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.