In this short reel, I share the tool that keeps showing up in real classrooms and real conversations—because it actually works. The ACT Matrix isn’t a checklist—it’s a shared point of view. It’s simple, visual, and powerful enough to stick when everything else falls away.

🎯 Whether you’re a teacher, counselor, or administrator, this is one tool that flexes with you—not against you.

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The Simplicity Shift for Education with the ACT Matrix

Feeling overwhelmed is an everyday reality for educators, school psychologists, and mental health professionals. You are not alone. In this short video from my Simplicity that Sticks series, I discuss the costs of cognitive overload and how simple, sustainable tools, such as the ACT Matrix, can help you achieve recovery and resilience in the face of complexity.

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This guide has been over 10 years in the making and was developed from the daily interactions of teachers and learners. It allows you to dive into social-emotional learning with no additional training or expertise. That is because it quickly establishes an engaging point-of-view with a simple diagram and a few respectful questions. It is for the busy professional, youth worker, assistant, or other specialist working to make a difference.

The ACT Matrix Guide transforms social-emotional learning by building self-awareness, self-regulation, and prosocial behavior in real-time with no need for downloads or manuals. It is meant to be used alongside whatever you do that works. With a little practice, you will help others move toward shared purposes, valued actions,  and common goals. You will reduce your stress and spend more time influencing and less time managing.

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This is a special webinar where I model how to use the ACT Matrix with students, staff, and others in our current and future challenges. You will learn how to add psychological flexibility and resilience to the toolkit of those you serve. Psychological flexibility is the cornerstone of mental health and social-emotional learning.

The ACT Matrix is a simple way of visualizing the cognitive-behavioral approach to values-based behaviors known as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Training ( ACT). Dr. Kevin Polk developed the matrix as a way of quickly engaging people in a collaborative learning process. We need psychological flexibility now more than ever!