Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

I have been involved with the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences (ACBS) for several years, which is the home of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I have attended and presented at several of the ACBS WorldCons and written/published with ACBS colleagues on issues related to using ACT to address gender identity issues.

I use ACT to help clients with ADHD navigate overwhelm, procrastination, and self-criticism by building psychological flexibility. We work on accepting thoughts and emotions without getting stuck while committing to values-driven action. Using mindfulness and behavioral strategies, I help clients reduce avoidance, improve focus, and create structure that works for them. My goal is to support you in staying present, managing challenges, and building a fulfilling life on your terms.

Acceptance and commitment therapy is helpful with clients who are prepared to learn how to manage difficult life situations and events. This therapy focuses on identifying and accepting emotional struggle while continuing to move forward with healing.

As a clinical psychologist with expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), I help clients build psychological flexibility by integrating evidence-based strategies like defusion, values-based action, and mindfulness. My work emphasizes practical, compassionate tools that empower clients to navigate life’s challenges, reduce experiential avoidance, and cultivate meaningful change. I also specialize in adapting ACT to address sleep disruptions, enhancing its impact on well-being.

Helps clients tackle their intrusive thoughts and cognitive distortions which can increase anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.

I integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) by helping clients build psychological flexibility—teaching them to accept difficult emotions rather than avoid them, defuse from unhelpful thoughts, and commit to values-driven actions. Through mindfulness, cognitive diffusion, and behavioral change, I guide clients in shifting from struggling with anxiety or self-doubt to embracing a meaningful life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is the radical idea that we don't have to fight our thoughts, rather we can just observe them and understand them. And when we sense that our thoughts are too entrenched, I can teach you different skills to help you get unstuck.

As humans, we have thousands and thousands of thoughts a day. I use ACT as a treatment modality to help individuals learn how to detach from these thoughts, narratives, and scripts that we have created for ourselves while simultaneously working towards building a more meaningful, values driven life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is the cornerstone of my work. The goal under our work is to increase psychological flexibility. By connecting clients with their values, they feel empowered to behave and decide in ways that are affirming for them, work on being adaptive and open when unwanted moments naturally arise, and work to increase healthy ways of responding to life's many changes and demands.

Through ACT mindfulness & action-oriented techniques, I have assisted clients in stopping the avoidance of inner emotions and, instead, accepting that these deeper feelings are appropriate responses to certain situations that should not prevent them from moving forward in their lives.

I have utilized this modality for several years and find it particularly aligned with my approach to supporting clients in developing a new relationship to their thoughts and feelings. The internal skills and external direction provides the opportunity for powerful change and support.

Completed training High use of value exploration

ACT represents a firmly evidence-based fusion of some of what I believe are key tenets of psychotherapy. It blends a profound understanding of the human condition with cognitive behavioral approaches that promote an understanding of our individuality in all its magnificently flawed aspects. Promoting acceptance can perhaps feel simplistic at first, but it constitutes a difficult and radical act of self-love necessary to positive change.

Our clinicians often utilize an ACT approach, in conjunction with other modalities based on the individual.