Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Kaia Stamiris (They/She)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I have taken several training courses in the ACT model, and believe that no better model for describing the building blocks of psychological health exists at this time. I apply the model flexibly and especially enjoy guiding clients through exercises to facilitate defusion from thoughts (i.e. stepping back into the "observing self").

Kalpana Krishnamurthy (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

Professional Counselor Associate

ACT helps individuals build psychological flexibility which can be really helpful in our day to day lives. ACT also focuses on helping take action toward living a life aligned with your values. I have utilize ACT tools and approaches, have attended ACT trainings, and participate in an ACT consultation group.

Evie Willis (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is about finding a new way to relate to difficult thoughts and feelings instead of getting stuck in them or letting them dominate your life. It helps build a focus on what really matters to you and take small steps toward that—even when things feel difficult or messy.

Introspective Collective Group (She/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Several clinicians on our team are trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a powerful approach that focuses on helping individuals accept their thoughts and feelings rather than struggle against them. ACT encourages clients to clarify their values and commit to actions that align with those values, even in the presence of discomfort or difficult emotions. By fostering psychological flexibility, ACT helps individuals create a life that is meaningful and in line with their priorities.

Maddi Carr (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

R8625

Elise Helms (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Jennifer Gray (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC, EMDR

Providing therapy rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for individuals. Specializing in helping entrepreneurs navigate stress, anxiety, self-doubt, and perfectionism. ACT focuses on fostering psychological flexibility, aligning actions with personal values, and embracing mindfulness to manage challenges effectively. Empowering clients to build resilience, set meaningful goals, and live authentically in both personal and professional spheres.

Heather Ackles (she/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

What values do you stand by? How have your values changed over time? Where are you now- and where do you want to go from here? Do depression/anxiety blocks get in the way? Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a foundation therapy to outline roads and direction for ‘forward’ movement. Even bigger: ACT helps you define what ‘forward’ means to YOU. Our sessions use ACT to help you identify your values - delve into the core of who YOU are - and practice forward movement.

Humanistic Therapy NW LLC

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW, ACSW, CSWA

We use ACT to help clients build psychological flexibility, reduce avoidance, and align their actions with personal values. Through mindfulness, acceptance strategies, and values-based goal setting, we support clients in navigating anxiety, trauma, and life transitions with greater clarity and resilience.

Dr. Chandra Mundon (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

Psy.D.

Jennifer Bielenberg (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD

I have years of specialized training in ACT and its "sibling" relational therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP).

Peter Ragen (He/Him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA

I specialize in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an approach that helps clients relate differently to difficult thoughts and emotions rather than getting stuck in them. ACT supports lasting change by clarifying personal values and building psychological flexibility—the ability to stay present and take meaningful action even in the face of discomfort. I guide clients in learning how to observe their inner experiences with compassion while moving toward the life they want

Stephanie Avery (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

M.Ed.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on reducing feelings of distress through mindfulness techniques, acceptance of what is both in our control and out of our control, and refocusing on the things that are most important to us so that we can live more fulfilling value-driven lives.

Mikki Jordan

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Lesley Smith (they/she)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

This is the primary modality I use. I took a course on ACT during my Master's program and an intensive training on 2018. I attend a monthly ACT consult group and continue to access books and other resources on ACT.

Nathan Becker (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, NCC

With Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, we learn to accept the experience of our thoughts and feelings, rather than attempting to avoid or control them. We also set out on a path of self-discovery, uncovering our values and what truly matters to us. ACT teaches us to let that awareness guide us, so we can pursue a life filled with meaning and fulfillment.

Megan Bucknum (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW CADC I

ACT is an engaging form of therapy that includes processing/reflection, learning skills, practicing skills both inside and outside of sessions, and clarifying what matters to you. If you find you have tried everything to stop painful thoughts or feelings, but the struggle continues, this may be a helpful approach. I hope you leave our sessions with a plan of action— something you can take with you and do between sessions that will make a positive difference.

Eric Loya (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

ACT provides an array of practices and perspectives that I use in my work to help clients increase their psychological flexibility, and to learn to better interact with their cognitive, emotional and somatic experiences. ACT incorporates mindfulness practices, the emphasis on the acceptance of the mind’s experience, and evaluating one’s inherent values that can allow for living a more value-based life, with new adaptive ways of interacting with unavoidable stressors.

Ryja (Rylan Jay) Testa (he/him)

Clinical Psychologist

PhD; Psychologist Licensed in OR and CA

Over the years I have received formal training in ACT through my initial doctoral internship and followed this with additional trainings in my post-doctoral years and beyond. I have consistently used ACT integrated into my therapeutic work since 2012 and consider it to be one of my primary treatment approaches.

Lisa Gascho (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Brad Pankey (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

Laken Nelson (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA

Debra Schnack (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA in Psychology

As a practitioner of ACT, I am able to help individuals recognize ways in which their attempts to suppress, manage, and control emotional experiences create challenges. By recognizing and addressing these challenges, individuals can become better able to make room for values-based actions that support well-being.

Allison Strausberg (she/they)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

ACT is a mindfulness-based approach that emphasizes understanding and acceptance of difficult thoughts and emotions while cultivating psychological flexibility and encouraging you to commit to new actions that align with your values.

Teresa Zahariades, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I have trained with Steven Hayes, Ph.D, the co-creator of ACT, attended ACT bootcamps and continue self-study daily with ACT principles.

Tori Gorman (She/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Julie Sliga (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, CRC, LPC

With a strong foundation in ACT, I'll guide youtoward embracing your thoughts and feelings rather than fighting against them. This approach empowers you to clarify your values and take meaningful actions aligned with those values, even in the face of anxiety or chronic illness. By fostering psychological flexibility, ACT helps you develop a sense of purpose and direction during life transitions, encouraging a more fulfilling and engaged life.

Andrew Harms (He/him)

Clinical Social Work Associate

CSWA, MSW

I have specialized training in Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) which is a mindfulness-based therapeutic practice that encourages you to identify what values are personally important and to take action on those values. ACT encourages acceptance of what is out of our personal control, while developing a flexibility to alter the things we can. I encourage client to find what their meaningful life is and support them in creating more opportunities to experience it in a significant way.

Jessica Franco

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, CSWA

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a powerful approach that invites you to embrace your thoughts and emotions, rather than struggle against them. In our work together, you'll learn how to create space for your feelings while focusing on what truly matters to you. ACT encourages you to live in alignment with your values, even when challenges arise. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, or life transitions, we’ll work together to build a fulfilling life guided by your goals.

Mitch Bacon, MA, LMFT

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

I have extensive training in ACT. I believe aligning with your values, making committed steps to action, and engaging with what matters are key to change.

Chris Broussard (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.A., CADC-I

Grounding in mindfulness and cognitive defusion. ACT is especially helpful for addictions, OCD, anxiety, and depression with rumination. ACT is a whole-being approach that works with thought, behavior, emotion, and subtle body experience.

Kristen Seghete (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

PhD, PMH-C

Elyse Beckman (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC, LMHC, SUDP

Cory Anton

Licensed Professional Counselor

Acceptance of the unknown can be daunting and overwhelming, but ultimately leads to freedom and relief. ACT is often a very helpful adjunct to ERP and CBT when treating OCD and anxiety.

Lisette Heidtke (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Natalie Mickola (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

To summarize, ACT focuses on accepting what you can't control and committing to what is important to you. I have used many components of ACT with clients, but my favorite is exploring someone's values and how life feels when they do/don't honor those values. While it can feel like a simple concept, this can often be key in creating a life that feels more authentic and fulfilling.

Michael Ianello (he/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

ACT has two basic principles for therapist and client to follow. One, accept that we have unwelcome thoughts sometimes and that these thoughts are out of our control. Two, commit to a life which is focused on core values defined by you. In other words, "Embrace your imperfections and learn how to trust that you know what's best." ACT is a research and evidence based approach which has been shown to assist with the following: Anxiety, Depression, Social Insecurity, Perfectionism, ADHD and more.

Emily Padilla

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy that stems from traditional behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Clients learn to stop avoiding, denying, and struggling with their inner emotions and, instead, accept that these deeper feelings are appropriate responses to certain situations that should not prevent them from moving forward in their lives. Emily has been trained and is certified in ACT Therapy.

Sam Wilson

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LCSW-C

Are you ready to commit to being the person you want to be? Are you ready to leave your reservations behind on your path to becoming your authentic self? Using ACT, I can help you chart that path, combining existential techniques with proven lessons from cognitive and behavioral research.

Becca Flatt (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MSW, LCSW

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an intervention that puts the focus of treatment on acceptance of thoughts, feelings, and emotions. It also focuses on values guided action which means actions that are based on the things that bring value and meaning to our lives. The way I often conceptualize ACT is the Serenity Prayer in action.

Ellen Eberhardt (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Relendra Kaia

Licensed Professional Counselor

At the core of my therapeutic approach is Acceptance and Commitment therapy, which employs mindfulness and non-identification with thoughts and emotions to foster courage and self-agency in response to challenging mental and emotional states. By identifying deeply held values and understandings of self and being, clients are able to locate and commit to a chosen life path and achieve freedom from fear in embracing a vibrant life.

Alexandra Moskovich (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LMHC

Chelsea Kellogg (she/her/hers)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

Preston Turner (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Lyndsey Upton (They/Them)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.Ed, NCC, Professional Counselor Associate

Julio Iñiguez (he/him)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

ACT helps us learn what is important to you by clarifying your values. We use your values to take committed action that helps you experience more satisfaction and integrity in your life. We get acquainted with your ways coping and the impact these have on your life without judgment. In this process you develop the psychological flexibility that will help you become more resilient and confident in you life, and help you gain clarity in what's important to you and how to go after it.

Kelly Hubert (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Veronica Carmenate (She/Her)

Licensed Psychologist

Ph.D

Being mindful enough to make choices from a conscious and authentic place is the biggest gift we can give ourselves. ACT strategies can help us do just that. Through the use of ACT as a therapy frame, we can create awareness to our negative thought patterns, faulty self beliefs, and tendency towards self judgment. When we have awareness and understanding we can create change and live life we are proud of.

James Whalen (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

C8765

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches us to learn how to sit with our distress and accept it, in order to help us relate to our thoughts and feelings in ways that don't increase the suffering that's natural to your situation. It helps us learn to live our lives according to our values, with the understanding that we have control of our behavior and not our thoughts. ACT is most helpful for clients with anxiety and depression.

Emily Stasko (she/her)

Licensed Psychologist

MPH, Ph.D.

I provide these orientations: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT (e.g., Cognitive Processing Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD, CBT for Insomnia), Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Liberation Psychology, LGBTQ Psychology and Queer Theory

Kira Ehrmann (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW

Kelly Aldinger (she/her)

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

PMHNP-BC, MSW, RYT

Dave Davis

Qualified Mental Health Professional

MA

ACT is the treatment method I lean on most heavily in my practice. It offers a comprehensive and flexible framework which emphasizes development of: -Committed action toward living one's values -Building a rich and meaningful life -Understanding and re-writing unhelpful stories that keep you stuck in life -Developing the ability to direct your own attention to what is important

Neil Panchmatia (he/they)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, Licensed Professional Counselor

I use tenets of ACT in my work as it holistically encapsulates the essence of true healing: learning skills while being holistically congruent with oneself.

Heather Lokteff

Licensed Professional Counselor

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy aims to become more cognitively flexible, more engaged in the present, take committed action steps towards change, and become more connected to your personal values. It centers around finding ways to live more intentionally in the moment and act in ways that are more helpful to yourself.

Michael Crockett

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD

ACT helps you clarify your guiding values and live your life in accordance to these. ACT also incorporates mindfulness sklls such as attuning your attention to your immediate experience, without getting caught up in judgement. Practicing mindfulness allows you to live more fully in the present moment.

Majken Elek, MA

Licensed Professional Counselor

ACT is an evidence-based intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness mixed in different ways with commitment and behavior-change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. The goal is not to get rid of of difficult feelings; but allow them to be present and what life throws at us in order to move toward valued behavior.

Paige Cameron (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC C6978 EMDR Certified Therapist 339470

Dawn Forrester (She/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.S., N.C.C.

"Sitaram Dass" K. Sandin (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is one of my core mindfulness-based modalities. By making friends with our mind, body, and senses, our anxieties and depressions can soften. We let go of struggle and move towards a life in alignment with our deepest held values.

Amanda Roberson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

ACT is an acceptance based model created by Steven Hayes that teaches about the importance of living in accordance with values and accepting what we cannot change. As a client participating in ACT therapy, you would be expected to identify values, discuss barriers that prevent living in accordance with values, practice acceptance of things outside of your control, and make lifestyle changes.

Sakura Counseling (She/He/They)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Our clinic employs Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to guide clients in embracing their emotions, clarifying values, and committing to positive actions. Through mindfulness and acceptance techniques, clients learn to manage distress, cultivate psychological flexibility, and align their actions with their values, ultimately leading to improved well-being and a more fulfilling life journey.

Kelly Sestero (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC, NCC

I am trained in ACT to help build cognitive flexibility and the ability to commit to values-focused behaviors. It is effective in treating depression and anxiety.

Katie Playfair (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC (OR) LMHC (WA)

ACT is a "third-wave" behavior therapy that my clients and I agree, is much more tolerable approach to treating many diagnoses. I love ACT for a few reasons: 1. We emphasize CLIENT values in choosing which symptoms we're treating and how we're approaching the treatment. 2. It's transdiagnostic. The same skill can benefit multiple people with different diagnoses. ACT skills can benefit someone with depression, anxiety, OCD, or other symptoms. 3. It's neurodiversity-affirming.

Kate Keating (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I have taken an post-graduate course on ACT and am drawn to the gentle, compassionate nature of the approach. I think you'll find it to be transformative.

Morgan Lyons (She/Her or They/Them)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have extensive advanced training in ACT and consider it my “therapeutic homebase.” I have received active regular mentorship and consultation in this modality for 8+ years.

Brian Thompson (he/him)

Licensed Psychologist

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

Sibylle Dehart (she/her)

Student Counselor

As part of my internship, I am currently being trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Luke Colbourn (he/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

ACT is a subtype of CBT which focuses more on noticing our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and asking ourselves if they are 'workable'. Do my actions move me toward my values, and if not what can I learn to do differently to help them line up more closely in the future? The 'acceptance' in ACT is not about passively tolerating problems in the world, it's about our own internal experience: noticing it, acknowledging it, and being with it.

Wes Harris (he, his, him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC I

I have expertise in ACT and have spent a lot of time in ACT consultation groups and taking advanced trainings. I am passionate about this approach and working with clients who are open to learning more or putting their experiences with ACT into practice.

Nicole Falk (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

Jennifer Violette (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

LMSW, CSWA

I specialize in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps bridge the gap between navigating thoughts and feelings and taking meaningful action. By learning how to engage with challenging thoughts and feelings, mind-body awareness, identifying what matters most to you, and aligning with your values, we can move toward the life you want to live.

Jordan Karr (he/him)

Licensed Psychologist

PhD

Darin Bergen (he/him)

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD

My background in ACT shows up when I help people connect with what they value most and how to live those values in their daily life. I have participated in extensive training in ACT over the years. I am a past President of the Oregon chapter of the Association for Contextual and Behavioral Sciences (OACBS), the international organization for ACT practitioners.

Katie Clark, LMHC, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

NCC

ACT is a mindfulness based method of treating anxiety and other disorders and challenges. It's empirically supported and proven to be effective.

Danielle Solari (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, PMH-C

Sprout Therapy PDX

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMFT, LCSW, Associates

We specialize in supporting clients with depression, whether it's situational, persistent, or associated with other mental health conditions. Drawing from a variety of therapeutic modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, and mindfulness techniques, we collaborate with you to navigate through the complexities of depression to effectively manage and alleviate the symptoms of depression, fostering a path towards greater emotional well-being & resilience.

Alissa Holmes (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have undergone multiple trainings in ACT, which incorporates many principles of CBT as well as mindfulness-based techniques. In ACT, we use acceptance and mindfulness techniques in combination with behavioral changes to help you live a meaningful life based on your personal values. ACT skills are designed to increase your psychological flexibility - meaning you become better able to deal with change while living fully in the present moment.

Emily Kittelson

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC

I was first trained in how to use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat substance use and mental health disorders while in my graduate school internship. I consider Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to be the newest wave of CBT that provides a more holistic approach to wellbeing. I use a client-centered approach that uses cognitive techniques to help build flexibility of thought.

Rebecca Youssef (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

PsyD

Megan Sapp (she/her)

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

PMHNP, CNM, FNP

Nateesh Noakes (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, CRC, PCA

Teamworks Non Profit

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Adam Kim (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC