The Personal Development Strategists is an company started by Gemma & Sandra; both registered therapists in the UK. Who work with both individuals & companies; to develop positive mental health & wellbeing.
Unfortunately Gemma is no longer with us; but her beautiful memory lives on. It was a privilege to have known and worked with her.
ACT (said as one word, not as letters) is a new cognitive -behavioural therapy that has gained increasing attention in recent years, with growing evidence of its efficacy. ACT emphasises such processes as mindfulness, acceptance, and values in helping clients overcome obstacles in their lives. A basic assumption of ACT is that suffering is normal and an unavoidable part of human experience, and that it is actually people’s attempts to control or avoid their own painful experience that leads to much long-term suffering and what doesn’t work in peoples lives. ACT helps people to learn ways to let go of struggles with pain, be more mindful, get clarity on what really matters to them, and commit to living life to the full, vibrant lives. The goal of therapy is not to eliminate certain parts of one’s experience of life, but rather to learn how to experience life more fully, without as much struggle, and with vitality and commitment.
It asks such questions as ‘ What do you really want your life to be about’ or ‘If you lived in a world where you could have your life be about anything, what would that be?"‘