Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Masterclass
Advanced Clinical Skills for Lasting Client Change
- Speaker:
- Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D
- Duration:
- Approx 18 hrs
- Language:
- Presented in EN
- Copyright:
-
Sep 23, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150863
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar - Also available: Live Webinar
Description
- Master the 6 core ACT processes for meaningful client change
- Use the ACT Matrix and Inflexahex Model to guide treatment in real time
- Learn how to integrate ACT with exposure therapy, MI, and other behavioral interventions
Most ACT trainings teach you the model. This one changes how you practice therapy.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy works differently. Not by fixing the inner world, but by changing the client’s relationship with it. When clients stop fighting what they feel and start moving toward what matters, something shifts.
Not just symptom relief. A different way of being.
That’s what makes ACT unique. And very few teach it more practically than Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D.
An internationally recognized trainer, therapist, consultant, and author, Dr. Moran is the past-president of the worldwide ACT organization and has spent decades taking ACT out of textbooks and into real sessions with real clients. In this 3-Day ACT Masterclass, he brings that depth directly to your practice, so the model stops feeling like theory and starts feeling like something you can use.
After this immersive seminar, you will:
- Learn the six skills of psychological flexibility and how to build them in real time with clients
- Use the Inflexahex model to pinpoint exactly what’s driving a client’s suffering in any diagnosis
- Integrate ACT with exposure therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and behavioral activation without losing your footing
- Get hands-on with the ACT Matrix and MAP, two tools you can use in session the following week
- Work through real case studies across insomnia, OCD, psychosis, and substance use so nothing feels theoretical
- Leave with a framework for your own resilience, not just your clients
Walk away knowing exactly what’s driving your client’s suffering – and what to do about it.
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Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D, is an associate professor in the Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology with Health Emphasis program at Touro University. He has dedicated his career to reducing suffering and enhancing quality of life.
Dr. Moran is also a past president of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), the international organization for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with over 8,000 members worldwide. He co-authored the first case conceptualization manual for ACT, ACT in Practice (New Harbinger), and served on the inaugural ACT training committee. He has authored several other books on ACT, including Finding Your Why and Finding Your Way.
As a recognized ACT trainer within the ACBS community, Dr. Moran is known for his engaging training style and has been an invited keynote speaker at numerous events over the past decade. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Network, The Discovery Channel TLC, and Animal Planet to discuss treatment approaches for various clinical disorders. His scholarly work includes articles and book chapters coauthored with CBT pioneer Albert Ellis and ACT founder Steven Hayes.
Since 2017, Dr. Moran has provided telepsychology services and founded Optimize Psychological Health, a teleclinic where he continues to supervise clinicians and provide direct client care. Passionate about applying ACT beyond clinical settings, he established Pickslyde Consulting to bring mindfulness and values-based commitment skills to workplaces – improving leadership, innovation, and safety.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Daniel Moran is the founder, president & CEO of Pickslyde Consulting, Optimize Psychological Health, and the founder of bcbasupervison.com. He has employment relationships with Touro University and FoxyLearning.com. Dr. Moran receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Daniel Moran is a member of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences, the International OCD Foundation, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavior Analysis International, the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies, and the American Society of Safety Engineers.
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Objectives
- Use the six core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients advance psychological flexibility.
- Integrate clinical techniques of defusion, acceptance, mindfulness, and values clarification with research-supported behavior therapy interventions.
- Utilize acceptance-based approaches with avoidance problems to strengthen clients’ willingness to access emotions.
- Apply clinical skills of defusion from languaging responses to help clients effectively handle automatic cognitions.
- Use ACT exercises to implement the Mindful Action Plan (MAP) for more consistent values-based action.
- Formulate a behavior analytic perspective on mindfulness through mindful action perspective taking.
- Evaluate client values with the Batteries Exercise and Valued Living Questionnaire to increase motivation and goal attainment.
- Integrate ACT principles with other empirically supported treatments to enhance clinical change.
- Develop committed action plans for clients with clinically-relevant concerns to improve functioning and vitality.
- Use metaphors to weaken language-based avoidance repertoires and improve client engagement.
- Choose exposure techniques to reduce experiential avoidance and strengthen acceptance.
- Apply ACT interventions to the treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma, and sub-clinical concerns.
- Evaluate client progress using process-based assessments (AAQ-II, VLQ, PsyFlex, etc.) instead of relying solely on symptom counts.
- Formulate individualized case conceptualizations using the Inflexahex model of psychological inflexibility.
- Utilize the ACT Matrix to guide intervention focus and enhance values-oriented behavioral activation.
- Apply the Mindful Action Plan (MAP) to reduce therapist burnout and model psychological flexibility in supervision.
- Choose experiential learning activities (e.g., Passengers on the Bus, Taking Your Mind on a Journey) to strengthen acceptance and defusion skills.
- Develop a Flexibility Feedback Loop to sustain deliberate practice and continuous process monitoring post-training.
Outline
Foundations of ACT & Psychological Flexibility
Languaging
- Human language: A launching pad for progress and a trap for suffering
- When rules rule the wrong way, and problem-solving becomes the problem
- How to spot when the mind starts running the session
Defining Psychological Flexibility
- Clinical diagnoses as the reverse of flexibility
- Identifying rigidity patterns in clients and clinicians
- Living Flexibly: Looking at psychological flexibility as a skill
The Six Skills of Psychological Flexibility
- Accepting – Opening up to inner experience without defense, avoidance, or escape
- Defusing – Observing thoughts as thoughts, not directives or truths
- Contacting the Present Moment – Orienting attention to what’s here and now
- Perspective-Taking – Accessing the self-as-context to improve personal awareness
- Valuing – Identifying and articulating what truly matters
- Committing – Choosing and sustaining behavior in the service of values
The Obstacles to Psychological Flexibility
- Common therapist errors: Conceptual, procedural, and emotional
- Misapplications of mindfulness and acceptance strategies
- When ACT interventions become rule-bound or mechanical
- Limitations of the research and potential risks
- Applied assessment and process tracking
- Using ACT-consistent assessment tools (AAQ-II, VLQ, PsyFlex, etc.)
- Evaluating client progress through flexibility processes
- Linking assessment data to functional analysis and treatment planning
ACT in Action: From Principles to Processes
Case Conceptualization and Psychological Inflexibility
- Assessing behavior through function, not form
- The paradox: Control strategies that amplify distress
- Reframing major DSM-5-TR™ diagnoses through the lens of ACT
Analyzing the Inflexahex Case Conceptualization Model
- Experientially Avoiding – Struggling to escape feelings instead of making room for them
- Fusing – Getting entangled with thoughts and treating them as literal truths or commands
- Being Distracted – Losing contact with the here-and-now through worry and rumination
- Attaching to a Conceptualized Self – Over-identifying with personal stories, labels, or roles instead of flexible self-awareness
- Drifting from Values – Neglecting what truly matters and following habits, rules, or comfort instead of purpose
- Reacting or Disengaging – Acting impulsively or shutting down rather than taking deliberate vital action
Integrating ACT with Evidence-Based Treatments
- Behavioral activation with accepting and contacting the present moment
- Exposure and ritual prevention with committing
- Motivational Interviewing with valuing
- Prolonged exposure with perspective-taking and defusing
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Case Studies
- Rowen: ACT for Insomnia
- Kai: Motivational Interviewing and ACT for substance use
- Lior: Motivational Interviewing plus exposure and ritual prevention for OCD
- Indra: ACT for Psychosis
Advanced Application and Experiential Practice
The ACT Matrix in Clinical Practice
- Evaluating client experience across the “Toward/Away” and “Internal/External” dimensions
- Using the Matrix to reveal avoidance patterns and clarify valued directions
- Applying the Matrix to moment-to-moment interventions in session
- Using the Matrix for therapist reflection and supervision
The Mindful Action Plan (MAP)
- Guiding people with the MAP to better behavioral health
- Applying the MAP with trauma, anxiety, and burnout presentations
- Using MAP principles for therapist vitality and self-care
Experiential Skills Training
- Partner practice: functional formulation and intervention review
- Small-group work using the Matrix and MAP to guide brief interventions
- Classic ACT experiential exercise for professional growth
- Passengers on the Bus
- Taking Your Mind on a Journey
- Who Are You?
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Addiction Counselors
- Psychiatrists
- Psychotherapists
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Case Managers
- Other Helping Professionals
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