What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy?

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people become more psychologically adaptable. ACT encourages you to be more fully in the present. Accepting your deep emotions, traumas, or negative coping mechanisms is key in this therapeutic approach.

ACT maintains that to adapt and grow, a person must fully accept themselves as they are. Therapists practicing ACT believe that suppressing or ignoring painful emotions or experiences is counter-productive to growth and change.

You must investigate your current patterns of thinking to change. After examining these patterns, you can better understand the way your thinking impacts you. This acceptance of your patterns and habits helps you change your behaviors.

Trying to stop ways of thinking can be detrimental to ACT. Your therapist will help you understand how and why you think a certain way. Your ACT therapist will encourage you to accept yourself within a given moment. This acceptance is ultimately the catalyst for change.

After fostering the acceptance of the present moment, with all its thoughts, beliefs, and experiences, your ACT therapist will encourage you to develop a new, more compassionate relationship with your experience.

Individuals experiencing a wide range of psychological issues can benefit from ACT because it emphasizes their unique relationship with their problems.

Therapists Who Specialize in Using ACT

Hannah Nsiah, PMHNP-BC

Lakewood

New Jersey

Hello, I am Hannah Nsiah, PMHNP-BC. I provide compassionate, evidence-based mental health care for anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral challenges. My approach combines therapy and medication management, using techniques like CBT and mindfulness. Remote telehealth sessions offer convenient, accessible support tailored to your unique needs.

Dr Adriana de Julio

Denver

Colorado

Dr. Adriana de Julio is a dedicated psychiatrist specializing in the comprehensive care of individuals with bipolar disorder. With expertise in psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and psychoeducation, she employs an integrative, evidence-based approach to treatment. Dr. de Julio prioritizes a personalized, measure-guided strategy, continually assessing and adjusting care plans to ensure her pati...

 

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