The acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) framework including the use of the Hexaflex provides a powerful lens through which clinicians can support patients facing end-of-life challenges. The use of the Hexaflex can offer practical tools to help patients engage with their experience with more openness, flexibility, and alignment with personal meaning as well as being a helpful guide for clinicians. The approach when working with people at end of life requires significant flexibility from clinicians to ensure that they are engaging well with where the patient is at the time (this might change quickly between sessions, or even within sessions at times).
This summary, shared by Toni Lindsay, looks at how the ACT hexaflex can be used in discussions with those clients facing the end of life, including simple prompts and suggestions for sessions.
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TONI LINDSAY is a Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of experience specialising in adolescent and adult cancer and end of life care. She holds a professional doctorate in Clinical and Health Psychology and currently serves as the Allied Health Manager at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, where she integrates psychological support into oncology treatment.
