Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Oregon

A compassionate approach to helping you move through difficult thoughts and emotions without losing yourself in them.

At Soul Spirit Therapy, we offer ACT therapy for adults across Oregon navigating anxiety, trauma, burnout, emotional overwhelm, perfectionism, masking, nervous system dysregulation, and the emotional exhaustion that can come from constantly battling your inner world.

Maybe your mind feels constantly busy. You overthink conversations, replay mistakes, spiral into worst-case scenarios, or feel emotionally stuck in patterns that leave you overwhelmed and exhausted. You may have spent years trying to “fix” your anxiety, silence difficult emotions, or force yourself to stop thinking the way you do — only to feel even more disconnected from yourself.

You don’t have to keep fighting your thoughts to feel better. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT therapy) offers a different approach.

Rather than trying to eliminate difficult thoughts or emotions, ACT therapy helps you build a different relationship with them so they no longer control your life, relationships, decisions, or sense of self.

This is a space where you can learn to move through life with more self-compassion, flexibility, and connection to what actually matters to you.

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ACT Therapy May Be a Good Fit If You:

Feel trapped in cycles of overthinking, anxiety, perfectionism, or emotional overwhelm
Struggle with harsh self-criticism, shame, or fear of failure
Spend a lot of energy trying to avoid difficult emotions or uncomfortable thoughts
Feel emotionally stuck, disconnected, or exhausted from constantly fighting yourself internally
Experience burnout, masking, people pleasing, or nervous system dysregulation
Want support navigating trauma, emotional intensity, or life transitions with more self-compassion
Feel disconnected from your values, intuition, creativity, or authentic self
Are a neurodivergent adult navigating emotional overwhelm, rejection sensitivity, or chronic stress
Want therapy that feels compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in emotional flexibility rather than rigid self-improvement

Emotional Healing Is About More Than “Thinking Positively”

Many people come to ACT therapy after years of trying to control, suppress, or outthink their emotions. Over time, this constant internal struggle can create even more anxiety, shame, burnout, and emotional exhaustion.

Clients often reach out because they are experiencing:

Chronic anxiety and overthinking
Emotional overwhelm or nervous system exhaustion
Perfectionism and fear of making mistakes
Difficulty being present or fully connected in relationships
Burnout from masking, over-functioning, or people pleasing
Feeling disconnected from their emotions or authentic self
Shame, self-criticism, or fear of vulnerability
Difficulty coping with uncertainty or change
Feeling emotionally “stuck” despite years of self-awareness

ACT therapy helps create more emotional flexibility so difficult thoughts and emotions no longer have to control your life.

What ACT Therapy Looks Like at
Soul Spirit Therapy

Learning to Make Space for Your Inner Experience Instead of Fighting It

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps you develop a more compassionate and flexible relationship with your thoughts, emotions, and nervous system experiences.

Rather than trying to eliminate anxiety, sadness, overwhelm, or fear entirely, ACT therapy teaches you how to notice these experiences without becoming consumed by them or allowing them to dictate your choices.

Our work together may include:

Identifying patterns of avoidance, perfectionism, masking, or emotional suppression
Learning mindfulness and nervous system regulation tools
Exploring how trauma, burnout, or anxiety impact your emotional world
Building self-compassion and emotional flexibility
Reconnecting with your values, needs, creativity, and authentic identity
Learning how to take meaningful action even when difficult emotions are present

Sessions are collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in emotional safety rather than pressure or judgment.

You do not need to “fix” yourself in order to begin healing.

Holistic Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety, Burnout & Trauma

At Soul Spirit Therapy, ACT therapy is integrated within a holistic, trauma-informed, and neurodivergent-affirming approach to healing.

Approaches may include:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT supports emotional flexibility, mindfulness, nervous system awareness, and reconnecting with your values and authentic self.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS therapy helps explore the emotional parts of yourself carrying shame, fear, perfectionism, or overwhelm with curiosity and compassion.

Brainspotting

Brainspotting supports deeper nervous system processing and can help access unresolved emotional experiences connected to anxiety, trauma, burnout, and emotional overwhelm.

Somatic & Intuitive Approaches

Sessions may also incorporate nervous system regulation, body awareness, spirituality, tarot, astrology, and intuitive development when aligned with your interests and healing process.

This work is rooted in helping you feel more connected, emotionally supported, and grounded in your own life rather than constantly battling your thoughts or emotions.

Serving Clients Throughout Oregon

Virtual therapy offers flexibility and accessibility while allowing clients to receive support from the comfort of their own environment. We provide virtual ACT therapy throughout Oregon and surrounding areas, including:

Portland
Eugene
Salem
Bend
Hillsboro
Beaverton
Gresham
Corvallis

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Insurance, Rates & Practical Details

Therapy at Soul Spirit Therapy takes a holistic approach that honors the connection between mind, body, emotions, intuition, and nervous system health.

Sessions may incorporate spirituality, nervous system regulation, somatic awareness, tarot, astrology, and intuitive exploration when aligned with your interests and goals.

Session Investment

$180 per individual therapy session

Insurance Accepted

Aetna
BCBS Regence
Moda
United Healthcare (UHC)

If you have questions about insurance coverage, scheduling, or whether this space feels like the right fit for you, you’re welcome to reach out before booking your first session.

How is CBT Different Than ACT?

ACT Therapy Focuses Less on Controlling Thoughts — And More on Changing Your Relationship With Them

One of the most common questions clients ask is: “How is CBT different from ACT?”

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) often focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns. ACT therapy, on the other hand, focuses less on “fixing” thoughts and more on helping you notice thoughts without becoming consumed or controlled by them.

ACT therapy emphasizes:

Emotional flexibility
Mindfulness and nervous system awareness
Self-compassion instead of self-criticism
Making space for difficult emotions rather than suppressing them
Taking aligned action based on your values rather than fear or avoidance

For many sensitive and neurodivergent adults, ACT therapy can feel gentler, more validating, and less focused on forcing yourself to think differently.

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Frequently Asked Questions About ACT Therapy

ACT therapy, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, is a mindfulness-based therapy approach that helps clients develop a healthier relationship with difficult thoughts and emotions while reconnecting with their values and authentic self.
ACT therapy can support anxiety, trauma, burnout, emotional overwhelm, perfectionism, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, and life transitions.
CBT often focuses on changing thoughts, while ACT therapy focuses on helping you notice and respond to thoughts differently without becoming consumed by them.
Yes. Many neurodivergent adults find ACT therapy supportive because it focuses on emotional flexibility, nervous system awareness, self-compassion, and reducing shame rather than forcing rigid thought correction.