A guest blog by Dr Linda Nicholson As an ACT clinician and co-author of the SHAPE model for Contextual Behavioural Science, I’ve always seen supervision as a space to explore not just what clinicians do, but how they relate -to their clients, to the unknown, and to their own inner experience. What follows is an […]
Created in collaboration with Lisa Coyne Helping young children develop psychological flexibility using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an exciting yet challenging journey. Clinicians and parents alike might feel unsure about how to translate complex ACT principles into meaningful and practical strategies for children as young as four years old. At the heart of […]
Online therapy has become an indispensable resource for mental health care. Offering flexibility, accessibility, and convenience, it has transformed how practitioners can connect with clients. However, this evolution also requires therapists to creatively adapt their approaches to maintain the depth and impact of in-person sessions. Many aspects of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) seamlessly lend […]
Leadership in the modern workplace is fraught with challenges. Balancing conflicting priorities, managing teams with diverse needs, and staying true to one’s values can make the role of a leader both rewarding and overwhelming. In a recent video from our expert tips series, Ross McIntosh dives into this very topic, exploring how acceptance and commitment […]
There’s a pattern that shows up in supervision that I find quietly fascinating, and if you’ve sat in a supervisor’s chair for long enough, you’ll recognise it immediately. A supervisee comes with a client. They’re stuck. The client isn’t progressing, the sessions feel flat, something isn’t working. So you work through it together and you look at the function of the key behaviours, you revisit the formulation, you find a new angle. It’s a good session. Then […]
Guest blog from Jennifer Kemp Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) is a physiological reaction to painful rejection that can happen in close relationships, friendships, families, communities, healthcare, and workplaces. Autistic people and ADHDers experience frequent rejection and criticism throughout our lives, which can make us more sensitive to rejection. Our nervous systems learn to expect rejection, […]
Adolescence is a time of significant growth, challenge, and opportunity with young people often facing difficulties related to identity, relationships, and emotional flexibility, alongside the pressures of modern life. Psychological flexibility models, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and the DNA-V model (developed by Louise Hayes and Joseph Ciarrochi) offer nuanced, evidence-based frameworks to […]
Acceptance and commitment therapy is not simply described as a behavioural therapy. It is one. ACT sits firmly within the contextual behavioural science tradition and draws its conceptual foundations directly from behaviour analysis; from reinforcement, rule-governed behaviour, functional contextualism, through to the analysis of verbal behaviour. Yet in practice, many clinicians reach ACT through a […]
A focused review of Capel & Twohig’s case study Why this paper matters While outcome studies have established that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) performs comparably to traditional CBT and ERP for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), fewer papers show how ACT-informed exposure is actually implemented in clinical work. This case study by Capel and Twohig provides a detailed, session-by-session […]
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ACT isn’t just for the therapy room; its principles and guidance are scattered through our everyday lives and cultures. Relatable examples and metaphors can be so helpful in communicating the essence of what we mean in therapy when we talk about acceptance, defusion, and values-based living. As self-certified ACT nerds we are always excited when […]
Menopause is not simply a collection of symptoms. It is a biopsychosocial transition involving fluctuating hormones, disrupted sleep, shifts in cognition, changing identity, and powerful cultural narratives about ageing and worth. For many, this period interacts with longstanding patterns of self-criticism, anxiety, or striving. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) does not aim to eliminate menopausal […]
We recently spotted an insightful article from Sujata Gupta entitled – “People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity”. The piece is another reminder that how we view neurodivergence is important – it has never been appropriate to be solely seen as a collection of deficits, but rather a spectrum of traits that can […]
Most organisations consist of skilled, values-driven individuals who care about their work, yet they still struggle to create effective teams. Why? Because good intentions alone can’t overcome the hidden dynamics that derail collaboration. When teams are stuck, we often see the same patterns: Meetings feel circular, with little progress. Decisions are endlessly delayed. Disagreements harden […]
We recently ran a poll on Instagram: “Your client says, ‘I feel anxious for no reason.’ As an ACT therapist you say…” And the response that came out on top, by a long way, was: “Let’s notice what’s showing up right now.” Nearly 60% of 267 responses chose it. I love that, because it captures […]
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