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ACT values worksheet
Values in eight life areas, the way Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches them. Rate how much each area matters and how fully you live it, then choose one step where the gap is widest.
- Free to print
- A4 and US Letter
- 4 languages
- 2 pages
- 20 to 30 minutes
Inside the worksheet
How the ACT values worksheet works
Values in eight life areas, the way Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches them. Rate how much each area matters and how fully you live it, then choose one step where the gap is widest. It takes 20 to 30 minutes.
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Describe what matters in each area
Eight life areas: family, partner, friends, work, learning, health, leisure and community. For each, write the kind of person you want to be there, in a few words.
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Rate importance and how you live it
Give each area two numbers from 0 to 10. How important it is to you, and how fully you have lived by it over the past two weeks.
- 3
Find the widest gap
Copy the numbers into one table and subtract. An area that matters a lot and is lived little is where a small change counts most.
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Choose one step
Plan one small action toward that area: what, when, what might get in the way, and what you will do if it does.
For therapists and coaches
Using it with a client
- 01
Values before goals
Keep the first page about direction rather than outcomes. A value can be lived today. A goal is something you tick off.
- 02
Notice the gap without judging it
A wide gap is information, not a failure. It is often where avoidance or difficult thoughts are getting in the way.
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End with committed action
Keep the step small enough to happen this week, and plan for the barrier before it shows up.
For coaches and facilitators
Prefer to send a link?
Invite clients to rank their values online before your session. They compare their values two at a time, and you see their ranking on your dashboard when you meet.
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Send an invitation
Add your client's name and send a link. No installation required.
- 02
They discover their priorities
Clients select the values that matter to them and compare them in pairs to build their ranking.
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Start with their results
Review their ranking before the session and use it to guide your conversation.
Running a workshop?
Invite the whole group with one link. Collect participants' rankings in one place and use them to start a shared discussion.
A conversation starter.The ranking is a starting point for reflection. You and your client decide together what it means.
More worksheets
Other values worksheets
Core values worksheet
Find your core values in four steps. Mark the ones that fit out of 62, narrow them to ten, rank your top five two at a time, and plan how to live them.
- First sessions, life and career coaching
- 25 to 35 minutes
- 3 pages
Values clarification worksheet
Find your values in your own stories. Six reflective questions, then the values hidden in your answers and the few that keep coming back.
- Reflective clients, journaling, group work
- 30 to 45 minutes
- 2 pages
Values checklist
All 62 values on one page, each with a short meaning. Tick the ones that fit, circle your ten and star your top three.
- Classes, workshops and a quick start
- 10 minutes
- 1 page
Questions
Questions about the ACT values worksheet
In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), values are chosen directions for how you want to live, and a values worksheet helps a client name them and see where life has drifted away from them. Many ACT worksheets work by life area, rating how important each area is and how consistently it is lived.
No. It is a worksheet inspired by the values work in ACT, written by Personalvalu.es. It is not the Valued Living Questionnaire or another validated measure, and it is meant for reflection and conversation rather than scoring.
Eight: family, partner or close relationship, friends and social life, work, learning and personal growth, health and body, leisure and play, and community and citizenship. An area that does not apply can be left blank.
The core values worksheet asks which values matter most to you, out of a list of 62, and ranks them. This one starts from the areas of your life and asks what matters in each one, and how closely you are living it. The two work well together.
Core values worksheetCan I use it with clients?
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for yourself, your clients, a class or a workshop, at no cost. Please keep the footer with the source on every page, and do not sell the worksheet or put it behind a paywall.
Rank your own values online
Compare your values two at a time and see them ranked. Free, no account, about ten minutes.
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