When It Is Used
Use it during ACT work when the practitioner and client need a shared formulation of internal experiences, avoidance patterns, valued directions, and approach behaviors.
ACT Matrix
ACT Matrix is a practitioner-guided functional mapping tool for ACT practitioners and clients. It helps them create a compact shared map of internal experiences, avoidance or control responses, valued directions, and approach behaviors so ACT work can stay oriented around values-directed behavior.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Captures
The map captures concise entries and their placement in the ACT Matrix. It keeps client-reported content, practitioner observations, and system organization distinct.
Limits
The tool does not score the client, diagnose, interpret values, or automatically decide which ACT process should be used next.
Is ACT Matrix a questionnaire?
No. ACT Matrix is a shared functional map, not a questionnaire or scoring tool.
Can the client complete it alone?
The supported experience is practitioner-guided collaborative completion. The client contributes examples and wording while the practitioner facilitates the map.
What is saved after the public demo?
The ACT Matrix tool itself and reusable practitioner setup are saved. Fictional demo entries and temporary sample maps are not saved as real client data.