How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 12 Week and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Expert / Executive Level certification.

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What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner (CACT) | Online Certification

Executive Summary

Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner (CACT) delivers a rigorous Executive-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing.

This 12 Week programme is structured around recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CACT holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner

Acronym

CACT

Who Should Enrol?

Counsellors and Therapists
Coaches and Wellbeing Practitioners
Social and Community Workers
Helping-Profession Practitioners

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior counselling, clinical and practice-leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex counselling functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement counselling systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to counselling

Global Employability

Qualify for counselling roles across clinics, NGOs, schools, community organisations and private practice worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Psychological Flexibility as a Therapeutic Framework

✦Cognitive Defusion Techniques

✦Self-as-Context Interventions

✦Experiential ACT Exercises

✦Behavioural Activation through Values

✦ACT Session Design and Progression

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

The full programme, module by module.

Core CurriculumModules 1–20 · specific to Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner · module 20 is the capstone

1

Foundations of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Person-centred and humanistic therapy · Formulation-driven therapy · Outcome measurement in practice: knowing whether therapy is working · Ending therapy well: termination, relapse planning and discharge

2

Psychological Flexibility as a Therapeutic Framework

Boundaries, dual relationships and the power difference · The therapeutic alliance and what makes it work · Ruptures in the therapeutic relationship and repairing them · Career counselling and guidance as a therapeutic practice

3

ACT Six-Core-Processes Model

Operating models: how an organisation actually gets work done · Wellbeing and the biopsychosocial model · Clinical supervision and reflective practice · Measuring therapeutic outcomes

4

Values Clarification and Values-Based Living

Values-based living · Values-based leadership: what you do when the numbers argue against it · Values-based decision-making · Professional roles, boundaries and settings

5

Cognitive Defusion Techniques

Counselling micro-skills: reflecting, paraphrasing and summarising · Life transitions: adjustment, loss and meaning · Working within competence: scope, referral and continuity of care · Scope of competence and how modality training is actually acquired

6

Acceptance and Experiential Openness

Experiential and body-based practice in the session · Threat assessment and analysis · Risk and vulnerability assessment · Trauma-informed models

7

Present-Moment Awareness in ACT

Trauma and post-traumatic stress · Crisis intervention · Group counselling and dynamics · Online and telephone counselling

8

Self-as-Context Interventions

Impact assessment and outcome measurement · Situation analysis and diagnostic assessment · Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice · Animal nutrition, ration formulation and feeding systems

9

Committed Action Planning

Demand planning, forecasting and the distortion of signals · Security, confidentiality and integrity · IT maturity assessment · Solution assessment and validation

10

Functional Contextual Assessment

Organisational maturity, assessment and improvement programmes · Security assessment, vulnerability management and remediation · Working with resistance, ambivalence and stuck clients · Ethics, supervision and reflective practice

11

Experiential ACT Exercises

Trauma-informed practice and stabilisation · Risk, safeguarding and the limits of confidentiality · Risk assessment and safeguarding in practice · Trauma-informed delivery and its limits

12

Working with Psychological Avoidance

Reflective practice and iteration · Assessment design and methods · Formative and summative assessment · Competency-based assessment

13

ACT for Difficult Thoughts and Emotions

Confidentiality and information handling · Maturity and capability assessment · Consent, rights and data subject requests · Analysis and diagnostic assessment

14

Behavioural Activation through Values

Procrastination, activation and personal energy · Assessment centres, tests and work samples · HR risk, ethics and the confidentiality boundary · Assessment methods: tests, exercises and their limits

15

ACT Case Conceptualisation

Asset allocation: the decision that drives most of the outcome · Reflective practice and self-leadership · 360-degree feedback and leadership assessment · Designing a strategic or change intervention

16

ACT Therapeutic Metaphors

Work-life integration: boundaries, capacity and saying no · Supplier segmentation and relationship strategy · Supplier relationship management (SRM) · Risk assessment and prioritisation

17

ACT Session Design and Progression

Planning a session: structure, timing and flow · Risk assessment: identifying what can go wrong and deciding what to do · Threat and risk assessment for principals · Security risk assessment: threat, vulnerability and consequence

18

Barriers to Psychological Flexibility

Ration formulation and least-cost feeding · Health records, data and confidentiality · People on the plant floor: skills, supervision and shift patterns · Guest experience, registration and front-of-house operations

19

Measuring ACT Treatment Progress

Measuring strategic progress · Inclusion metrics and measuring progress · Risk assessment and safety planning · Wellbeing and resilience coaching

20

ACT Practice Integration Project

API design and integration · Coaching for resilience and wellbeing · Evaluating wellbeing outcomes · Credit assessment and lending decisions

Professional ElectivesModules 21–30 · common to all GLI certifications · broaden your professional range

21

Strategic Communication and Executive Presentation

Vision, purpose and translating direction into work · Audience-centred communication and message structure · Executive leadership: the board interface and enterprise stewardship · Persuasive structure: framing, evidence and the ask

22

Leadership and Team Effectiveness

Leadership identity, style and the limits of style · Leadership assessment, feedback and continuous self-review · What critical reasoning is and what it is not · Situational and adaptive leadership

23

Analytical Thinking and Evidence-Based Reasoning

Creativity and critical-thinking development · Analytical techniques and bias · Evidence-based improvement · Problem framing: symptoms, definition and scope

24

Professional Decision-Making

Managerial decision-making, bias and decision rights · Escalation and decision-making · Decision support: briefs, options and judgement under pressure · Decision frameworks: criteria, weighting and trade-offs

25

Negotiation, Influence and Stakeholder Management

Negotiation preparation: interests, options and the walk-away · Power, followership and organisational politics · Negotiation: preparation, interests and value creation · Concessions, anchoring and the shape of a bargain

26

Project and Execution Management

Proposals, bids and the business case · Project roles and the project manager · Developing the project business case · Planning, scheduling and personal workflow systems

27

Financial Literacy for Professionals

Financial reporting standards and their application · Financial management for the operating manager · Liquidity, funding and balance sheet management · Management accounting: costing, budgeting and decision support

28

Digital Skills, AI and Technology for Professionals

Digital workplace, collaboration and user support · Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools · Tools for interaction and collaboration · Working with data: quality, interpretation and honest presentation

29

Ethics, Governance and Professional Accountability

Ethical leadership: integrity, tolerated behaviour and moral courage · Ethics, conduct and speaking up · Business development risk, ethics and integrity · AI for managers: adoption, oversight and governance

30

Personal Effectiveness, Productivity and Career Growth

Emotional competence: awareness, regulation and expression · Self-awareness, strengths and the accuracy of self-image · Emotional intelligence and self-regulation · Priority: outcomes, importance and the urgency trap

Every module opens in the learning portal with its full lesson set, worked examples, further reading and video masterclasses. 30 modules · 150 lessons.

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner principles aligned with recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards
Apply evidence-based methods to improve counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing
Master counselling theories, models and approaches and assessment, case formulation and treatment planning
Apply therapeutic skills, alliance and communication and specialised populations and presenting concerns in real-world settings
Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in counselling

Enrolment Process

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CACT certification?

The Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner is a professional certification awarded by the Global Leadership Institute. It covers 20 core modules specific to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner, culminating in the capstone “ACT Practice Integration Project”, plus 10 professional elective modules common to all GLI certifications. Candidates study through the online portal, submit the capstone project and sit a final examination; those who pass receive a verifiable certificate carrying a unique certificate ID.

Who should enrol in the CACT?

This certification is ideal for Counsellors and Therapists, Coaches and Wellbeing Practitioners, Social and Community Workers and Helping-Profession Practitioners, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CACT certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 12 Week and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CACT internationally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

What is the cost of the CACT certification?

The Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CACT certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CACT?

The Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CACT?

The Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CACT while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CACT?

Graduates progress towards senior counselling, clinical and practice-leadership roles. The CACT strengthens your expertise in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing and positions you for advancement across clinics, NGOs, schools, community organisations and private practice.

Graduate Voices

What Our Alumni Say

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The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

Clinical Lead

Private Sector

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GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

Senior Counsellor

NGO Sector

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I earned my CACT while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

Wellbeing Programme Manager

Government

Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner

Certified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Practitioner

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

What Our Alumni Say

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