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
Jacquelyn Hunt
Madison
Wisconsin
Jacquelyn Hunt
Madison
Wisconsin
Are you a person struggling to meet all the demands of family and household obligations? Do you feel "Tired" "Overwhelmed" and "Like You Just Can't Go On?" Have you experienced "Loss", and have found yourself experiencing an "Unbearable Grief" or maybe "Self Medicating" because "Ain't Nobody Got Time For That?" Are you isolating because you "Just Can't Deal Right Now?" Do you feel like noone...
Fayge Silverman
Brooklyn
New York
Fayge Silverman
Brooklyn
New York
If you come from a troubled background or have suffered trauma, including physical or sexual abuse, you don't have to carry the negative effects into the rest of your life. There are many ways people learn to protect themselves and survive difficult experiences, but often those same strategies are no longer helpful later on, and they can cause trouble in many areas of life. We will explore and...
I get to see you change, and it is beautiful! This is why I got into this work and why I enjoy helping individuals and couples heal from anxiety and trauma. I enjoy watching you become more hopeful and happy! Working with those who have some concerns, worry, and fear about therapy is one of my passions. I love creating a safe place to process and heal, and in return, helping you discover your...
Margaret L Veatch
Greensboro
North Carolina
Margaret L Veatch
Greensboro
North Carolina
If you need someone to listen - adults, adolescents and children are more than welcome. My background includes nursing, social work as well as clinical psychology. I have a lot of experience with clients with complex clinical issues. My professional experience enables me to work with mental illness diagnoses as well as general adjustment concerns. I enjoy meeting with families and providing...
Meredith R. Munro
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Meredith R. Munro
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Seeking help is a sign of strength and health, not weakness or shame. You have a story and it matters. As an experienced mental health therapist, I feel honored to listen to your story and work together toward change and healing. My style is very warm, supportive, emotions-focused and collaborative. I place the utmost importance on developing a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship. Most of...
Adrienne Clements
Austin
Texas
Adrienne Clements
Austin
Texas
***NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENT AT THIS TIME. CHECK BACK IN FALL 2020.***Feeling worn out by frustrating patterns in your relationship? While you crave intimacy and authentic connection, communication breakdowns lead you to feel misunderstood and isolated. On top of it, you might also be navigating a major stress together like a life transition, chronic illness, betrayal, or trauma. You know you wa...
Action oriented, directive, and goal driven. I specialize in working with clients who feel angry, agitated, and easily triggered. Those who feel stuck, anxious, and depressed. And those who feel trapped or unfulfilled within in a relationship. I work with clients to develop an individualized plan to create change within their current life situation. I implement accountability into the counselin...
Are life's challenges getting in the way of you living fulfilled and satisfied? Do anxious thoughts, stress, or past hurts control your life? Whatever is holding you back, Diane believes you don't have to stay that way - healing and growth are possible! Diane is a skilled problem solver who can help you figure out what's happening and collaborate with you to make change. She will strategize wit...
Working together with clients to improve physical, emotional and mental health for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families focusing in areas of depression/anxiety, mood disorders, anger, post-partum, divorce, co-parenting, marriage/relationships issues. Cognitive-Behavioral. Strengths based. Behavior modification. Acceptance/Commitment Therapy. Dialectical Behavior Therapy....
Emily K Kirby
Columbus
Ohio
Emily K Kirby
Columbus
Ohio
I have 10+ years experience conducting therapy with children, adolescents, adults, families, with special expertise in depression, anxiety, women's issues, grief/loss, couples and family therapy, parenting concerns, and behavioral challenges in children and adolescents. I utilize an integrative approach to meet each client's unique needs and goals, incorporating cognitive-behavioral,...
Bruno Gabriel Lepore
Austin
Texas
Bruno Gabriel Lepore
Austin
Texas
My name is Bruno Lepore, MA, LPCS. I am a psychotherapist with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Mediator, and a Certified Critical Incident Debriefing facilitator. I am trained to use a variety of compassionate and empirically validated interventions, including EMDR, Internal Family System, hypnosis, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulne...
Finding the ideal psychologist is the most important part of the therapeutic process. In addition to being a licensed Psychologist, I have received additional training in EMDR therapy for trauma as well as non-opiate approaches to pain management. I have worked with individuals seeking recovery from drug and alcohol addiction as well as couples and families. I have also worked with individuals ...
Morgan Vanderpool
Tacoma
Washington
Morgan Vanderpool
Tacoma
Washington
Welcome to a brave place to practice connecting and healing. I facilitate trauma survivors' empowered healing using the power of their breath & body movement to reclaim their relationship with their present-moment self. Via healthfully forming your relationship with the present, you can then practice shifting your thoughts & perceptions that were originally formed in times of survival, to then...
Grief is hard! It can be the most painful and difficult challenge in life. You do not have to remain in pain. You can heal and feel better after a loss or trauma. With proper information and support, I witness post traumatic growth in clients. It is my specialty to come along side grievers, help them complete the emotional work causing pain and help them rebuild their lives after a loss. l teac...