Joe Oliver

Upcoming training to maximise your work with young people: 📖 ACT for adolescents 🎙️ Louise Hayes 📆 10th - 18th June 2026 buff.ly/tJl4r0R 📖 ACT in early childhood (4-11 years) 🎙️Lisa Coyne 📆 10th - 17th September 2026 buff.ly/RjViDQB

Life gets busy but our CE accredited training is here for you when YOU are ready for it. Learn acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in your own time and at your own pace with one of our on-demand sessions. buff.ly/S9sjima

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek - This year's theme is action because, while awareness is vital, real change comes when we take action too. Our free downloads, books, videos, images, audio and more can support you in your journey to implement ACT buff.ly/aZkeq2S

Join us on 20th & 21st May for an in‑depth, somatic ACT masterclass to help clients find safety in their bodies, work through trauma, reduce dissociation, and build meaningful lives. Book now! buff.ly/37rbOoe #ACTTraining #TraumaTherapy #RussHarris #InPerson #CPD

➡️ ACT for parents with Chris McCurry (Early-bird rate valid until 22nd July 2026) buff.ly/gkfqxCQ

➡️ ACT for adolescents: an intermediate training with Louise Hayes - Starts June 10th! buff.ly/EiCEOHv

Our latest blog explores five practical tips drawn from ACT principles that can provide some actionable guidance for clinicians working with parents of young children. Read it here: buff.ly/YQdg0z3

(Español) En lugar de intentar eliminar pensamientos o emociones difíciles, ACT propone aprender a relacionarnos de una manera diferente con nuestras experiencias interna para poder comprometernos con una vida más plena y alineada con nuestros valores. buff.ly/MDNiiYW

In our NEW Spanish language introductory session, Helena Colodro introduces the core ideas of third-generation therapies and the ACT model and explores how human beings relate to suffering in today's world. buff.ly/MDNiiYW

Joe's hour-long introduction to ACT is still available on our website and is FREE to watch. buff.ly/MDNiiYW

🎉 Proud to share that Contextual Consulting is now recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists. 🙌 buff.ly/UfoqvHa

Lots of you ask "How do I know if I'm ready for that?" when it comes to Intermediate training sessions so we have tried to explain how we categorise them. If you are ready, join us for ACT for adolescents: Intermediate training this June: buff.ly/EiCEOHv

Coming up! Chairwork skills in action – transform self‑criticism ACT as a brief intervention – deliver impact fast The heart of ACT – deepen your process‑based work Learn from leading ACT trainers. Recordings included. 👉 Book now buff.ly/FrjDYWb #ACTTraining #CPD

Today is #ShakespeareDay and we love this values based quote from Hamlet. It's important to remember that values help our clients distinguish the WHATs (the things they do) from the WHYs (the purpose and direction they want to head in). buff.ly/8c9iwGI

Ever noticed this? A supervisee brings a stuck client. You revisit the formulation, explore the behaviours, find a new angle. It’s a good session. But next week? Same client. Slightly different issue. And the week after? Same. Read the full article: buff.ly/0AAO61J

It's tempting sometimes isn't it! Any others you can add to our list? Confidently integrate ACT into your practice (and not your outbox!) with ACT essentials, an accessible yet comprehensive introduction to ACT’s core processes: buff.ly/Yq9ojNO

Early bird savings end 15th April! ACT for adolescents: intermediate (DNA‑V) – Louise Hayes buff.ly/P25WZDR Bridging ACT & behaviour analysis – Natalie Savage‑Evans buff.ly/Tfh4vcS Integrating ACT & EMDR – Tammy Walker & Kristy Potter buff.ly/4UWSRBn

Or join us for ACT as a brief intervention - This four session masterclass, led by expert ACT trainer Russ Harris, will introduce you to focused acceptance and commitment therapy (FACT). Save 20% off course fees until 25th June 2026! buff.ly/gCkj0O2

Our on-demand training with Jim Lucas - ACT for depression - is available now. Go deeper into the processes to lift the inertia and help clients move forward with purpose: buff.ly/3NNDssz

💡 A new meta-analysis explores the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for depression in both culturally diverse contexts and varying intervention focuses. Read our summary on our resource hub: buff.ly/xd84Nl6