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I am an experienced Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Trainer and supervisor. I first became interested in ACT in 2004 and quickly attended workshops, read widely and started to practice clinically. I began training in 2010, initially within the NHS, and then as I branched out into private practice in other organisations as well. I have provided training for groups between 3 and 90 people and from 1 hour to 2 day workshops.
 
In my training I aim to convey the Head, Heart and Hands of ACT.
 
As well as the important theory behind ACT (the 'head') it has 'heart' - that we are all connected as humans part of the ‘common weave’, we all know what it is to struggle with ourselves and to lose sight of what we care about most. As I train I invite others to know something of my struggles and an invitation for them to recognise their own and to learn how ACT works with these. I have found that this has created open, moving and fun environments where people can resonate with the model  both with the heart and head 
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And hands – I want people to go away having approaches and strategies they can use immediately within their current work. I hope  they can integrate and practice some ideas without necessarily having to change model completely,and that they might want to know learn more about ACT.
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Some feedback from previous workshop participants:
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The workshop encouraged experiential learning and although challenging at times I found this incredibly helpful
I valued his authenticity and passion for ACT.
I found it enlightening and very useful to my own practiceI really liked the pace of the workshop - nice balance between theory and exercises.
Loved the metaphors and experiential work
Fabulous. Loved the personal / experiential links
I liked the order in terms of us experiencing the process before learning the theory and application for patients
Making the ACT terminology more simple
The videos were very good for seeing how it all works in practice with clients.
I have done a few ACT training courses in the past, and this was the first time I felt it clicked.
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