Have We Made ACT Too Complicated? A conversation on FACT with Kirk Strosahl and Patricia Robinson

What happens to ACT when you have fifteen minutes with someone and may never see them again? In this episode of *Deeply Functional*, Todd Schmenk talks with Kirk Strosahl and Patricia Robinson about the development of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, better known as FACT. They explore the clinical problems that gave rise to FACT and what working in brief, integrated healthcare settings revealed about ACT itself. The conversation moves beyond the idea that FACT is simply a shortened version of ACT. Kirk and Patti examine what remains essential when almost everything else has to go: real-time functional analysis, identifying the greatest point of leverage, and helping someone take a meaningful step before the encounter ends. They also discuss what experienced ACT clinicians may need to unlearn, whether ACT has become more complicated than it needs to be, and what clinicians must understand before they can improvise with confidence. This is a conversation about FACT, but it is also a deeper look at clinical fluency: how to listen for function, respond to what is happening now, and use ACT without becoming confined by its procedures. GET THEIR NEW BOOK HERE: Brief Interventions for Radical Change - 2nd Edition  https://behavioralconsultationandprimarycare.onlinepresskit247.com/http://Mtnviewconsultlng.com http://PatriciaRobinsonPhD.com http://BehavioralIntegrationandPrimaryCare.com http://SpeaktoyourDoctor.com http://BasicsofBehaviorChangeinPrimaryCare.com