When It Is Used
Use it during stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or disconnection when the practitioner wants to support present-moment contact.
Dropping Anchor
Dropping Anchor is an ACT grounding, mindfulness, and present-moment practice for practitioners and clients. It helps clients regain contact with body, surroundings, and current action during stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or disconnection from the here-and-now.
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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 tool captures mode, practice state, optional reflection, practitioner observation when live, and descriptive practice history.
Limits
The tool does not score regulation, infer clinical state, require a positive effect, or include exact scripts unless supplied.
Does Dropping Anchor produce a score?
No. Dropping Anchor has no scored output.
Can a client stop early?
Yes. A stopped practice is recorded as stopped, not failed, and the client can restart quickly.
Is reflection required?
No. Reflection is optional, and completion does not depend on reporting a positive effect.