Sara practices Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an evidence-based approach that may help individuals with a wide array of clinical problems. This therapy is based on the premise that our attempts to avoid, alter, or control our internal experiences often increase our suffering and interfere with our ability to pursue what really matters to us. By practicing mindfulness and acceptance, we can learn to observe and allow all elements of our experience. As we give up our struggle with our thoughts and feelings, we become free to choose behaviors that are based on deeply-held personal values.