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Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

An introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy — psychological flexibility, acceptance, mindfulness, values and committed action.

4 Hours2 weeksIntroductory

Course overview

This course introduces Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a modern evidence-based therapeutic approach that focuses on psychological flexibility and meaningful living. Participants explore core ACT concepts including acceptance, cognitive defusion, mindfulness, values clarification, self-as-context and committed action, and learn how individuals can develop healthier relationships with difficult thoughts and emotions while moving towards personally meaningful goals. Through practical exercises, case examples and experiential activities, participants learn how ACT principles can be applied in counselling and therapeutic settings.

This beginner-level course is delivered fully online and self-paced, with around four hours of pre-recorded expert content, practical worksheets, therapeutic tools and case-study discussions. On successful completion you receive a certificate, having built practical, application-ready skills for counselling, educational, personal-development and professional settings.

What you'll learn

  • Explain psychological flexibility and the ACT model
  • Apply acceptance, cognitive defusion and mindfulness processes
  • Support values clarification and committed action
  • Use ACT principles in counselling settings

Curriculum

Module 1 — Foundations of ACT

  • Psychological flexibility
  • The ACT model
  • Meaningful living

Module 2 — Core processes

  • Acceptance and cognitive defusion
  • Mindfulness
  • Self-as-context

Module 3 — Values and action

  • Values clarification
  • Committed action
  • Experiential exercises

Accreditation

Beginner-level course with ~4 hours of expert content and a certificate of completion; approximately 4 hours of structured learning suitable for professional-development portfolios.

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