Chloe Ackerman (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is based on two ideas: first, that to feel better, we must get better at feeling; and second, that if we commit to doing what makes us feel fulfilled regardless of how we feel, we will feel better. In working with me, you’ll learn how to cope with hard emotions while also finding ways to do things that bring meaning to your life, regardless of how you feel. In this way, you will start to feel better – not because you’ve achieved perfect happiness, but because you know how to live well with whatever emotions life throws your way. I believe in the power of story in therapy. Telling our stories, speaking our traumas out loud, gives us power over them and dispels shame. In our first appointment, I want to hear your story. We’ll talk about what brought you to therapy, your goals, and what wellness means to you. We’ll start to chart your course to wellness.

My Values as a Therapist

My goal in working with you is to put myself out of a job. Over the course of therapy, you will learn to do for yourself what I do for you, so that one day -- be that in a month, a year, or five years -- you'll realize you don't need my help anymore.