them under your own brand and share with clients right away.

Skills to Uncover What Clients Can’t Say

Learn to gently surface what’s really troubling your clients—even when they feel stuck, confused, or resistant to therapy.

Navigate Through Counseling Setbacks

Gain techniques to overcome client disengagement, avoidance, emotional shutdowns, and other common blocks in therapy.

Blend ACT With Your Existing Modalities

Already practicing CBT, REBT, or psychoanalysis? ACT integrates beautifully and helps expand your effectiveness as a therapist.

Personal Healing and Growth

These tools aren’t just for clients—learn how to use ACT techniques to bring more clarity, emotional balance, and purpose into your own life.


How the Course Works:

You'll learn through a series of easy-to-follow, pre-recorded video lessons that take you from foundational concepts to advanced ACT applications.

The 6 Core Processes of ACT Covered in the Course:

  1. Cognitive Defusion – Help clients detach from distressing thoughts and stop letting internal narratives control their lives.

  2. Acceptance – Train clients to embrace difficult emotions instead of avoiding them, building true emotional strength.

  3. Present Moment Awareness – Teach how to anchor awareness in the here and now, reducing stress and overthinking.

  4. Self-as-Context – Introduce clients to the stable, observing self that’s bigger than their thoughts or emotions.

  5. Mindfulness Tools – Learn practices like Anapanasati breathing, Vipassana, body scans, and progressive muscle relaxation to build presence.

  6. Values and Committed Action – Help clients identify core life values and align their goals to build a purposeful, values-driven life.

What Else You’ll Learn:

  • How to structure ACT therapy sessions using clear frameworks

  • Techniques for regulating thoughts, emotions, and attention

  • How to guide clients through confusion, denial, resistance, or value conflicts

  • Tools for resolving cognitive blocks and internal objections

  • Real-life therapy strategies you can immediately apply with clients or use for your own well-being


ACT is one of the most respected, mindfulness-based therapies in modern psychology. Whether you want to sharpen your professional skills or build a meaningful practice, this course gives you a head start. The sooner you learn it, the faster you’ll grow your confidence, credibility, and client outcomes.

You’ll also receive lifetime access, all future updates, and exclusive bonus tools to support your ongoing journey.

Course Highlights:

  • A full roadmap to master ACT therapy

  • In-depth training on all 6 ACT processes

  • 50+ client-ready worksheets and templates

  • Tools for thought/emotion regulation and mindfulness

  • Frameworks to run effective counseling sessions

  • Skills to integrate ACT with CBT, psychoanalysis, and more

  • Guidance for personal growth and emotional resilience

Enroll now and become a confident ACT practitioner, equipped to help clients (and yourself) live a life filled with flexibility, meaning, and psychological freedom.

Who this course is for:

  • Who want to learn counseling