ACT Resources by Category

Psychological Flexibility

• Intro to ACT guided exercise
• ACT-based journaling
• Practicing flexibility in challenging situations
• Urge surfing exercise (for impulsivity, procrastination, cravings, and self-discipline)

Defusion

• Defusion explainer video
• Thought distancing exercise
• Sushi train metaphor
• Disobey your thoughts exercise
• Give the mind a name exercise
• Silly voices and singing thoughts guided exercise
• Guided defusion exercise using imagery, musical soundtrack, and sound effects
• Labeling thoughts by category guided exercise
• Defusion practice worksheet
• Understanding dark thoughts explainer video

Willingness/Acceptance

• Mood meter for identifying emotions
• Mindfulness of emotions guided exercise
• Physicalizing of emotions guided exercise
• Contacting my painful emotions guided exercise

Present Moment Awareness

• Letting go of effort [horse taming metaphor] explainer video
• 8-minute mindful breathing guided exercise
• 7-minute mindful breathing guided exercise
• 10-minute focus and concentration guided exercise
• 5-minute focus and concentration guided exercises

Observer Self

• Observer self guided exercise
• The chessboard guided exercise
• Observer self metaphors guided exercise
• Blue tinted glasses guided exercise

Values

• Values discovery (funeral or birthday party) guided exercise
• Values exploration worksheet 

Committed Action

• Habit tracker worksheet
• Finding motivation explainer video
• How to be unhappy explainer video

Counseling Resources

• ACT Session Structure
• ACT Therapy Personalization Form