I thought I would write a little letter in response to a common misconception I often hear working with students and seasoned clinicians alike.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is often misunderstood as a therapy that tries to help people “think better” or “feel better.” In practice, ACT takes a different path. Rather than asking whether a thought is true or a feeling is justified, ACT consistently returns to a simpler, more pragmatic question:
Is this working for you in your life, in this context, over time?
This question captures what ACT means by workability, and it sits at the center of how ACT understands change.
What “Workability” Means in ACT
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