• HOME
  • WELCOME
  • -- How to Use This Site
  • -- PATHWAY: ACT Basics
  • -- PATHWAY: Inflexibility Reads
  • Learn
  • -- Audio Learning Library
  • -- Flex Labs
  • -- Residency Program
  • -- Training Schedule
  • CATEGORIES
  • Tools
  • -- AI Clinical Tools
  • -- Clinical Resources
  • -- Practice Resources
  • -- Worksheets
  • Community
  • -- About
  • -- Directory
  • -- Slack Access
  • -- Referenced Authors
  • -- Supervisors Corner
  • -- Editorial Staff
  • -- Support Us
  • PODCAST
RIACT
RIACT
  • HOME
  • WELCOME
  • -- How to Use This Site
  • -- PATHWAY: ACT Basics
  • -- PATHWAY: Inflexibility Reads
  • Learn
  • -- Audio Learning Library
  • -- Flex Labs
  • -- Residency Program
  • -- Training Schedule
  • CATEGORIES
  • Tools
  • -- AI Clinical Tools
  • -- Clinical Resources
  • -- Practice Resources
  • -- Worksheets
  • Community
  • -- About
  • -- Directory
  • -- Slack Access
  • -- Referenced Authors
  • -- Supervisors Corner
  • -- Editorial Staff
  • -- Support Us
  • PODCAST
Sign in Subscribe
14 Mar 2026 — 4 min read

The Quicksand Moment: When Control Is the Thing That’s Keeping Them Stuck

There’s a moment in many ACT sessions that happens quietly. It’s the moment when you realize the client isn’t stuck because they don’t understand what’s happening. They’re stuck because they are trying very, very hard to make it stop.
tiers
Metaphors
The Quicksand Moment: When Control Is the Thing That’s Keeping Them Stuck

This post is for subscribers on the Clinical, Immersive and Intensive tiers only

Subscribe now

Already have an account? Sign in

Todd Schmenk
Todd Schmenk

you might also like

Sometimes Anxiety is That Annoying Kid in Your Class
Emotional Flexibility (Acceptance)

Sometimes Anxiety is That Annoying Kid in Your Class

07 Sep 2026 — Guliana Signorelli
Metaphor: The Tide and the Shore
Metaphors

Metaphor: The Tide and the Shore

19 Aug 2026 — RIACT
The Blooming Flower Metaphor
Metaphors

The Blooming Flower Metaphor

11 Aug 2026 — Peter Binnings
Resource Spotlight: Finding Your Inner Compass
Motivational Flexibility (Values)

Resource Spotlight: Finding Your Inner Compass

30 Jun 2026 — Peter Binnings
RIACT
RIACT
  • Sign up
  • References
  • Supervisor Advisory Board
  • ACBS
  • IBH
© 2026 RIACT. Published with Ghost