Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Los Angeles
ACT is one of the therapies your care team may draw on as part of your plan at Breathe.
In-network with most major insurers
Our admissions team verifies your specific benefits and explains exactly what's covered, before you commit to anything.
We do not accept Medi-Cal or Medicare.
Verify my insuranceWhat Is Acceptance & Commitment Therapy?
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy is one of the therapeutic approaches available at Breathe. Like every therapy we offer, it's introduced and adjusted by your clinical team as part of a plan built around you, not applied as a one-size-fits-all track.
ACT focuses on building psychological flexibility, making room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and committing to actions that align with what actually matters to you, even when those thoughts and feelings are still present. It's widely used alongside addiction and mental health treatment because it addresses the avoidance patterns that often keep people stuck.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy as part of your plan
ACT isn't a stand-alone track at Breathe. It's folded into the individualized plan your clinical team builds around you.
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Why Choose Breathe for ACT
Staff who've lived it
Many of our team members have personal recovery experience. You're not explaining yourself to someone who's only read about it.
Inclusive, affirming care
Every client is welcomed as they are. Breathe offers LGBTQIA+ affirming care at every level of treatment.
Family involved, on your terms
Family therapy that doesn't assume blood relationships. Partners and chosen family are welcome participants.
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Our location
A secluded campus in the heart of Laurel Canyon, close enough to reach, private enough to heal.
Questions people ask about Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Straight answers about how ACT works at Breathe and how it fits into your plan.
What actually happens in ACT?+
You work on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without needing to eliminate them first, and on identifying and acting on what genuinely matters to you, even when things feel hard.
How is ACT different from therapies that try to change my thoughts directly?+
ACT focuses less on changing the content of difficult thoughts and more on changing your relationship to them, so they have less power to drive avoidance or substance use.
Is ACT used alone, or with other therapies?+
At Breathe, it's part of a broader individualized plan, often alongside other approaches, not a stand-alone track.
Is ACT used for substance use, mental health, or both?+
Both. It's woven into treatment whether the primary focus is substance use, a mental health condition, or the two together.
Does ACT work if I don't consider myself a 'talk about my feelings' person?+
ACT is action-focused as much as it's reflective, it's built around what you do, not just what you say, which can make it a good fit for people who find pure talk therapy difficult.
Is ACT covered by insurance?+
In most cases, yes, as part of your overall treatment plan. Our admissions team verifies your specific benefits before you commit to anything.
