Looking to develop skills in managing difficult thoughts?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a type of counseling. It helps people accept what they cannot change and commit to actions that improve their lives. ACT combines mindfulness and behavior change strategies.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidenced-based, experiential psychotherapy developed by Steven Hays in 1984. ACT sits under the umbrella of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and shares some similarities with traditional CBT. However, goes further by encouraging people to develop psychological flexibility through developing skills in managing difficult thoughts and emotions and connecting with values (what is important to you) to strengthen commitment to change.
What does Acceptance and Commitment Therapy involve?
From an ACT perspective it is understood that as part of a rich and meaningful life stress and hardship will naturally arise. In order to manage hardship and stress ACT teaches people to develop psychological flexibility by working on six core processes:
- Contacting the present moment (being in the present)
- Acceptance (opening up to your experience)
- Defusion (unhooking from unhelpful thoughts and emotions)
- Self-as-context (flexible perspective taking)
- Values (know what matters to you)
- Effective Action (do what it takes)
How it works
In therapy we explore these six processes as they relate to you and identify appropriate interventions, tools and strategies to help you make sense of the difficulties in your life and create that change you want to see.
We deliver Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in a number of settings
Online Consultation
We send you a link via email to connect with us on Zoom or Microsoft Teams
Face to Face:
Barkly Health Suites – 70 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Melbourne 3056.
Referral Pathways
You can book privately, or you may be eligible for funding through Medicare, VOCAT, NDIS, TAC, Worksafe and Private health insurance. Click here to read more about what these funding types are and how to refer for each of them.
