ACT - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

ACT for Anxiety

Strategies to Increase Psychological Flexibility

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Get Free of Anxiety – Stop fighting with your thoughts!

ACT is grounded in the belief that fighting or denying unpleasant emotions often exacerbates them. Instead of attempting to reduce or alter the frequency and form of these symptoms, ACT focuses on changing the relationship individuals have with their thoughts and feelings.

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How ACT Helps You Get Unstuck — In Real Life

If you’re a high-achieving professional, you’re probably very good at pushing through discomfort, meeting expectations, and holding yourself to high standards. On the outside, you look successful. On the inside, you may feel anxious, overly self-critical, or constantly worried about not doing “enough” or being “good enough.”
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) helps you relate differently to your thoughts and feelings so they stop running your life. Here’s how its six core skills show up in everyday work and personal situations.

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ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) helps you relate differently to your thoughts and feelings so they stop running your life. Here’s how its six core skills show up in everyday work and personal situations.

Learning to Step Back from Unhelpful Thoughts (Cognitive Defusion)

You May Notice These Thoughts:

“I am going to mess this up.”
“Everyone else knows more than I do.”
“If this isn’t perfect, I’ll fail

At work, these thoughts can keep you over-preparing, procrastinating, or avoiding speaking up in meetings. At home, they may show up as replaying conversations or constantly second-guessing yourself.

ACT helps you learn to notice these thoughts without automatically believing or obeying them. Instead of “This thought is true,” you begin to recognize, “I’m having a thought that…”

That small shift creates space—so the thought no longer controls your actions.

Making Room for Emotions Instead of Fighting Them (Acceptance)

High achievers often try to get rid of anxiety, self-doubt, or discomfort before taking action. But the more you fight these feelings, the stronger they often become.

For example:

You delay sending an important email until you feel “more confident.”
You avoid difficult conversations because the discomfort feels unbearable.”

ACT teaches you how to allow uncomfortable feelings to be there without letting them stop you. You don’t have to like anxiety or self-doubt—you just don’t have to battle them anymore. This frees up energy to focus on what actually matters.

Coming Back to the Moment You’re In (Present-Moment Awareness)

When anxiety and perfectionism take over, your mind often lives in the future (“What if I fail?”) or the past (“I should’ve done better.”).

At work, this can look like:

Being physically present in meetings but mentally spiraling.
Constant multitasking without feeling productive.

At home, it may show up as being distracted with loved ones or unable to relax.

ACT helps you gently return to what’s happening right now—the task in front of you, the conversation you’re in, the moment you’re living—so you can respond more effectively instead of reacting on autopilot.

Remembering You Are More Than Your Thoughts (Self-as-Context)

Youn are more than your thoughts

When self-doubt is loud, it can feel like you are your thoughts:.

“I’m not confident.”
“I’m bad at this.”

ACT helps you reconnect with the part of you that notices these thoughts rather than being defined by them. This “observing self” is steady and unchanged, even when your confidence rises and falls.

This shift can be deeply freeing—especially for professionals who have tied their self-worth to performance, success, or external validation.

Clarifying What Truly Matters to You (Values)

Many high achievers live by expectations—what they should do—rather than what truly matters to them.

ACT helps you identify

The kind of professional you want to be (not just what you want to achieve)
The kind of partner, parent, or friend you want to show up as
What gives your life meaning beyond productivity and success

Values act like a compass, helping you make choices that feel aligned instead of constantly driven by fear or pressure.

Taking Meaningful Action—Even When It Feels Uncomfortable (Committed Action)

Once you know what matters, ACT helps you take small, realistic steps toward it—even when anxiety, perfectionism, or self-doubt are present.

This might look like:

Speaking up in a meeting even with a shaky voice
Setting boundaries at work instead of over-functioning
Taking a step toward a goal without waiting to feel “ready”

Committed action isn’t about perfection or confidence—it’s about showing up for your values, one step at a time.

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The Big Picture

ACT doesn’t aim to eliminate anxiety or self-doubt. Instead, it helps you stop organizing your life around them—so you can move forward with clarity, purpose, and self-trust.