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ACT is not just another therapeutic approach...

It’s a life-changing philosophy that is flexible, individualized, creative, and fun for both the client and therapist!

You’ll learn how to apply the core principles in therapy to empower clients to accept their feelings without judgment, while taking committed action towards their values and goals.

By immersing yourself in this training, you will be able to tap into this transformative paradigm that empowers clients to break free from the shackles of emotional suffering.

Over two interactive days of professional training, you'll learn how to:

  • Incorporate ACT effectively in your everyday therapy practice
  • Go beyond DSM diagnoses to what's really driving emotional and behavioral problems
  • Put the ACT "Hexaflex" into practice for accurate case conceptualizations
  • Case examples, real-world discussions, and demonstrations to hone your skills and confidence
  • Adapt for anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and interpersonal challenges
  • Apply the best interventions and metaphors from ACT into your sessions


Register now and join us in beautiful Lisle, IL!

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Intensive Training

$499.99 Value
Today Only $299.99
Limited Time Only! Register by 2/1/2025

Live in Lisle, IL
February 12-13, 2025

Doubletree by Hilton Lisle Naperville

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
2-day LIVE training in Lisle, IL
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
ATTEND IN LISLE!
Register as Coordinator
Virtual Webcast
February 12-13, 2025

Broadcast Live from Lisle, IL

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
Join from your home or office
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST!
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours! Click here for Credit details | Click here for virtual CE credit details
Can't attend these dates? Order the self-study version here!

Looking to improve your therapy approach?


Researched and developed by the world-renowned researcher, speaker, and author Steven Hayes, PhD, ACT is fast becoming the treatment approach that gets to the heart of therapeutic relationships.

ACT has garnered extensive scientific support, making it an evidence-based powerhouse. There are over 1000 peer-reviewed journal articles showing that ACT moves the needle on important measures of improving well-being!

Join ACT expert, trainer, and co-author with Steven Hayes of ACT in Practice, Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D, LIVE on July 16-17 to learn how to put ACT in practice and help your clients find their "why" and find their way!


See What Your Colleagues Are Saying About DJ Moran's
2-Day Intensive ACT Training!


"Outstanding and exceptional!!!!! I really learned so much from this high-quality training!!!!"
–Alane B. Counselor

"Outstanding presentation and helpful use of case conceptualizations."
–Innocent O. Psychologist

"Really wonderful and beneficial training. Thanks so much!!"
–Eric O. Social Worker

"One of the best presentations I have attended through PESI. Excellent presentation of great material. Thanks!"
–Judy H. Psychologist

"This was a great seminar. Dr. Moran is an excellent presenter who makes the material very understandable and usable."
–Marianna W. Counselor

"This was a great training and I'm excited to learn more about ACT in helping my patients. ACT feels like it fills in the gaps of other approaches so I'm excited to have new tools and ways of describing things I think will help my patients. Dr. Moran did a wonderful job teaching about these concepts and I really appreciate his humor and enthusiasm."
–Sarah S. Social Worker

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Intensive Training

$499.99 Value
Today Only $299.99
Limited Time Only! Register by 2/1/2025

Live in Lisle, IL
February 12-13, 2025

Doubletree by Hilton Lisle Naperville

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
2-day LIVE training in Lisle, IL
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
ATTEND IN LISLE!
Register as Coordinator
Virtual Webcast
February 12-13, 2025

Broadcast Live from Lisle, IL

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
Join from your home or office
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST!
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours! Click here for Credit details | Click here for virtual CE credit details
Can't attend these dates? Order the self-study version here!

Reserve your room now!
 

When you book your stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle Naperville, you’ll be just steps away from the conference room! Enjoy the convenience of being on-site for your training – as well as in the beautiful scenery of Lisle within walking distance to food, shopping, and more! Onsite recreational amenities include an indoor pool, spa tub and 24-hour fitness center as well as a complimentary shuttle that operates within 3 miles. You'll be close to sites including the College of Dupage, the DuPage Children's Museum, the Cantigny golf club, and the Morton Arboretum.


DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle Naperville
3003 Corporate West Dr
Naperville, Illinois 60532
833-483-0755  
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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Intensive Training

$499.99 Value
Today Only $299.99
Limited Time Only! Register by 2/1/2025

Live in Lisle, IL
February 12-13, 2025

Doubletree by Hilton Lisle Naperville

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
2-day LIVE training in Lisle, IL
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
ATTEND IN LISLE!
Register as Coordinator
Virtual Webcast
February 12-13, 2025

Broadcast Live from Lisle, IL

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
Join from your home or office
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST!
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours! Click here for Credit details | Click here for virtual CE credit details
Can't attend these dates? Order the self-study version here!

What You’ll Learn During Your Two Days in Lisle


Take your practice to the next level! Here’s what you’ll learn at the amazing Doubletree by Hilton Lisle Naperville, where you can find an onsite pool and spa tub, access to complimentary shuttle, fitness center, On-site restaurant, and much more within walking distance!


The ACT Model
  • The nature of human suffering
  • "Healthy normality" is a myth
  • Language: The double-edged sword
  • Undermine unhelpful thoughts
  • Aiming for psychological flexibility and why
  • The ACT hexagon model
Limitations of the Research and Potential Risks
  • Children and adolescents
  • Acute, florid hallucinations
  • Catatonic depression
  • Individuals with an adverse reaction to mindfulness exercises
Acceptance
  • Strengthening a willingness to have emotions
  • The opposite of acceptance is experiential avoidance
  • Experiential avoidance throughout the lifespan
  • Why acceptance is important
  • Case example: Teenage shyness & hoarding
Defusion
  • Look at thoughts rather than from thoughts
  • Deal with automatic thoughts
  • The power of words
  • The problem with cognitive fusion
  • Address CBT-based disputation techniques with defusion
  • "Taking your mind for a walk" exercise
  • Case example: Eating disorders & social phobia
Perspective-Taking
  • Understand the “Self” in ACT
  • Self-as-content, self-as-perspective, self-as-context
  • Observer self-exercise
  • Deal with identity issues
  • Case examples related to PTSD & childhood sexual trauma
Mindfulness
  • Contacting the present moment
  • Why being in the here-and-now is critical for mental health
  • Relationship between mindlessness and psychopathology
  • Meditation, mindfulness and mindful action
  • Exercises for mindful action
  • Case example: Anger, personality disorders, alcoholism
Values Work
  • The positive side of language
  • Identifying core values
  • Differentiate values and goals
  • Writing values-based treatment goals
  • The ethics of values clarification
  • Establishing the lifeline
  • Case example: Heroin addiction, bipolar disorder
Committed Action
  • Define “commitment” objectively
  • Integrate evidence-based therapy with ACT
  • Develop ACT-based behavior therapy treatment plans
  • Improve behavioral activation with ACT
  • Accelerate exposure therapy with ACT
  • Case example: Depression, agoraphobia
Pulling It All Together
  • Hexaflex model for psychological flexibility
  • Ask the “ACT Question” for self-help and case conceptualization
  • Inflexahex model: Diagnosis from an ACT approach
  • Case example: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Incorporate ACT into Your Own Approach
  • Social skills training
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Inpatient treatment programs systems
  • Exposure and ritual prevention
  • Behavioral activation
  • Parent management training
  • Executive coaching
The Mindful Action Plan
  • ACT simplified
  • Passengers on the bus: The classic ACT group exercise
  • How ACT can make you a better therapist

Objectives

  1. Demonstrate effective use of the six core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients advance psychological flexibility.
  2. Employ clinical techniques for increasing psychological flexibility in clients using ACT.
  3. Utilize acceptance approaches with avoidance problems to strengthen a client’s willingness to have emotions.
  4. Apply clinical skills to help clients effectively handle automatic cognitions.
  5. Utilize effective ACT exercises in therapy to aid clients with developing new skills to engage in the present moment and move past struggles.
  6. Assess and clarify a client’s values in order to develop an effective treatment plan and avoid potential clinical problems.
  7. Integrate ACT into different therapeutic styles and methods as an approach to managing symptoms.
  8. Create committed action plans for clients with anxiety disorders to improve level of functioning.
  9. Use metaphors to undermine language-based avoidance repertoires to improve client engagement.
  10. Utilize clinical strategies to develop an ACT-based behavior therapy plan as it relates to treatment outcomes.
  11. Perform emotional, behavioral willingness and exposure techniques with clients to reduce experiential avoidance.
  12. Apply ACT techniques to the treatment of specific disorders including depression, anxiety, trauma and personality disorders.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Intensive Training

$499.99 Value
Today Only $299.99
Limited Time Only! Register by 2/1/2025

Live in Lisle, IL
February 12-13, 2025

Doubletree by Hilton Lisle Naperville

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
2-day LIVE training in Lisle, IL
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
ATTEND IN LISLE!
Register as Coordinator
Virtual Webcast
February 12-13, 2025

Broadcast Live from Lisle, IL

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
Join from your home or office
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST!
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours! Click here for Credit details | Click here for virtual CE credit details
Can't attend these dates? Order the self-study version here!
Read What Your Colleagues Are Saying About Dr. Moran!
5-stars
“Dr. Moran is a great presenter. He kept me engaged during the entire seminar.”
—Nicole C. Social Worker
5-stars
"Excellent presenter—smart, accessible, engaging. One of the best trainings I have attended.”
—Sara G. Psychologist
5-stars
"Great presentation, really down-to-earth presenter with great content and comical anecdotes!”
—Tammy G. Counselor
5-stars
"Excellent presentation and engaging and motivating presenter/speaker. He was humble yet so knowledgeable.”
—Maria C. Psychologist
5-stars
"Daniel was a knowledgeable, charismatic, and an enjoyable presenter!”
—Jeff W. Counselor
5-stars
"EXCELLENT—thank you! He was genuine, knowledgeable, skilled and so willing to share his expertise with us. Wonderful!!”
—Ketrin M. Counselor
5-stars
"The presenter went the extra mile (examples given, metaphors used, questions answered) to make sure workshop participants got the fundamentals of ACT and how to use it. Two thumbs up for Daniel Moran as a teacher!!”
—Merikay K. Counselor
Meet Your Trainer


Daniel J. Moran
Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D, is the former president of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), the international ACT organization with over 8,000 members worldwide. He co-authored the first case conceptualization manual for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy entitled ACT in Practice (New Harbinger) and served on the first ACT training committee.

As a recognized ACT trainer in the ACBS community, Dr. Moran has an engaging training style that has led him to be an invited keynote speaker for many events in the last decade. He has also been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Network, TLC, and The Discovery Channel discussing the treatment of many clinical disorders and has published several articles and book chapters, including publications with CBT pioneer Albert Ellis and ACT pioneer Steven Hayes.

Click here for information about Daniel J. Moran

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Intensive Training

$499.99 Value
Today Only $299.99
Limited Time Only! Register by 2/1/2025

Live in Lisle, IL
February 12-13, 2025

Doubletree by Hilton Lisle Naperville

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
2-day LIVE training in Lisle, IL
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
ATTEND IN LISLE!
Register as Coordinator
Virtual Webcast
February 12-13, 2025

Broadcast Live from Lisle, IL

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
Join from your home or office
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours!
WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST!
Earn up to 12.5 CE Hours! Click here for Credit details | Click here for virtual CE credit details
Can't attend these dates? Order the self-study version here!
Frequently Asked Questions


Will this training provide a bunch of research, or will I learn how to apply ACT?

Dr. Moran delivers an exercise and intervention-heavy course that will give you the tools you need to more effectively treat clients with PTSD, anxiety, depression, or personality disorders.


What if I don't currently know ACT, is this 2-day training for me?

Yes! This training is for all clinicians — trained in ACT or not.


Is this conference right for me?

If you're ready to take your practice to the next level by learning the latest Acceptance & Commitment strategies, yes! You'll learn and be able to apply uniquely tailored interventions to a wide range of diagnoses and problems, including trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and so much more! When you complete this training, you'll have a robust set of skills and techniques that you can safely use within your scope of practice to create treatment success with client after client, session after session.

This conference is designed for:

 
  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Psychiatrists
  • Psychotherapists
  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Case Managers
  • Other Helping Professionals
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