Develop greater psychological flexibility and take practical steps to live more in sync with your personal values.
If difficult thoughts and emotions are sapping your energy, and distracting you from what matters most, then Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may be what you’re looking for.
Pain and difficultly are natural parts of what it means to be human. ACT holds that we suffer when we try to avoid, suppress or get “hooked” by these experiences.
Instead of fighting those thoughts, or feeling guilty about having them, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches you how to change your relationship to them so they no longer control your life.
By developing mindfulness skills and focusing on your deeply held values, you learn to choose behaviors that make your life better, even if negative thoughts/emotions are still there.
Acceptance and commitment therapy can be beneficial if you are struggling with:
- Chronic worry and getting trapped in a cycle of mental loops
- Intrusive and obsessive thoughts
- Negative self-talk
- Decision paralysis
- Avoidance behaviours, such as procrastination and avoiding uncomfortable experiences
- Using substances to escape uncomfortable thoughts or physical sensations
- Feeling aimless or unfulfilled
- Stress and burnout
Book with Gopi- Resuming February 2027