🎯Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Course
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Free Course by Everything IFS Academy
Welcome to the Free Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Course for Everyday People
🎧 Audio is read by AI - Jessica Anne Bogart 🎙️ Note: You will hear the AI read ACT as one word, "act," as well as the individual letters "A-C-T" throughout the lesson. We're aware of this and will be re-recording to always say "act."
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy was created by psychologist Dr. Steven C. Hayes, who developed it through the 1980s and introduced it to the world in 1999 alongside co-developers Kirk Strosahl and Kelly Wilson. The name is always spoken as the single word "act," and that's deliberate: this is a therapy about doing. Backed today by more than a thousand randomized controlled trials across an unusually wide range of struggles, ACT comes in with a lens unlike almost anything else in psychology: the goal isn't to get rid of painful thoughts and feelings, it's to build a rich, meaningful life while making room for the pain that comes with caring about anything.
This course teaches pure ACT, with no other modalities blended in, written in plain, emotionally relatable language for everyday people. Inside, you'll work through the six core processes, learn to unhook from the thoughts that push you around, and get clear on the values that make the hard stuff worth doing, with real-life examples and the practical tools, techniques, and strategies ACT is known for. Every module ends with a simple practice so you can begin using the skill right away. It isn't clinical training for therapists and doesn't offer continuing education credits; it's ACT you can put to use in your own life.
Course outline
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The Basics 1. What is ACT
3. The Hexaflex
Where ACT Begins
The 6 Core Processes
5. The Present Moment
7. Acceptance
9. Values
10. Committed Action
Living It
Going Deeper
12. The Choice Point
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Disclaimer Everything IFS Academy is an independent educational platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the IFS Institute. These courses, lessons, skills, and practices are offered for educational and self-reflection purposes only. They do not constitute therapy, mental health treatment, clinical training, or crisis support, and they should not be used as a substitute for professional mental health care.
Crisis Support 🚨 If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, feel unsafe, feel at risk of harming yourself or someone else, or feel too overwhelmed to safely use self-directed practices, please pause this material and reach out for immediate support. Contact a licensed mental health professional, call or text 988 in the U.S. or Canada, or use your local emergency or crisis resources.
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