Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or ACT (typically pronounced as a word, not as separate initials - an acronym, not an initialism) is a cognitive–behavioral model of psychotherapy. It is an empirically-based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies mixed in different ways with commitment and behavior-change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. The approach was originally called comprehensive distancing. It was developed by Steven C. Hayes, Kelly Wilson, and Kirk Strosahl.
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