If you are interested in the topic of psychotherapy, you may have heard of such an approach as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In the article you will find out what it is and for whom it is suitable.
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ACT is an approach to psychotherapy that has evolved from traditional behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapy.
The approach was developed by University of Nevada psychologist Steven S. Hayes in the 1980s.
The approach involves giving up avoiding and denying your emotions and accepting your feelings and states.
Thus, people accept life's difficulties and make some useful changes in their habitual behavior. And there is no difference what exactly happens in life and how they relate to it.
Who is AST suitable for
This approach of psychotherapy helps with many physical and mental illnesses. For example, from anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, psychosis, RPP, chronic pain.
ACT helps develop or expand psychological flexibility, which means the ability to adapt to one's thoughts and behaviors and develop emotional openness.
