ACT Resources
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you accept what is out of your personal control, and commit to action that improves and enriches your life. These worksheets are designed to help you build psychological flexibility.
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ACT Core Skills Handout
A comprehensive overview of the six core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (The Hexaflex).
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Values Clarification Worksheet
Explore what truly matters to you across different life domains (relationships, work, health, etc.) to guide your actions.
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Clarifying Values & Life Changes
A deep dive into values-based living: The 'Unlimited Confidence' thought experiment and a comprehensive list of 60 values.
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Defusion Techniques Handout
Learn 10 practical techniques to unhook from difficult thoughts and reduce their impact on your behavior.
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Depression ACT Worksheet
Specific ACT exercises and metaphors for managing depression, focusing on behavioral activation and acceptance.
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Anxiety ACT Worksheet
Apply ACT principles to anxiety, including willingness to experience sensations and dropping the struggle.
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Part 1: Befriending the Nervous System
Understanding anxiety not as a mistake, but as a protective signal from your autonomic nervous system.
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Part 2: The Wisdom of Fear
Decoding the message of your anxiety to understand what values it is trying to protect.
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Part 3: The Shadow of Control
Exploring how the need for certainty restricts your life and learning to trust yourself instead.
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Part 4: The Catastrophizer
Meeting the internal voice that predicts doom and learning to unblend from it.
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Part 5: The Orphan
Connecting with and reparenting the part of you that feels unsafe and alone in the world.
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Part 6: The Architecture of Avoidance
Mapping the ways you shrink your life to avoid discomfort and identifying your safety behaviors.
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Part 7: Somatic Listening
Moving from the head to the body: learning to stay with physical sensations without resistance.
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Part 8: Dropping the Rope
Stopping the exhausting tug-of-war with anxiety through the practice of surrender.
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Part 9: The Courage to Be
Reframing existential anxiety as the dizziness of freedom and the price of a meaningful life.
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Part 10: Expansion & Willingness
Practicing the art of making room for discomfort so you can move toward what matters.
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Part 11: The Compass of Values
Using your values as a guide for action, even when anxiety is present.
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Part 12: The Alchemist
Transmuting the energy of anxiety into vitality, passion, and performance.
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