Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Adelaide
Build psychological flexibility and take meaningful action guided by your values. ACT with registered psychologists in Marion, Adelaide, and via telehealth nationwide.
Living a rich, values-driven life alongside difficult thoughts and feelings
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based form of psychotherapy that helps you build psychological flexibility — the ability to stay present, make room for painful thoughts and emotions, and take meaningful action guided by your core values.
Rather than spending energy trying to fight, control, or eliminate difficult feelings like anxiety or grief, ACT teaches practical mindfulness and acceptance skills. This shifts your relationship with your internal experiences so they no longer hold you back from living a rich, purposeful life.
At Yara Psychology, we provide compassionate ACT sessions for adults, adolescents, and couples in Adelaide's southern suburbs (in-clinic at Marion) and across Australia via telehealth.
Who Can Benefit from ACT
ACT is a highly adaptable, evidence-based approach effective for a wide range of mental health challenges and life stages. It is particularly helpful if you are experiencing:
The Six Core Processes of ACT
ACT is built around six core processes designed to help you break free from unhelpful mental patterns and move toward what truly matters.
Acceptance
Making space for uncomfortable emotions, sensations, and urges without trying to suppress or escape them.
Cognitive Defusion
Learning to step back and observe your thoughts as just words or images, reducing their power to dictate your behaviour.
Present-Moment Awareness
Practising mindfulness to anchor your attention in the here and now, rather than getting lost in past regrets or future worries.
Self-as-Context
Connecting with a stable, observing sense of self that remains constant regardless of changing thoughts, roles, or feelings.
Values Clarification
Defining what genuinely matters to you in key areas of life, such as relationships, career, health, and personal growth.
Committed Action
Setting realistic goals and taking concrete, positive steps aligned with your values, even when obstacles arise.
Psychological flexibility, not the absence of difficulty.
Rather than asking you to eliminate painful thoughts and feelings, ACT equips you with the skills to carry them lightly while still moving toward the life you want.
What to Expect in an ACT Session
Standard individual sessions last 50 minutes, with tailored options for adolescents and couples. Short-term therapy (6 to 10 sessions) can deliver practical skills for specific issues, while deeper, long-standing concerns may benefit from longer-term support. You and your psychologist will regularly review your progress together.
Initial consultation
We explore what you are currently struggling with and map out your personal values.
Values clarification
Together we identify what matters most across key areas of your life, giving direction to your therapy.
Skills-based sessions
Practical mindfulness, defusion, and acceptance exercises you can use immediately in daily life.
Review and adjustment
Progress is reviewed regularly and the approach refined to keep you moving toward what matters.
ACT Telehealth Australia
Secure, video-based telehealth sessions are available to clients across South Australia and nationally, offering the same clinical effectiveness as in-clinic sessions for those unable to attend the Marion location in person.
Frequently Asked Questions
Book ACT in Adelaide
If you are ready to build psychological flexibility and live a life guided by what truly matters to you, evidence-based ACT with a registered psychologist can help you get there.
Sessions are available in person at our Marion clinic in Adelaide's southern suburbs, or via telehealth anywhere in Australia.