Online Course

Break free from
the "what ifs"

A self-paced online course grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, designed to help you manage chronic worry without fighting your thoughts. Learn to step out of the loop and redirect your energy toward what truly matters.

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Dr. X Li

A different way to relate
to anxiety

Most approaches to worry ask you to challenge or suppress anxious thoughts. The problem is that fighting your thoughts often makes them louder. ACT offers something different.

This course teaches you to step back from the worry loop rather than engage with it, and to reconnect with the people, activities, and commitments that give your life meaning regardless of what your anxious mind is saying.

Hosted on Sound Psych and developed by Dr. X Li, the course is designed to be practical, self-paced, and immediately applicable to your daily life.

"You've likely spent years trying to control, suppress, or argue with your anxious thoughts, only to find they return stronger than ever. What if there was a different way?"

From the course introduction by Dr. X Li

What You'll Discover

Four skills that change everything

Step Out of the Loop

Recognize when your mind is spinning in unproductive worry loops and learn to gently disengage from them.

Redirect Your Energy

Stop wasting mental resources battling anxious thoughts. Channel that energy toward meaningful, values-driven action instead.

Feel Grounded

Cultivate skills to feel present and grounded, even when your mind is racing ahead to tomorrow's problems.

Take Action Despite Fear

Commit to meaningful action in your life, even in the presence of uncertainty, anxiety, and doubt.

Person in a peaceful setting

Not ready for therapy?
This is a great first step

This course is ideal if you're not yet ready for individual therapy but want real, evidence-based tools for managing anxiety. It's also a strong complement to ongoing therapy work.

You might be a good fit if you find yourself stuck in "what if" thinking, avoid situations because of anxiety, or have tried to reason your way out of worry and found it doesn't stick.

The course is entirely self-paced, so you can work through it on your own schedule.

Chronic worriers Anxiety without a diagnosis Therapy prep or complement Self-paced learners ACT curious
Sound Psych

Stop letting the "what ifs" define your life

Learn to live fully, in the here and now. The course is hosted on Sound Psych and available to start immediately.

Enroll in ACT for Chronic Worry

Prefer one-on-one support? Book a free therapy consultation →

Not sure what matters
most to you?

Before diving into values-based work, it helps to actually know your values. The Personal Values Card Sort is a free interactive exercise that helps you identify your core pillars from a deck of 100 values.

Takes about 10 minutes and gives you something concrete to bring to therapy or use on your own.

Try the Values Sort →
Sample values from the deck
CourageFamilyGrowth HonestyFreedomCreativity BelongingAdventureIntegrity HumorServiceInner Peace
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