Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is a values-based therapy that helps you build a healthier relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings instead of trying to eliminate them. Rather than focusing only on symptom reduction, ACT helps you clarify what matters most to you and take action aligned with those values, even when anxiety, stress, or self-doubt are present.
At Calm Clarity Therapy, our clinicians use ACT to help clients move through anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and major life transitions when avoidance or rigid thinking has become the bigger problem.
How ACT Works
ACT is built around six core processes, typically woven together over the course of treatment:
- Acceptance — making room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them.
- Cognitive defusion — creating distance from unhelpful thoughts so they carry less weight.
- Present-moment awareness — building the ability to stay grounded rather than stuck in past or future thinking.
- Self-as-context — developing a stable sense of self separate from any one thought or feeling.
- Values clarification — identifying what actually matters to you.
- Committed action — taking concrete steps toward those values, even when it's uncomfortable.
What ACT Treats
- Generalized anxiety and panic disorder
- Depression
- Social anxiety
- Obsessive-compulsive patterns
- Insomnia
- Chronic stress
Why Choose Calm Clarity Therapy for ACT
- Clinicians trained in ACT principles and practice
- Focus on values and function, not just symptom checklists
- In-network with Aetna, Cigna, Optum/UHC/UMR, Select Health, Medicare, BCBS/Carelon, and Colorado Medicaid
- Available in
Denver,
Lakewood, and via
telehealth statewide
Denver Office
7535 E Hampden Ave, Suite 352, Denver, CO
Lakewood Office
12600 W Colfax Ave, Suite B-340, Lakewood, CO
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We provide a neutral, professional space for kids and teens to work through the pressures of school, social life, and neurodiversity. Our team works with both the child and the parents to ensure there is a clear, practical plan for growth and emotional stability.
