Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in San Francisco
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that teaches people practical ways to embrace present moment experience in service of enhancing day-to-day quality of life. ACT therapists helps people get unstuck from unhelpful thoughts, create space for difficult feelings, and commit to values-based behaviors.
Simply put, ACT therapy can assist you with clarifying what’s important to you and taking concrete steps towards directions you want to take in life. Did you know that trying to get rid of difficult thoughts and feelings can actually cause them to stay around longer? The skills that are taught by ACT therapists support people with developing new ways of relating to internal experiences so that they don’t have to get in the way of living a full and free life. To learn more about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy check out www.contextualscience.org.
Components of ACT Therapy
If you want to spend less time engaging with unwanted thoughts, feelings, and sensations, and learn strategies to be more present and live your experiences fully, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy may be a great fit for you. You can become skilled in the components of ACT therapy:
Acceptance and mindfulness skills.
Values exploration/clarification.
Commitment and behavior change strategies.
Experiential present goal-directed actions.
Movement towards psychological flexibility.
“Psychological flexibility is defined as contacting the present moment fully as a conscious human being, and based on what the situation affords, changing or persisting in behavior in the service of chosen values.”
Issues our ACT therapists in the Bay Area can help with:
ACT for OCD
ACT for Anxiety
ACT for Work and Life Stress
ACT for Parenting Stress
ACT for Depression
Looking for support from ACT Therapists in the Bay Area?
mindfulSF offers Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for OCD, anxiety, work stress, and more in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area.
Online services also offered across California.