Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workshop - November 2025

Growing research about ACT demonstrates its efficacy for a wide range of diagnoses and life problems. It helps people accept their internal experiences while moving towards the life they value.

At this experiential workshop you will establish a foundational understanding of Psychological Flexibility, develop skills for using ACT and learn about Relational Frame Theory (RFT).

Over the two days you will learn how to:

• help clients hold their painful thoughts and emotions gently; identify and actively move towards their values; and develop awareness of the present moment and their capacity to observe it.

• develop a therapeutic relationship in which support can be provided compassionately and flexibly.

• formulate life struggles from an ACT perspective.

• practice ACT exercises and relate the concepts back to your own life and clinical experiences.

• meet clients where they are and foster their willingness to change.

This workshop is fully catered with vegetarian food.

Giselle Bahr and Ben Sedley are clinical psychologists and co-founders of ACT Wellington. They have been using ACT for over 15 years, and have been trained and supervised by many leading ACT therapists and researchers. Giselle and Ben have both worked at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, in Private Practice with adults and adolescents, and in the clinical psychology programme at Victoria University. Giselle has developed and facilitated ACT groups for parents and adults, and served on the Board of ANZ ACBS. Ben is the author of Stuff That Sucks: Accepting what you can’t change and committing to what you can, the co-author of Stuff That's Loud: A teen's guide to unspiralling when OCD gets noisy (with Lisa Coyne) and is an ACBS Peer Reviewed ACT Trainer.

QUESTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

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What's the refund policy?

A refund is available until 30 days before the workshop. This includes all costs except for the eventbrite nonrefundable fee.

A 50% refund is available until 14 days before the workshop.

From 14 days before the workshop, your ticket is non-refundable but fully transferrable. To transfer your ticket to another attendee contact us with the new details.

Full refunds will be made if the event cannot proceed due to Covid19 restrictions, or attendees are unable to travel to the event due to Covid19 restrictions.

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