What is ACT?
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ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) is an evidence-based psychotherapy that uses mindfulness and behavioral strategies to help us accept difficult emotions rather than avoid them. While encouraging meaningful action guided by our personal values.
References
Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., & Wilson, K. G. (1999). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change. Guilford Press. A-Tjak, J. G. L., et al. (2015). A meta-analysis of the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy for clinically relevant mental and physical health problems. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84(1), 30–36. Gloster, A. T., et al. (2017). The empirical status of acceptance and commitment therapy: A review of meta-analyses. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 6(2), 181–192.