Welcome To The ACT Essentials App
Clarify your values. Practice skills that work.
The ACT Essentials App brings together the ACT Values Cards and the ACT Skills Deck in one simple, beautifully designed tool.
Whether you’re here to get clear on what matters most—or to take meaningful steps toward living it—this app is for doing, not just learning. Select an activity, engage with the cards, reflect, and apply what you discover in your real life.
ACT VALUES CARDS
Explore what matters to you. Sort or select the values that guide your actions.
• Use the original ACT card sort to clarify values
• Choose & reflect on what’s most important
• Perfect for sessions, personal growth, or self-guided exploration
ACT SKILLS DECK (Premium)
Practice skills that help you stay present, open, and effective—even when life gets hard.
• Draw a skill at random or by process
• Reinforce psychological flexibility in session or on the go
• A perfect companion for ACT practitioners or ACT-informed living
Subscribe to unlock full access.
While accessing the app is free, features like the skills cards, saving your selections and journaling require a subscription.
$9.49/month
FAQs
What is the ACT Essentials App designed to do?
The ACT Essentials App helps users build psychological flexibility using the core principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It offers interactive tools to clarify values, apply mindfulness-based skills, and shift unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior.
What makes ACT Essentials different from other mental health apps?
Unlike generic mental health tools, ACT Essentials is grounded in a rigorously evidence-based therapy model and designed by experienced ACT clinicians. Its playful, hand-illustrated format keeps it warm and human, not clinical or cold. It brings the tactile experience of therapy card decks into a beautifully responsive mobile experience.
Who is the app for?
The primary audience is therapy clients and the general public who are actively working on their mental health. The app is also well-suited for therapists and coaches who want a structured way to introduce ACT concepts between sessions.
What transformation or benefit does the user get from using the app regularly?
Learn to notice and unhook from difficult thoughts, clarify and commit to what really matters, and respond flexibly and compassionately to life’s challenges. Along the way, build habits of self-reflection, presence, and values-based action.
What are the main features of the app?
• Values Activities: Interactive values card sorting and reflection (Choose & Reflect / Sort Your Values)
• ACT Skills Deck: 60+ illustrated cards teaching practical ACT-based coping and reflection strategies
• Process-Specific Filtering: Browse skills by the six core ACT processes or explore randomly
• Instructional Guidance: Every feature includes clear, illustrated onboarding and psychoeducation
• (Future-ready features include mood tracking, journaling prompts, and therapist dashboard tools)