Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

What Is Acceptance & Commitment Therapy?

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based approach that helps people develop a different relationship with difficult thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Rather than trying to eliminate uncomfortable feelings, ACT focuses on learning how to respond to them in healthier and more flexible ways.
ACT also helps you identify what matters most to you—your values—and use those values to guide your choices and actions. The goal is not to create a life without difficult emotions, but to help you move toward a meaningful and fulfilling life even when challenges are present.

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How ACT Can Help

It is natural to want to avoid uncomfortable thoughts, emotions, or experiences. Sometimes, however, the strategies we use to escape or control those feelings can begin to interfere with relationships, work, school, or other areas of life. ACT can help you notice difficult thoughts and emotions without allowing them to determine what you do next. Through mindfulness, acceptance, and practical behavioral strategies, you can develop greater psychological flexibility and make choices that are more consistent with your values and goals.

What You May Learn in ACT

- - - - Identify the values and priorities that are important to you
        
        Become more aware of thoughts and emotions without automatically reacting to them
        
        Develop greater acceptance of experiences you cannot control
        
        Recognize patterns of avoidance that may be keeping you stuck
        
        Practice mindfulness and present-moment awareness
        
        Take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or emotions are present
        
        Develop greater flexibility in responding to life’s challenges

ACT at The Mindly Group

Our therapists may incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into counseling based on your individual needs, concerns, and treatment goals. ACT can be used on its own or integrated with other therapeutic approaches to help you develop practical skills, better understand your experiences, and work toward meaningful change.
The Mindly Group provides counseling and psychotherapy at our Raleigh, Cary, and Durham locations, as well as online therapy throughout North Carolina.