Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in New York

After your first appointment, the other sessions often include mindfulness exercises, values exploration, and commitment therapy work focused on responding differently to stress, emotions, and avoidance patterns. Our therapy is collaborative, practical, and centered around helping you move toward the kind of life you want to create.

Our rates vary depending on the type of service and duration of the session. In addition to flexible out-of-pocket payment options, KLS Collective Therapists are also in network with MVP, CDPHP, Aetna, and Fidelis insurance providers. Additionally, we also offer a sliding scale for clients in need.

While coverage depends on your health plan and benefits, many insurance providers do cover online therapy. We recommend checking with your insurance provider to see whether online talk therapy services are included in your plan. As mentioned, we do offer a sliding scale for clients paying out-of-pocket.

To help us manage our schedule and accommodate other appointment requests, we require at least 24 hours’ notice to cancel your individual therapy appointment. Accordingly, late cancellations or missed appointments may incur a fee.

Yes, all sessions with therapists at KLS Collective Group are confidential. With this in mind, we adhere to strict privacy and confidentiality guidelines in compliance with HIPAA regulations.

ACT therapy can help people who feel emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves after carrying stress for long periods of time. Our therapy often focuses on emotional flexibility, boundaries, and reconnecting with the parts of life that feel meaningful and sustainable.

Yes. ACT therapy often uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice difficult emotions and negative thoughts without immediately reacting to them or becoming consumed by them. This can create more emotional awareness and intentional decision-making over time.

Many mental health professionals use ACT therapy to help clients build psychological flexibility rather than trying to completely eliminate uncomfortable emotions or experiences. The focus is often on changing your relationship with distress instead of constantly fighting against it.

Yes. ACT therapy can support positive change by helping people communicate more intentionally, create healthier boundaries, and stay emotionally connected during stressful situations. Therapy may also help people become more aware of reactive patterns that affect relationships.

Yes. ACT therapy often explores how chronic stress affects both emotional well-being and physical health, including tension, exhaustion, sleep disruption, and feeling emotionally depleted over time.

ACT therapy is commonly used to support anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, burnout, caregiving stress, relationship challenges, and other mental health conditions that affect daily life. It can also help people navigate major life transitions, emotional overwhelm, and self-criticism.

In ACT, commitment therapy acceptance involves learning how to acknowledge difficult thoughts and emotions without letting them fully dictate your behaviors, decisions, or relationships. The goal is to respond more intentionally instead of reacting from fear, avoidance, or overwhelm.