After exploring several treatment modalities for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy was by far the most interesting. What was most intriguing about this therapy is that it aims to decrease the client's avoidance strategies when experiencing unwanted thoughts and emotions, while increasing acceptance of past events causing distress. anxiety. Normally, when clients have unwanted thoughts and memories of traumatic events, they avoid behaviors and places that remind them of those memories. However, through the use of ACT, these once avoided behaviors can finally be relieved. The main goal of therapy is not just focused on symptom reduction; it is primarily used to create a commitment to sustain behavioral change in order to lead a happy life without disruption of unwanted memories (Orsillo and Batten, 2005). ACT can improve a client's quality of life by integrating strategies to decrease experiential avoidance and increase acceptance of traumatic events. By providing an overview of ACT therapy with empirical evidence supporting the use of ACT in the treatment of PTSD, I hope to increase awareness of the effectiveness of this therapy in the treatment of PTSD. Additionally, provide feedback on my personal interpretation of the effectiveness of this therapy.Brief HistoryThe main approach of ACT is to get the client to stop avoiding the problems they are facing and attack them head on , in order to process internal and external signals. which are triggered in the body and cause anxiety (Orsillo and Batten, 2005). Internal and external cues refer to objects or thoughts that remind an individual of the traumatic event in their life. Bec...... middle of article ...... and engagement therapy with survivors of adult sexual assault: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 12(3), 246-259.Orsillo, SM and Batten, SV (2005). Acceptance and commitment therapy in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Behavior Modification, 29(1), 95-129. doi:10.1177/0145445504270876Thompson, BL, Luoma, JB, & LeJeune, JT (2013). Using acceptance and commitment therapy to guide exposure-based interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 43(3), 133-140. doi:10.1007/s10879-013-9233-Walser, DL & Hayes, SC (2006). Acceptance and commitment therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: theoretical and applied issues. In VM Follette & JI Ruzek (Eds.), Cognitive-behavioral therapies for trauma (pp. 146−172)., 2nd ed. New York: Guilford Press. Welch, SS and Rothbaum, B.O..