Join the SMACT Community!
Member Benefits Include:
Monthly peer consultation group (3rd Fridays, from 8-9:30am)
Evolution Science & Behavior (EvoS) Book Club
Access to the SMACT Members Google Group (listserv) to share information on trainings, resources, referrals and more
Annual SMACT summer potluck bbq
Invitation to the annual September members-only retreat
Discounts to SMACT trainings
Resource sharing with colleagues
Join the SMACT Community
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Evolution Science & Behavior (EvoS) Book Club.
6:00 PM 8:00 PM
Get a taste of what EvoS Book Club is about by watching this video
Open to SMACT members only.
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ACT Peer Consultation Group
No-cost, open group for professionals interested in connecting with others while learning ACT.
Groups meet on the third Friday of each month. Currently meeting on Zoom.
Open for professionals interested in ACT - questions reach out!
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ACT Study Groups
Groups meet on the 1st or 4th Monday of each month on zoom.
Please contact Joel if you want to be on a waitlist for an opening.
Open to SMACT members only.
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Private Practice Salon
Private Practice Salon is a bimonthly group open to any SMACT members interested in focusing on the “nuts and bolts” of private practice management.
Meets on second Fridays from 8:00 to 9:30 am and we meet every other month.
Interested in attending? Email us smactme@gmail.com
Open to SMACT members only.
SMACT is supported by membership donations. By joining or renewing your membership, you help SMACT become a sustainable nonprofit that promotes the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Maine.
How it all started…
2008–2009 — Local psychologists Joel Guarna and Elizabeth Kubik led the first ACT workshops in Portland, sparking the creation of an ongoing peer consultation group.
2009 — The ACT Peer Consultation Group held its first meeting at MMC Family Practice. The group was multidisciplinary from the start and has met monthly ever since.
2010 — Teresa Valliere joined the community and, alongside Joel, began leading ACT trainings across Maine, expanding our reach and membership.
2012–2014 — Members launched ACT Study Groups and the EvoS Book Club, exploring contextual behavioral science in new formats. Teresa also organized our first retreat on Cushing Island in 2014—an annual tradition that continues today.
2016 — The nickname “SMACT” took hold and became our community identity.
2019–2020 — A subgroup of members formalized the organization as a nonprofit. Beth Eilers was elected our first president.
Today, SMACT is a vibrant, multidisciplinary community of professionals committed to learning, connection, and the advancement of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Maine.