Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) is an evidence-based behavioral framework that integrates seamlessly with coaching. At its heart is psychological flexibility—the ability to stay present, open up, and act in alignment with values, even in the presence of discomfort.
This highly interactive session introduces the six core principles of ACT—Cognitive Defusion, Contact with the Present Moment, Acceptance, Self-as-Context, Values, and Committed Action—and explores how they strengthen and expand ICF Core Competencies.
Through coaching examples and experiential practices, participants will learn how to support clients in holding thoughts lightly, opening to emotions, reconnecting with values, and taking committed action. Attendees will leave with coaching-ready tools to help clients move beyond avoidance or entanglement and into sustainable, values-based growth
Learning objectives:
1. Understand the six core principles of Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) and how they cultivate psychological flexibility in coaching clients.
2. Experience practical ACT-based exercises that can be integrated immediately into coaching conversations.
3. Apply ACT tools in ways that map directly to ICF Core Competencies, strengthening skills in maintaining presence, listening actively, evoking awareness, and facilitating client growth.
Core Competencies Addressed:
Cultivates Trust and Safety, Maintains Presence, Listens Actively, Evokes Awareness, and Facilitates Client Growth
Participants will earn 1 Core Competency and .5 Resource Development CCEs for attending this program.
About our speaker:
Jory Stillman, MA, is a Master Certified Coach (ICF) and Senior Practitioner with the EMCC, with over 5,000 hours of coaching experience. She specializes in holistic Executive, Leadership, Life, and Well- Being coaching, partnering with clients to navigate growth, purpose, and transition with clarity and compassion. Jory has trained and mentored hundreds of coaches through FastTrack Coach Academy, earning recognition as both a “teacher’s teacher” and a “coach’s coach” for her ability to cultivate growth and mastery in others. Her global clientele includes VPs, directors, entrepreneurs, and creatives from Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits. Drawing on positive psychology, cognitive behavioral tools, and somatic practices, Jory creates a coaching space that’s both deeply supportive and insightfully challenging. She lives in Upstate New York with her husband and is a proud stepmom to one teenager and one young adult. Partnering with her husband to help raise his kids is one of the greatest privileges and most meaningful accomplishments of her life.