Learn The Graphical System For Applying Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
The ACT Matrix is a graphical user interface that:
Helps clients understand ACT concepts & apply them to their lives instantly
Helps clinicians conceptualize cases with precision
Sets the therapeutic relationship up for success from the first moment
I’m Jacob Martinez, an ACT therapist and trainer from Texas, based in Wisconsin. I specialize in using the ACT Matrix, and creating novel ACT interventions. My goal is to help clinicians become fluent in ACT and “think outside the books” in their clinical work.
Get started using the ACT Matrix
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Structure The Perfect Intake Session Using The ACT Matrix
The initial session is where the therapeutic relationship is made or broken. Learn how to set yourself and your clients up for great ACT work.
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The Second Session: Continuing The Work
You’ve set up the ACT Matrix with a client. Now what? Learn how to use the matrix in the second session.
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The Vertical Line: Conceptualizing Stuckness
Clients intuitively understand the concept of toward and away, but some have difficulty putting it into action. They may have thoughts like “I know what I need to do, but I just can’t do it.” Here’s what that means and how to avoid getting stuck.
I offer consultations on ACT, RFT, and the ACT Matrix for helping professionals. These can be done in person or over Zoom.
Here are some of the things people have reached out to me for:
1. Understanding a specific concept, or grasping RFT.
2. Conceptualizing Cases, through the matrix, hexaflex, six-core yearnings, and more.
3. Help putting together presentations and workshops, or feedback on original exercises.
Survival—Vital Matrix Quick Guide
Here is a quick guide to using the Survival—Vital Matrix for case conceptualization. You might also use parts of it to help explain the S—V Matrix to clients.
Cool Things You Can Do With The S-V Matrix [Video]
Here is a short video overview of some of the cool things you can do with the S-V Matrix.
The Hexaflex & The Matrix
The ACT Matrix is different from the traditional Hexaflex model of ACT. But how different? And what are the implications? Learn the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
The ACT Matrix vs. The Choice Point | Similarities, Differences, and Harmony?
In an alternate universe somewhere there was a hundred year war between the factions of the ACT Matrix and the Choice Point to settle which tool was the absolute best. Luckily, here in this universe, the open science and collaborative nature of the CBS field allows for both the ACT Matrix and the Choice Point to exist simultaneously and in harmony. But what exactly are the similarities and differences between the two models, and can they be used together?