Table 2.

Summary of acceptance and commitment therapy sessions

Sessions	Content of sessions
First session	Establishing a therapeutic relationship, acquainting people with the research topic, answering the questionnaire, and making a treatment contract
Second session	Discovering and investigating treatment methods and evaluating their effectiveness, discussing the temporary and ineffectiveness of treatments using allegory, receiving feedback, and giving assignments
Third session	Assisting clients in identifying ineffective control strategies and realizing their futility, accepting painful personal events without further conflict using allegory, receiving feedback, and giving assignments
Fourth session	Explanation about avoiding painful experiences and being aware of their consequences, teaching acceptance steps, changing language concepts using allegory, teaching relaxation, receiving feedback, and giving assignments
Fifth session	Introducing a three-dimensional behavioral model to express the common relationship between behavior/emotions, psychological functions, and observable behavior, as well as discussing attempts to change behavior based on the developed model, receiving feedback, and giving assignments
Sixth session	Explaining the concepts of role and context, observing oneself as a context and making contact with oneself using allegory, being aware of different sensory perceptions, and separating the senses that are part of the mental content; receiving feedback, and giving assignments
Seventh session	Explaining the concept of values, encouraging change, empowering clients for a better life, practicing focus, receiving feedback, and giving assignments
Eighth session	Teaching commitment to action and identifying behavioral plans as per values, summarizing sessions, conducting post-tests