ACT on Mental Health

My name is Shaun Hardie, and I help people unhook from unhelpful thoughts, get unstuck, and live more fully in the here and now. Too often, we get so caught up in struggling with our own minds that we forget to actually live. I’m here to help you show up for what truly matters. This channel is all about learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)—an approach that embraces life’s messiness while building something meaningful from it. It’s not about fixing yourself; it’s about finding yourself. Outside of this channel, I run a private practice called Vineyard Counseling where I utilize ACT with clients in the therapy room. My passion is to translate ACT into practical skill you can use in your life and in therapy room as well if you're a therapist like me. That's why I made a free resource for you called "The ACT Roadmap", a 10-session protocol to help you teach ACT in the therapy room. You can find this and more free ACT resources at www.shaunhardie.com/resources.

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  ACT on Mental Health

  Cognitive Defusion: How To Use It In ACT Sessions

  Aug 30, 20268 minS0

  Learning cognitive defusion from a textbook is one thing. Knowing what to say when a client is sitting across from you is another.<br /><br />In this video, I show graduate students, those in practicum, interns, and new ACT therapists how I introduce cognitive defusion in a session. You’ll learn 3 concrete techniques: Paper Exercise and Ladder technique, Name the Story technique, and Rapid Word Repetition technique.<br /><br />The goal of defusion is not to eliminate thoughts or force clients to feel better. It is to help them notice thoughts differently, consider what is workable, and choose where to pl...

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  A Therapist's Take on ACT vs CBT vs DBT

  Aug 9, 202614 minS0

  📥 FREE WORKSHEET: Compare the different therapy approaches and their core questions: <br />https://www.shaunhardie.com/resources<br /><br />How does a therapist choose between ACT, CBT, and DBT?<br /><br />In “A Therapist’s Take on ACT-CBT-DBT,” Shaun Hardie, LMHC, explains how these evidence-based therapy approaches understand thoughts, emotions, and behavior—and why one approach is not automatically best for every person.<br /><br />You’ll learn:<br /><br />• How CBT examines and tests interpretations <br />• How ACT changes your relationship with thoughts through acceptance, cognitive defusion, values, and psychological flexibility <br />• How DBT uses behavioral chain analysis, emotion regulation, distres...

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  ACT with Children | Teaching Kids to Feel Bad Better

  Aug 2, 202615 minS0

  How do we help children handle painful thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences run the show?<br /><br />In this video, I explain the six core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy using the child-friendly ACT KidFlex model. You’ll learn one practical activity for each action—Stay Here, Let It Be, Let It Go, Notice Yourself, Choose What Matters, and Do What Matters.<br /><br />📥 DOWNLOAD THE FREE WORKSHEET <br />www.shaunhardie.com/resources<br /><br />These activities can help therapists, counselors, teachers, and parents build psychological flexibility and emotional regulation skills through movement, play, pictures, and practice.<br /><b...

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  The Art of Selfing: How ACT Explains Who You Really Are

  Jul 12, 202614 minS0

  Get the free Art of Selfing Worksheet: https://www.shaunhardie.com/resources<br /><br />If someone asked you who you really are, you'd probably answer with a story — but Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) says that story can quietly become a trap. In this video I break down the three ways ACT understands the self: self as content (the story you tell), self as process (catching the story as it happens), and self as context (the part of you holding it all). You'll see the chessboard metaphor, the jar of marbles, and a real example of how this plays out wh...

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  ACT Explained by the Founders of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy | Steven Hayes | Russ Harris

  Jul 5, 202614 minS0

  Most therapy treats suffering like an infection to cure. Psychologist Steven Hayes flips that — your mind, working exactly as it's built to work, is what's making you suffer. He calls this destructive normality. This video breaks down Acceptance and Commitment Therapy straight from the source: Hayes' book Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change, and ACT Made Simple by Steven Hayes and Russ Harris.<br /><br />If you've been stuck in cycles of anxiety, mental illness, or negative self-talk — trying harder to feel better but only sinking deeper — this is for you. You'll walk away understanding the FEAR c...

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