More about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Handling Emotions

I love Acceptance and Commitment Therapy because it is filled with metaphors instead of worksheets. For the way my brain works, a metaphor “sticks” and I’m much likely to access a positive coping skill if I’ve learned it as a metaphor.

So, how many times have you found yourself filled to the top with thoughts and feelings that you experience as negative? And the harder you try to avoid them, stuff them down, distract yourself from the the more you are entangled in them?

This short video illustrates another option to handling those thoughts and emotions. In ACT it’s called defusion and uses mindfulness to simply notice the thoughts and feelings without labeling them as negative or unwanted. 

If this model interests you and you think it might be a good fit, please call me at 678-798-8540 or use the Contact Me form for a free consultation.

I provide online counseling as well as in person in Roswell, GA.