Gary Bridgeman

Acceptance and Commitment Training is also known as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and shortened to the abbreviation ACT typically pronounced as the word "act". ACT gets its name from its core approach of accepting rather than trying to change or control thoughts and emotions and then committing to undertaking a valued based action. The development of psychological flexibility lies at the heart of ACT. The ACT coach aims to help the client live a life in line with their own personal values while giving them the tools to accept the unhelpful thoughts and feelings that is an inevitable aspect of a rich and meaningful life. ACT emphasises mindfulness skills and teaches these and other skills through experiential exercises and values-guided behavioural interventions. The core principles of ACT include cognitive defusion, acceptance, mindfulness, observing the self, values and committed action. Acceptance and Commitment Training works because it has over 200 randomised controlled studies (the gold standard in scientific evidence) proving its effectiveness. Find out more at https://activate-yourlife.com/