ACT for Remote Workers · 5-Week Group Programme
Working remotely was supposed to feel like freedom.
So why doesn't it?
A small-group programme built on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, designed for people who have tried the productivity fixes and still feel stuck.
The reality of remote work looks different from the brochure.
You made a sensible choice. No commute, your own hours, control over your environment. But somewhere between the idea of it and the day-to-day reality, something has not quite landed the way you expected.
You are not struggling in any obvious way. Things look fine from the outside. But there is a persistent sense that you are not quite making the most of it, that the freedom you were promised has somehow become its own kind of pressure.
- A nagging feeling that you have more flexibility than most people and are still not getting it right, which makes the whole thing harder to talk about.
- You second-guess decisions more than you used to. Without the natural rhythm of an office, it is hard to know when enough is enough.
- You have tried the systems and the apps and the books. They help for a while. Then things drift back.
The problem is rarely a lack of effort or information. Most people who find themselves here have already done a significant amount of work on themselves. The issue is usually something underneath: the relationship with uncertainty, with performance, with what it means to be doing well.
That is what this programme works on directly.
I'm Brett, or Dr Hayes, if we're keeping it formal.
I am an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with more than five years of full-time remote working behind me. I did not come to ACT as a theoretical framework. I came to it because I needed it.
I work primarily with professional men who are high-functioning on paper but carrying more than they let on. I know the particular texture of remote working stress, the blurred edges of the day, the difficulty switching off, the subtle erosion of structure and identity that can come with working outside an organisation.
This programme brings together my clinical training in ACT and my direct experience of navigating remote working. Not as a productivity course. As a genuine psychological intervention, grounded in the research and designed to produce lasting change rather than temporary motivation.
Five weeks. Four core areas. One coherent framework.
This is not a collection of wellbeing tips. Each session builds on the last, working through the ACT framework in a way that is applied directly to the experience of remote working.
Values
Getting clear on what actually matters to you, not what you think should matter, or what has mattered historically. Working from that rather than from habit or obligation.
Noticing
Learning to catch the moments when you are on autopilot, reactive, or running on anxiety rather than intention. You cannot change what you cannot see.
Openness
Developing a different relationship with the discomfort and self-doubt that remote working tends to surface. Not eliminating it. Working alongside it without being driven by it.
Committed Action
Building a working life that reflects your values in practice. Not an idealised version of remote work, but one that actually fits who you are and how you want to operate.
This is not a motivational workshop. There are no affirmations and no productivity hacks. It is a structured psychological programme built on an evidence base.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
5 Live Group Sessions
Small group, live sessions with me. Not recorded content you will never finish. Real-time work on real problems, with space to ask questions and apply the material to your specific situation.
ACT Tools and Techniques
Practical, research-backed psychological tools applied specifically to the remote working context. Grounded in the evidence rather than drawn from generic wellbeing content.
Exercises and Resources
Guided exercises, audio materials, and written resources to work with between sessions and keep after the programme ends. Designed to be used, not filed away.
Small Group Format
Maximum of 12 participants. Small enough to feel personal, large enough to benefit from the experience of others working through similar challenges.
Transparent pricing. No surprises.
The programme is self-funded and open to individuals. No referrals needed, no waiting list.
Per person · Full programme access
- 5 live group sessions with Dr Brett Hayes
- ACT-based tools and techniques
- Guided exercises and audio resources
- Written materials to keep permanently
- Small group of maximum 12 participants
- HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist
The programme runs when sufficient participants have registered. Register your interest and I will be in touch with dates and next steps.
If this sounds like the right fit, get in touch.
Register your interest using the link below. There is no commitment at this stage. I will send you more detail about the next cohort and you can decide from there whether it is the right time.
If you have questions first, you can get in touch directly and I will be happy to talk it through.