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 […]
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 […]
It’s a moment many therapists will recognise. A client takes a breath, their voice shakes, and they say: “I’m sorry for getting emotional. I’m overreacting.” For ACT practitioners, this is more than a passing comment; it’s a doorway into important therapeutic work. This article looks at the reasons why clients might apologise for their emotions, […]
Clients often bring struggles surrounding self-forgiveness into the therapy room. This is a complex issue that cannot always been boiled down to a simple process without context, but we were curious on ACT practitioners go to ideas when working with self-forgiveness. We did a recent poll on our social media channels regarding forgiveness and how […]
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