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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Made Easy

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It’s Your Chance for a 1-Day Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Training in Bellevue, Tacoma, or at Home via Live Webcast!
 

Are your current techniques just not working?

You know the frustration: a client makes progress, only to slip back into the same patterns. You've tried different approaches, adjusted your interventions, and done your best—but lasting change still feels out of reach.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a powerful, evidence-based, transdiagnostic approach that can help you achieve better outcomes with even your most challenging clients.

In this one-day training, you'll discover how ACT combines mindfulness with cognitive and behavioral strategies to help clients move beyond the painful thoughts, emotions, and memories that keep them stuck. You'll learn practical techniques to help clients respond more effectively to difficult internal experiences and instead take meaningful, values-driven action that supports lasting behavior change.

Join renowned ACT expert, trainer, past president of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and author Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D, for a hands-on, intervention-focused training packed with exercises you can apply immediately. You'll build step-by-step, evidence-based ACT skills to more effectively treat clients with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and personality disorders—and leave ready to integrate these approaches into your practice.

Register today and join Dr. Moran in Bellevue, Tacoma, or live online!

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Made Easy
ACT for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression & Personality Disorders
Advanced Registration Discount Available for a Limited Time!
Register by 2/18/2027
Choose How You Want to Attend
All formats include: Live training with Dr. Moran · Deep experiential learning · Audience Q&A · Slides, tools & handouts
Live in Bellevue, WA
Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Bellevue Downtown
March 11, 2027
Meet & network with fellow attendees
Bellevue's downtown business district
$269.99$169.99
ATTEND IN BELLEVUE!
Live in Tacoma, WA
Marriott Tacoma Downtown
March 12, 2027
Meet & network with fellow attendees
Historic downtown Tacoma venue
$269.99$169.99
ATTEND IN TACOMA!
Live Online
Interactive Experience
March 12, 2027
Attend from anywhere
Real-time chat & community connection
$249.99 $169.99
JOIN LIVE ONLINE!
Earn up to 6.25 CE Hours!
Click Here for the In Person Credit Information | Click Here for Virtual Credit Information
Register to be a coordinator!
Register for 03/11/2027 | Register for 03/12/2027

Can't attend these dates?
Order the self-study version here! | Click Here for the Self Study Credit Information

What You’ll Learn

Take your practice to the next level! Here’s what you’ll learn in this fast-paced, hands-on ACT training designed to give you evidence-based tools and interventions you can use with clients right away.

The ACT Model
  • Pain vs. suffering
  • Language as a double-edged sword
  • Goal: Psychological flexibility
  • Limitations of the research & potential risks
Components of the ACT Model
Acceptance: Foster Client Acceptance of Emotions to Increase Values-Based Action
  • What should be accepted?
  • The problem with controlling thoughts
  • How to sidestep the happiness trap
  • Spot common phrases of non-acceptance
  • Experiential avoidance
  • How to help clients understand acceptance
  • Experiential Exercise: The finger trap
Defusion: Change the Way Clients Interact with Their Thoughts
  • Relational frame theory & mental health
  • Undermine unhelpful language processes
  • Give clients skills to notice their thoughts
  • How to decrease believability of unhelpful thoughts
  • Aid clients in changing the functions of their thoughts
  • Experiential Exercise: Notice the meaning of language
Self-As-Context: Aid Clients in Establishing Their Identities
  • The three different versions of the self
  • How to describe the “observer self” to clients
  • How to distance the self from thoughts & emotions
  • The chessboard metaphor
  • Experiential Exercise: “I am” exercise
Contact with the Present Moment: Strategies to Build Attention to the Here & Now
  • How language affects mindfulness
  • Goals of mindfulness
  • ThoughtFit exercises
  • How do we teach clients to be mindful?
  • How to build focus on values
  • Obstacles in teaching mindfulness
  • Experiential Exercise: Mindfulness meditation
Values: Aid Clients in Deciding What Gives Life Meaning
  • What are values?
  • How to help clients author their values
  • Values vs. goals
  • When clients are “stuck”
  • Values assessment
    • Batteries exercise
    • Epitaph exercise
Committed Action: Assist Clients in Behaving in the Service of Chosen Values
  • Persistent inaction, impulsivity or avoidance
  • Address rule-governed behavior
  • Exposure & ritual prevention strategies
  • The Mindful Action Plan
ACT in Action
PTSD
  • Function of trauma symptoms
  • Experiential avoidance in PTSD
  • Increase psychological safety
  • Dominating concepts of the past & future
  • Trauma-informed mindfulness exercises
Anxiety
  • Client avoidance & escape strategies
  • Assessment tools
  • Address reason-giving as a barrier
  • Strategies to increase willingness
  • Anxiety Detector exercise
Depression
  • Values contradiction
  • How experiential avoidance impacts depression
  • Fusion to the damaged conceptualized self
  • Behavioral activation strategies
Personality Disorders
  • Coping strategies
  • Increase emotional tolerance
  • Target the client’s story
  • Experiential avoidance from the therapist

Objectives
  1. Appraise ACT concepts such as experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion in session.
  2. Assess client’s fusion with thoughts about the past or future and illustrate mindfulness exercises to clients in a clinical setting.
  3. Evaluate the role of psychological flexibility in ACT and devise interventions for increasing it to improve treatment outcomes.
  4. Construct emotional and behavioral willingness exercises to address experiential avoidance.
  5. Analyze the efficacy of exercises in values clarification as it relates to treatment outcomes.
  6. Integrate the ACT approach into treatment to address clinically-relevant issues for specific disorders including depression, anxiety, trauma and personality disorders.
See What Your Colleagues Are Saying About Dr. Moran's
1-Day ACT Training!
5-stars

"Thank you for adding to my "tool box" of interventions in working with clients. You can teach an old dog new tricks!"
–Layla J. Psychologist

"Excellent presentation on ACT. Many helpful ideas and skills presented!"
–Deborah R. Social Worker

"I found this seminar highly engaging, organized, easy to follow and I learned a great deal about ACT therapy."
–Rebecca F. Counselor

"I learned a lot more about ACT from this presentation than previous workshops and reading books on ACT."
–Linda L. Social Worker

"This course was very interesting and I can see how the knowledge I gained from it will help me with clients."
–Gina T. Social Worker

"Wonderful! My therapists and I at my private practice found this training to be so useful to how to supplement what we already do to help our clients!"
–Leigh Z. Social Worker

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Made Easy
ACT for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression & Personality Disorders
Advanced Registration Discount Available for a Limited Time!
Register by 2/18/2027
Choose How You Want to Attend
All formats include: Live training with Dr. Moran · Deep experiential learning · Audience Q&A · Slides, tools & handouts
Live in Bellevue, WA
Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Bellevue Downtown
March 11, 2027
Meet & network with fellow attendees
Bellevue's downtown business district
$269.99$169.99
ATTEND IN BELLEVUE!
Live in Tacoma, WA
Marriott Tacoma Downtown
March 12, 2027
Meet & network with fellow attendees
Historic downtown Tacoma venue
$269.99$169.99
ATTEND IN TACOMA!
Live Online
Interactive Experience
March 12, 2027
Attend from anywhere
Real-time chat & community connection
$249.99 $169.99
JOIN LIVE ONLINE!
Earn up to 6.25 CE Hours!
Click Here for the In Person Credit Information | Click Here for Virtual Credit Information
Register to be a coordinator!
Register for 03/11/2027 | Register for 03/12/2027

Can't attend these dates?
Order the self-study version here! | Click Here for the Self Study Credit Information
Meet Your Trainer

Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D headshot
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 co-authored 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.

Information about Daniel J. Moran

See What Your Colleagues Have to Say About Dr. Moran!
5-stars
“Very much appreciated Dr. Moran's presentation style. His expertise and experience were evident and his style of presentation made the subject matter easy to understand.”
—Carolie K. Social Worker
5-stars
“Great presenter. One of the best I have seen through PESI!”
—Linda S. Psychologist
5-stars
“Dr. Daniel Moran was the best presenter that I have witnessed from PESI thus far. He was incredibly engaging, entertaining, and I really enjoyed his use of personal case studies and storytelling.”
—Alyssa O. Counselor
5-stars
“I too studied with Steven and next to him DJ has the BEST easy to understand and follow presentation ever. I like to take refresher courses and this one was perfect!! Very engaging!”
—Carolyn N. Social Worker
5-stars
“Dr. Daniel Moran was a dynamic and knowledgeable speaker. He covered a great deal of content in the time allotted.”
—Sandra B. Social Worker
5-stars
“Dr. Moran was very engaging and dynamic in his presentation style, offered active practice in ACT exercises that we may use with clients, provided numerous additional resources (which I believe will prove to be extremely helpful and I greatly appreciate), and was clearly very knowledgeable and passionate about the topic.”
—Elizabeth S. Counselor
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Made Easy
ACT for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression & Personality Disorders
Advanced Registration Discount Available for a Limited Time!
Register by 2/18/2027
Choose How You Want to Attend
All formats include: Live training with Dr. Moran · Deep experiential learning · Audience Q&A · Slides, tools & handouts
Live in Bellevue, WA
Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Bellevue Downtown
March 11, 2027
Meet & network with fellow attendees
Bellevue's downtown business district
$269.99$169.99
ATTEND IN BELLEVUE!
Live in Tacoma, WA
Marriott Tacoma Downtown
March 12, 2027
Meet & network with fellow attendees
Historic downtown Tacoma venue
$269.99$169.99
ATTEND IN TACOMA!
Live Online
Interactive Experience
March 12, 2027
Attend from anywhere
Real-time chat & community connection
$249.99 $169.99
JOIN LIVE ONLINE!
Earn up to 6.25 CE Hours!
Click Here for the In Person Credit Information | Click Here for Virtual Credit Information
Register to be a coordinator!
Register for 03/11/2027 | Register for 03/12/2027

Can't attend these dates?
Order the self-study version here! | Click Here for the Self Study Credit Information

HOTEL & LOCATION INFORMATION
Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Bellevue/Downtown
11010 NE 8th Street
Bellevue, Washington 98004
(425) 454-5888
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Marriott Tacoma Downtown
1538 Commerce Street
Tacoma, Washington 98402
(253) 294-9200
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this training 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, 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:

TARGET AUDIENCE

 
  • Social Workers
  • Counselors
  • Psychologists
  • Physicians
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Psychotherapists
  • Case Managers
  • Nurses
  • Mental Health Professionals
  • Therapists

What if I don’t currently know how to use Acceptance & Commitment Therapy in practice, is this training for me?

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

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 will the schedule look like?

March 11 or 12, 2027 from 8:00-4:00pm PT

There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.

Should I attend in-person or online?

If you want face-to-face connection, and potential networking opportunities, come in person. But if travel isn’t possible, you can still get the same world-class training via live webcast or self-study.

How do I get CE credit?

For live CE credit, you must attend the training or watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. Please note that this requirement may vary by credit type. Please see detailed credit information for specific requirements for each credit type.

If you choose to watch on-demand you get instant access and unlimited access so you can finish at your pace. Once complete just finish the CE quiz and evaluation.

Earn up to 6.25 live or self-study hours.

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NOTE:For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week.You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.

 
 
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