Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) facilitates psychological flexibility, which is one’s ability to adapt to uncomfortable and painful thoughts, emotions, and situations in a healthy and positive way. In ACT, you can achieve this mental and emotional agility through six core processes: Acceptance, Mindfulness, Cognitive Defusion, Self as Context, Values Clarification, and Committed Action.

Collectively, these six core skills are known as the “ACT Hexaflex model.” In this guide, we’ll break d...