What is Acceptance + Commitment Therapy?

• The belief that negative emotions are wrong and must be fixed or changed
• Feeling like you’re stuck in the same loop and unable to get out
• Anxiety, depression, or obsessive-compulsive disorder
• All-or-nothing thinking and a tendency to generalize
• Developing compassion and strengthening your relationship with yourself and others
• Anger, blame, resentment, or inability to move through past experiences
• Strengthening emotional regulation and the ability to see multiple perspectives
• Building self-awareness and growing confidence
• Healing trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms
• Overwhelming stress from the workplace, relationships, or home
• Abuse of substances or disordered eating

While every circumstance and person is unique, ACT is built on 6 core tenets that help you move forward towards your most vital, blissful life.

1. At Bliss, we believe your counselling should be as unique as you are. We’ll begin by getting you matched with the perfect therapist for you.
2. Then, you’ll get started with your initial session. During this appointment (virtual or in-person), you’ll connect with your therapist and share your current situation, what you’re currently struggling with and where you’d like to grow.
3. From here, you and your therapist will begin working through the tenets of ACT. With guidance, you’ll embrace and accept what you’re feeling, identify your unique set of values and create a plan to commit your actions and behaviours towards those values. After each session, you’ll leave feeling more connected and compassionate toward yourself – with growing confidence that your behaviour and choices reflect who you really are deep down.