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Learn Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) inside an online global community.
What is the ACT Practitioners’ Community?
The ACT Practitioners Community brings together therapists, coaches, psychologists, and counsellors to practice Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, share ideas and learn as much as possible to become highly skilled in the ACT approach.
Having taken your first steps toward learning ACT, I expect you’re excited to see how you can use this model effectively with your clients.
It’s also a frightening prospect as you move forward, knowing there is much to learn. We support you as you deepen your knowledge and understanding of the ACT model.
Together we’ll discover how to use it more often and effectively, finding the flexibility to do what works, so you can keep your work fresh and exciting.
How does the ACT Practitioners Community help you?
ACT Practice Groups
Play at being an ACT Therapist by learning through direct observation and real-time feedback (Tuesday 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. UK time).
Case Conceptualisation Clinics
Bring along your case examples, questions, or areas in which you want guidance. We will help you define the problem using Functional Contextual principles to pick the best treatment targets (Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. UK time).
Live ACT Training
Access live training events covering topics such as case conceptualisation, getting more experiential, behavioural principles, self-as-context interventions and working with long-term conditions.
Self-paced Courses
Join many self-paced courses inside our community to continue your personal and professional development.
Shared ACT Resources
Our members love to share resources in our ACT Library and ask questions to help them improve their ACT expertise.
Personal Practice
Embody the ACT Model through our communications and experiential work.

Why I started this group
My name is Jim Lucas, and I live and work in Birmingham, UK. I am an ACBS peer-reviewed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Trainer, and I have trained 1000s of practitioners in the theory, application and personal practice of ACT.
I started this group in 2021 to develop our knowledge and skills together. We experiment, discuss theory, and embody personal practice inside our community. As well as talking about ACT, we aim to live it consciously through our communications and experiential work.
By joining our community, you’ll get to know ACT more intimately by being part of a group that, just like you, want to become more skilled practitioners.
Our Courses
Work gradually through a self-paced course designed to give you new skills. Here are our courses:

Accelerate your proficiency in act
Build your ACT Skills by implementing the ATM system
Learn how to ASSESS, TRACK and MODIFY (ATM) your interventions to take your ACT knowledge and skills to the next level.
The ATM approach to learning will help you become more proficient in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It will give you the framework for improving your skills in the short and longer terms.
Building a warm and brave community
The ACT Practitioners Community begins with three essential values: Kindness, Appreciation & Curiosity.
Kindness
People learn better when interacting, but it can be scary when you don’t know people and worry about looking silly. Many people stay quiet when uncertain, so we focus on being kind above all else. You feel closer and more connected when you trust that others won’t embarrass or shame you. It makes it easier to step outside your comfort zone, take risks and open yourself to new learning.
Appreciation
People respond well to appreciation, too. For example, if you receive appreciation from others in the group after doing a role-play, you’ll feel encouraged to do it again. As behaviourists, we seek to embody the principles of reinforcement with warm hearts to learn ACT from the inside out.
Curiosity
When you don’t understand something, you can unintentionally fall into judgment. You don’t choose it, but it happens, and you feel bad for it later. Curiosity is a powerful antidote that opens your mind to new perspectives.
Contextual behavioural science is vibrant and progressive. I love it because it holds truth lightly, seeking improvement and following the data for what works. By being curious, you expand your mind, improve relationships and support the development of behavioural science.
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Frequently Asked…
How much do I need to know about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to make it worth my time?
If you have not completed any ACT training, I recommend you complete a beginner’s course or workshop before joining our community. In early 2025, you can take a beginners ACT course in our community.
While many of our members are in the early to mid stages of their development applying ACT, you’ll get more from the live sessions if you have learned the basics.
For more information about ACT training, you can join ACBS. Similarly, many people I’ve spoken to have enjoyed the following training courses/providers:
• Contextual Consulting
• Praxis
• Psychwire
• Think Psychology
• TIR
• ACT Ireland
Do I need to have an active caseload?
It’s not essential to have a client caseload, but it helps. Being a community member, you’ll connect with other practitioners worldwide, observe their practice and learn to distinguish ACT consistent from inconsistent interventions.
When you have a caseload, it gives you a regular context to practice. If you aim to use your knowledge and skills to alleviate human suffering, I recommend you find a way to do that as soon as possible. Why wait?
Do you offer basic ACT training?
Our community offers continuing professional development in ACT but does not provide introductory ACT training. I recommend you complete an ACT workshop or course as indicated above.
We’ll be here when you’re ready to take your knowledge and skills to the next level.
What if I don’t feel ready to practice in front of others?
It’s natural to feel scared about practising in front of others. Most of our members would say the same thing. I, too, feel like an imposter sometimes. My mind says, do I know enough to lead an ACT practitioner’s community?
On the flip side, if I waited until my doubts had disappeared, I’d still be thinking about it instead of doing it.
You needn’t throw yourself in the deep end, either. You can take your time, pace yourself and take small steps. Turning up and watching others is what people do the first few times, and then when they’re ready, they walk that next step of being a Skills Builder or bringing a case to our clinic.
We aim to be kind, appreciative, and curious about how we communicate. Not only does it cultivate a safe learning environment, but it also guides our learning and stretches us to go where we’ve never gone!
If this fear is the only thing stopping you from joining us, I invite you to put it aside, take a small, brave step forward and introduce yourself to our group. Come on by.
What’s your time zone?
Based in the UK, we have members from across the globe. The ACT Practice sessions occur at 4.00 pm UK time, making it accessible for those in Europe, Africa, and North and South America. Check local times here.
Our case conceptualisation clinics occur at 1 pm UK time, making them accessible to those in Europe, Africa, and the Eastern time zone in the Americas.
You can check the local time here.
How do I join?
You can join here. You’ll get free access for seven days, after which you’ll pay a monthly subscription of GBP 34.95. If you are a student from a low-income country, you can join for a discounted price. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to find out more.
You can cancel your membership seven days before and won’t get charged a penny. You can cancel anytime after that.
We do not offer refunds.

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