Upcoming and Past Events
ACT: Moving Forward in 2026
Hello!
We’re excited to invite you to ACT: Moving Forward in 2026, a virtual gathering designed to help us enter the new year with openness, awareness, and intention. This event brings together a community of like-minded ACT practitioners to reflect, reconnect with values, and set meaningful committed actions for the year ahead.
We’ll begin with an extended guided grounding meditation, creating space to slow down, notice what’s present, and connect with what matters. Participants will then have a chance to share and reflect on their meditative experience in a supportive group setting.
From there, we’ll move into partner breakout discussions, where you’ll have the opportunity to identify your values for 2026 and explore the committed actions that align with them.
Whether you're looking to deepen your ACT practice, reconnect with your values, or simply start the year with intention, we’d love to have you join us.
Looking forward to practicing with you,
NYC ACBS
When: Wednesday, February 4th at 6-7:30 PM ET
Where: Live Virtual Event
Cost: Free or $5 Suggested Donation
In Person Peer Consultation Group
Join us for our first In Person Peer Consultation Group on Saturday, December 6th at 12 PM!
1st Annual NYC ACBS Conference
Join us at Touro University on October 24th for our first annual NYC ACBS Conference!
Let's Talk About Sex
Join us with Sarah Levinson on May 21st at 12 PM for this live virtual workshop!
Emotions & The Adolescent: Helping Teenagers to Make Sense of Their Many Feelings
Join us on April 25th for a live workshop with Dr. Vidal Annan!
Dehumanized & Ignored: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Muslim and Arab Clients and Providers
Join us March 22nd for our live virtual panel discussion on addressing mental health needs of Muslim & Arab clients and providers!
When Love Hurts: Navigating Relationship Difficulties with ACT
Intimate, sexual, and romantic relationships can bring joy, heartache, and everything in between. Join us as we delve into the more challenging aspects of love and explore how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help navigate them.
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Fundamentals to Supercharge ACT
Join us for a live virtual event with Dr. Mark Sisti on January 16th at 12 PM.
ACT Immersion with Steven Hayes
Join us for a live workshop and Q&A with Dr. Steven Hayes exclusively for our NYC ACBS member on January 14th at 12 PM ET!
Indigenous Wisdom & ACT
Join us as a community to discuss Indigenous Wisdom & ACT in this live virtual event on December 12th at 12 PM!
NYC ACBS Winter Social
Join Us for our annual Winter Social on December 6th at 7 PM at Sweet & Vicious!
Using ACT to Guide Exposure
Join us for our next virtual workshop on November 18th where Dr. Brian Thompson will help you understand exposure in an ACT context, conceptualize how exposure may target core ACT psychological flexibility processes, and identify core ACT psychological flexibility processes that are strengthened during exposure!
Don't Fear the Reaper: ACT for Death Anxiety
Join Us for a Powerful Live Virtual Workshop on Death Acceptance and Psychological Flexibility on October 29th at 7 PM ET!
RFT Primer (ACT in Process Lecture Series)
Join us for the final installment of our ACT in Process Lecture Series where Brian Mundy will present an RFT Primer virtually on May 9th at 12 PM!
Outdoor Spring Social
Join us for our Outdoor Spring Social BBQ on May 4th at 12 PM at East River Park!
Introduction To Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice And ACT
Join Jennifer Kemp in this virtual webinar on May 2nd at 7 PM!
Committed Action (ACT in Process Lecture Series)
The seventh lecture in our ACT in Process Lecture Series will be on Committed Action, led virtually by Dr. Vidal Annan on April 12th at 10 AM.
Praxis & NYC ACBS: Supporting Young People of Color
Co-sponsored by NYC ACBS, Supporting Young People of Color is a 5-week live online course designed to give you, and the BIPOC adolescents and young adults you work with, a toolkit for more confidently addressing experiences related to racial identity and associated stress.
Praxis: Advanced ACT
Register for an NYC ACBS member, Lou Lasprugato’s, upcoming Praxis Training, starting April 4th, 2024 at 1 PM!
Self As Context (ACT in Process Lecture Series)
The sixth lecture in our ACT in Process Lecture Series will be on Self as Context, led by Dr. Donal Marks on March 20th at 6 PM. You can engage in this hybrid event via zoom or in person at The New School!
Values (ACT in Process Lecture Series)
The fifth lecture in our ACT in Process Lecture Series will be on Values, led virtually by Dr. Yash Bhambhani on February 21st at 12 PM.
Contact with the Present (ACT in Process Lecture Series)
The fourth lecture in our ACT in Process Lecture Series will be on Contact with the Present, led by Dr. Michael Maher on January 31st at 6 PM. You can engage in this hybrid event via zoom or in person at The New School!
Defusion (ACT in Process Lecture Series)
The third lecture in our ACT in Process Lecture Series will be on Acceptance, led by NYC-ACBS President Dr. Rocha on Wednesday, January 10th at 6 PM. This free hybrid event can be joined virtually or in person at the New School!
Acceptance (ACT in Process Lecture Series)
The second lecture in our ACT in Process Lecture Series will be on Acceptance, led by NYC-ACBS President Dr. Jonathan Kaplan on Wednesday, December 6th at 6 PM. This free hybrid event can be joined virtually or in person at the New School!
NYC ACBS Winter Social
Join fellow NYC ACBS members for our winter social on December 1st!
Praxis: ACT and the Therapeutic Relationship
Praxis is providing a 4-week virtual course, meeting every Tuesday from 4-6 PM EST, starting November 28th through December 19th. Led by Dr. Robyn Walser and Manuela O’Connell, this live online course will help you examine how you can deepen your connection with clients through the therapeutic stance. The course will explore how you can apply the tools you already have — the ACT processes — to help you respond more flexibly and creatively with each individual client as you increase your capacity to connect more deeply with those you serve.