Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for psych careers and provides direction when psych careers removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Psych Careers
Psych Careers often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when psych careers has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult psych careers periods
- A basis for action independent of how psych careers makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Psych Careers
Ask yourself: 'If my psych careers were less present, what would I be doing more of? What kind of person would I be?'
Values are not goals (achievable and done) but ongoing directions: being a present parent, creating beauty, contributing to others.
Values-Based Action in Psych Careers
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when psych careers is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite psych careers, are more sustainable than waiting for psych careers to lift first.