Build a Meaningful Life Beyond Pain
Create space between you and difficult thoughts while moving toward what truly matters.
What ACT Offers
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy provides powerful tools for living well even when facing difficult emotions and circumstances. This evidence-based approach helps you develop psychological flexibility—the ability to stay present, open up to feelings, and take action guided by your deepest values.
ACT teaches practical skills to handle painful thoughts without fighting them or being ruled by them. Rather than trying to eliminate discomfort, you learn to change your relationship with it. This shift creates freedom to pursue richness and meaning in your life regardless of what emotions arise.
My ACT Approach
I integrate ACT principles with cultural awareness and sensitivity to your unique background. The core skills we develop include mindful awareness, acceptance of difficult experiences, clarification of personal values, and committed action toward meaningful goals.
For Spanish-speaking clients, exploring values and cultural contexts in your primary language often reveals deeper insights about what matters most to you. My collaborative, warm approach helps you apply these concepts to your specific challenges, whether related to anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, or life transitions.
Throughout our work together, you’ll practice noticing thoughts as thoughts, making room for difficult feelings, and choosing actions aligned with your values. We’ll identify the psychological barriers keeping you stuck and develop practical strategies to navigate around them.
Who Benefits from ACT
ACT effectively addresses:
- Anxiety and worry
- Depression and mood challenges
- Parenting stress and family difficulties
- Cultural adjustment and identity issues
- Perfectionism and self-criticism
- Grief and loss
- Chronic pain and health challenges
- Life transitions and decision-making
This approach works especially well for people who have tried to control or eliminate unwanted thoughts and feelings without success, and who want to build meaningful lives regardless of their emotional state.
Online ACT Therapy in Minnesota & California
Virtual ACT sessions provide effective treatment throughout Minnesota and California. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy sessions available in-person in Woodbury, Minnesota. The skills-based nature of ACT translates perfectly to online therapy, allowing you to practice new approaches in your everyday environment. As a bilingual therapist (English/Spanish) licensed in both states, I create a supportive space where language and location never limit your access to this transformative approach.
