Everyday life is full of challenges and situations that are beyond our control, and that sometimes makes us angry. For a child on the autism spectrum, however, feelings of frustration or anger that can surface from these everyday hiccups may become overwhelming. At Gateway Pediatric Therapy, which services seven locations in southeast Michigan, board-certified behavior […]

Realizing that not everyone we speak with or speak to has a counseling background, we would like to give some clarity to types of therapy we implement and terms we often use.  This week is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.  Our therapists at Waters Edge Counseling know this type of therapy to be extremely effective with […]

The Journey Is The Destination What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a modality of behavioural therapy that incorporates mindfulness strategies along with changes in behaviour to help people move towards what’s important to them. For a more detailed explanation, read my blog post all about ACT here. Why would you […]

Chronic pain is one of the most difficult conditions to endure – it can affect every aspect of your life, from your physical function and mental concentration to your mood and relationships. At Allied Pain & Spine Institute, we harness the medical knowledge and technology available to provide our patients with the most innovative pain […]

Download Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A New Harbinger PDF eBook Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A New Harbinger by Steven C. Hayes, Spencer Smith (Paperback) Download Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your […]

ACT does not recognize unwanted emotional experiences as symptoms or problems but to view them more positively as a normal part of the fullness and vitality of life and that life includes a full spectrum of experience, sometimes including the discomfort or even pain that may accompany some situations. ACT, along with Mindfulness training, helps […]

How does acceptance and commitment therapy work?   It uses six core processes that are acceptance, cognitive defusion, being present, the self as context, values, and committed action. This framework is known as the Hexaflex and is the basis of ACT. Let’s take a closer look at the elements of the Hexaflex. Acceptance is the process […]

Clinical perfectionism is associated with various cognitive processes including performance monitoring and emotion regulation. This exploratory study analyzed neurological data from a randomized controlled trial for clinical perfectionism that compared acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to a waitlist control. The objective was to assess the effect of ACT on neural activation. Twenty-nine participants underwent a […]